NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. are reportedly looking at an initial public offering for their wireless division sometime next year to help fund expansion plans that could include a merger with industry rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc.,...
The past few years have forced mobile carriers to change tactics on many fronts. During the telecom boom, having a global presence seemed essential. But wireless carriers recently have been selling stakes in operations outside their core markets and honing in on their main...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is reportedly planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs, including positions from its previously announced exit from the payphone business, during the first quarter of next year. The company, which controls 40 percent of Cingular Wireless L.L.C., said affected employees would have...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. said it agreed to sell its stake in Danish wireless operator Sonofon for just more than $600 million to Telenor. BellSouth will receive about $501 million for its 46.5-percent stake and $103 million in repayment for its shareholder loan and accrued interest.Telenor...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. said its messaging technology will be used by BellSouth International across its Latin American properties.Openwave will supply its Multimedia Messaging Service Technology to allow BellSouth to begin messaging services across its subsidiaries in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua,...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. named Ralph de la Vega, current BellSouth Corp. president of Latin America operations, its chief operating officer effective Jan. 1, 2004, where he will be responsible for overall operations of the company, including technology planning, network operations, marketing, sales operational support...
With the blessing of its parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is reportedly set to acquire one of its competitors as early as next year, according to a Business Week report.The report cited unnamed company officials who said the...
NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s minority interest parent company BellSouth Corp. told industry analysts at a New York briefing that while it expects to see continued strong growth from its wireless operations in both the United States and Latin America, the industry will to continue...
Just what are Craig McCaw and Nextel Communications Inc. up to, separately or together? Is there a grand plan waiting to be hatched or just some heady hedges that may-or may not-lead to something big? There's enough of a history there to make recent...
Nextel Communications Inc. filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission disputing NextWave Telecom Inc.'s and Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s plans seeking a waiver concerning $170 million in interest on 34 C- and F-block PCS licenses Cingular is attempting to acquire from NextWave for $1.4 billion.Nextel...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. for the first time reported financial results separate from its parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. Cingular reported net subscriber additions of 745,000 for the third quarter, bringing its nationwide customer base to 23.4 million. Gross subscriber additions were...
WASHINGTON-A think tank funded by the wireless industry and other tech sectors today warned in a new study that U.S. cellular subscribers could pay over $16 billion a year-or about $10 per month extra-to pay for taxes and regulations imposed on the wireless industry....
Western Wireless Corp. announced the registration statement for the resale of its outstanding 4.625-percent convertible subordinated notes due 2023 and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. ...
ATLANTA-America Connect and BellSouth announced the joint trial of a wireless broadband network in two rural North Carolina counties. "Wireless will allow us to economically provide broadband services into rural areas where there is little or no broadband competition today," said Joseph Forbes, chief...
German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom said it expects customer churn from its T-Mobile USA Inc. operations to increase during the current third quarter due to expiring one-year contracts from its launch in California and Nevada last summer.A DT spokesman said the company expects T-Mobile...
Often seen as lacking a strong next-generation wireless data roadmap, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has began to nudge its way up the wireless data ranks thanks to the continued strength of its Mobitex network, the pursuit of spectrum to support high-speed services and partnerships with...
ATLANTA-Reinforcing its relationship with parent companies BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its FastForward device that allows wireless customers to automatically forward unlimited calls from their mobile devices to their landline telephone numbers. The service, which requires a $40 cradle...
WASHINGTON-With the United States facing $4 billion in retaliatory tariffs from the European Union by month's end, telecom and high-tech firms find themselves split on competing legislation to repeal tax breaks for U.S. exporters.The export subsidy issue directly impacts Motorola Inc., the nation's top...
WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will challenge a record $12 million fine levied by the California Public Utilities Commission for violating state telecom laws.Cingular, jointly owned by SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp., said it was appalled and shocked by the decision. "Even a...
Reinforcing its relationship with parent companies BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its FastForward device that allows wireless customers to automatically forward unlimited calls from their mobile devices to their landline telephone numbers. The service, which requires a $40 cradle...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Although the Latin American unified messaging market has developed more slowly than expected, potential still exists, especially in enterprise solutions, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan.The research group believes uptake of unified messaging in the region is slow due to...
MEXICO CITY-Continuing its buying spree, Mexico-based mobile operator America Movil said its $625 million offer to acquire Brazilian mobile operator BCP was accepted. Telemar Norte Leste has an option to acquire a stake of BCP.The deal signals the complete exit of BellSouth Corp. from...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Although the Latin American unified messaging market has developed more slowly than expected, potential still exists, especially in enterprise solutions, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan.The research group believes uptake of unified messaging in the region is slow due to...
Following a hastily retracted announcement earlier this month, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. officially announced last week it would purchase 34 PCS licenses covering 83 million potential customers from bankrupt license holder NextWave Telecom Inc. for $1.4 billion.The official announcement, which was strangely similar to a...
