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SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. continued to trumpet is BREW application download service, announcing BellSouth International will offer BREW services in nine areas in Latin America and that South Korean carrier KTF …

BellSouth Corp. has agreed to buy WorldCom Inc.’s multichannel multipoint distribution system licenses for $65 million in an agreement the two companies reached last month. BellSouth’s bid for the company’s …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The new Ecuadorian cellular operator, which will begin to offer its services before the end of the year, will gain 20 percent of the market by 2007, according …

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Digicel paid US$2.5 million for a license in Guatemala to allow the company to operate GSM technology on 900 MHz spectrum. The company foresees an investment of US$30 …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Porta, owned by Am

PHILADELPHIA-Morgan Stanley cut its rating on the U.S. telecommunications industry to “cautious” from “in line,” according to a Reuters report. The firm cited the recent strong stock performance and reduced …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The National Telecommunications Commission in Honduras prequalified BellSouth, Entel Chile and Megatel-EMCE for the band A personal communications services (PCS) cellular telephone license for which 18 companies had …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. named Randall Stephenson to succeed Gary Forsee as chairman of the nation’s second largest wireless operator. Stephenson also serves as chief financial officer at Cingular’s parent company …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-For the first time, Ericsson will not be the supplier to install a Telecom Personal network in Argentina, now that Alcatel has signed an agreement with the cellular …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-It’s official. An arbitrator’s ruling late March 18 has allowed Gary Forsee, vice chairman of Atlanta-based BellSouth Corp. and chairman of Cingular Wireless, to replace William T. Esrey …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With the objective to challenge the monopoly held by Telef

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Based on a new survey of the online customer care offerings of 500 companies, including 22 telecom service and equipment providers, The Customer Respect Group found one-third don’t respond …

ATLANTA, United States—BellSouth signed an agreement to sell its stake in Brazilian cellular provider BSE, also known as BCP Nordeste, to América Móvil subsidiary Telecom Américas for an undisclosed amount. …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Peruvian cellular market grew 25 percent during 2002, reaching 2.12 million customers. Telef

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. signed an agreement to sell its stake in Brazilian cellular provider BSE, also known as BCP Nordeste, to America Movil subsidiary Telecom Americas for an undisclosed amount. The …

NEW YORK-Despite what he called, “one of the greatest brand launches ever and excellent results in brand awareness,” the Cingular Wireless name has “not delivered,” said Stan Sigman, chief executive …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. and Sprint Corp. selected former FBI and CIA director William Webster to mediate the ongoing dispute between the two telecommunications providers concerning the future of current BellSouth vice …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Movicom Bellsouth in Argentina suspended payment of interests and capital of its debt, which is around US$ 500 million, and designated BroadSpan Capital as its financial adviser in …

PHILADELPHIA-BellSouth Corp. asked an appeals court to overturn a ruling voiding a clause in current Vice Chairman Gary Forsee’s employment contract that would make it easier for him to accept …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-BellSouth’s Latin American operation saw a fall in income of US$2.23 billion in 2002, a 23-percent drop compared with the previous year. These results form 10 percent of …

WASHINGTON-A key House lawmaker has requested a probe into whether the Bush administration’s top telecom official acted properly in allowing wireless lobbyists to throw her a party in October 2001 …

ATLANTA-BellSouth filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Glenayre Technologies Inc. and Call Sciences Inc. alleging that the companies are infringing on BellSouth’s patent on call routing technology, used for “one …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After having suffered a fall of 2 percent in incomes during 2002, Pyramid Research forecasts that this year will see an increase of 13 percent in the U.S. …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. reported that Cingular Wireless L.L.C. lost 121,000 net customers during the fourth quarter of last year, below analysts’ expectations of between 100,000 and 200,000 net customer additions for …