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Bolstered by a relatively speedy and uneventful approval process and a new ticker symbol that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange last week, Sprint Nextel Corp. said it …

Controversial messaging company SMS.ac is hoping to scrub its image by issuing consumers’ rights guidelines for wireless companies. The text-messaging company issued a six-point Consumer Bill of Rights calling on …

Verizon Wireless suffered a glitch in its online bill-paying service that allowed some subscribers to see details on other subscribers. Verizon spokesman Tom Pica said the carrier learned of the …

Rural telecommunications provider and Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. said it has entered into a forbearance agreement with Sprint related to Sprint’s pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. …

Controversial messaging company SMS.ac is hoping to scrub its image by issuing consumers’ rights guidelines for wireless companies. The text-messaging company issued a six-point Consumer Bill of Rights calling on …

Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. posted 14,600 net customer additions during the second quarter, short of the 16,900 subscribers the carrier added during the second quarter of 2004 and …

Sprint Corp. received an important endorsement for its pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. as the Federal Communications Commission granted its approval for the deal, which will solidify the new …

YOKNEAM, Israel-In a move that will expand its U.S. presence, Mind CTI Ltd., a real-time mediation, billing and customer-care solutions provider, reached an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Sentori Inc., which …

In a move that will expand its U.S. presence, MIND CTI Ltd., a real-time mediation, billing and customer care solutions provider, reached an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Sentori Inc., which …

Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it has entered into a forebearance agreement with Sprint that will halt UbiquiTel’s attempts to seek injunctive or equitable relief from Sprint in …

The second-quarter earnings race got off to a relatively solid start as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nextel Communications Inc. posted financials largely in line with Wall Street expectations. The results-coupled …

WASHINGTON-A California-based consumer group last week filed formal complaints with state regulators against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sprint PCS, accusing the No. 1 and No. 3 mobile-phone operators of charging …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Telcordia said Virgin Mobile USA deployed its newly added real-time charging and rating functionality for carriers. The system allows carriers to set up billing for mobile games, offer customer …

NEW YORK-Crisp Wireless Inc. and Bango together introduced an end-to-end mobile content software solution. The direct-to-consumer solution includes Crisp’s mobile-content provisioning services and Bango’s content discovery, identification and billing services. …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Telcordia announced Virgin Mobile USA has deployed its newly added real-time charging and rating functionality for carriers. The system allows carriers to set up billing for mobile games, offer …

LONDON-U.K.-based billing supplier Martin Dawes Systems, which has its eye on the mobile virtual network operator market, acquired Boston-based Lavastorm Technologies, which provides next-generation revenue and business assurance software. The …

WASHINGTON-A newly published study concludes the risk of injury from a vehicular accident is four times higher when the driver is using a hand-held cell phone, regardless of whether hands-free …

The big mouse is finally loose in the wireless house as the Walt Disney Co. announced plans to launch a family-oriented mobile virtual network operator wireless service using Sprint Corp.’s …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Following months of speculation, the Walt Disney Co. finally announced plans to launch a family-oriented wireless service using Sprint Corp.’s nationwide network. The Walt Disney Internet Group, which …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. reported that its customer relationship management and billing managed services agreement with Amdocs Software Systems Ltd. initiated in early 2004 was mutually terminated late last week. …

An effort to provide a pan-European mobile payment service was aborted just weeks before it was slated to launch. Simpay, a joint venture established two years ago by Orange plc, …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry proposed a national framework for wireless billing based on its voluntary code of conduct for service, while consumer groups and states are urging the Federal Communications Commission …

WASHINGTON-Consumer groups, disability advocates and state attorneys general urged the Federal Communications Commission to beef up telecom billing rules to help reduce confusion and safeguard against abuses. “Only stronger billing …

BEDFORD, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. said an independent auditor will reissue its opinion on the company’s 2004 financial statements in the wake of the company’s loss in a $128 million …

SINGAPORE-Mobile 365 has inked deals to provide text messaging delivery and data services with six Asian operators since January, the company said. Using the CommunicAsia 2005 conference as a backdrop, …