Carriers

Regional, flat-rate carrier Leap Wireless International Inc. lost nearly $50 million during the third quarter, but said it will continue to focus on growth.Leap reported a third quarter net loss …

Verizon Wireless’ claims of its rivals’ “useless” push-to-talk service ticked off PTT veteran Sprint Nextel Corp. – and the carrier appears to be rightfully angry. The Council of Better Business …

U.S. Cellular Corp. reported losing a total of 18,000 customers during the third quarter, a significant turn-around from the gains it has enjoyed over the past several quarters.John E. Rooney, …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. posted its full, third-quarter earnings report, along with news that it is now up and running in new Michigan markets. The carrier, which previously announced that it …

Well-informed consumers looking for a new handset typically turn to online research first, using search capabilities and often searching for a specific handset, according to a new study of online …

The Federal Communications Commission today conditionally approved the Verizon Wireless-Alltel Communications L.L.C. and the Sprint Nextel-Clearwire Corp. mergers, while also voting to allow unlicensed devices to operate in vacant broadcast …

You know that dusty smell you experience when you open a book that hasn’t been picked up in decades? That’s the feeling I get lately when I think of Microsoft’s …

Despite some financial hiccups, Alltel Communications L.L.C. managed to acquire more than 1 million gross customer additions during the third quarter, a 28% increase from a year ago. The carrier …

Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless.Alltel Communications L.L.C stepped on …

NEWS LAST WEEK THAT MOTOROLA INC. HAD SETTLED ON Windows Mobile and Android as handset platforms in an effort to simplify, focus on innovation and manage costs underscored the unknowns …

The “OS wars,” as some would have it, are alive and well – at least in the data on the various contenders’ shifting market share.“Symbian is still by far the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

A class-action lawsuit asserts T-Mobile USA Inc. charged consumers for wireless content they did not ask for, another in a long line of legal challenges against the wireless industry that …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Having just …

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has scratched a planned Nov. 4 vote on reforming the universal service fund and intercarrier compensation regimes. The move is a temporary reprieve for …

LG Electronics Co. said today it will work more closely with Microsoft Corp. on converged devices, likely smartphones the Korean vendor is pursuing. The two parties announced the signing of …

Sprint Nextel Corp. has been hit with a $1 billion federal class-action lawsuit over early-termination fees, the complaint filed by the same lawyers pursuing relief for consumers in a California …

German giant Deutsche Telekom AG’s $30 billion purchase of what is now T-Mobile USA Inc. is not at issue in the Federal Communications Commission’s re-examination of a narrow foreign-ownership issue …

The presidential contest that will – almost certainly – be decided this week may be remembered as the point where politics collided with mobile. And I’m not talking just about …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

VERIZON WIRELESS ADDED 2.1 million customers during the third quarter, just slightly behind numbers posted by rival AT&T Mobility.In organic growth, Verizon added 1.5 million retail net customer additions, essentially …

After several failed attempts to offer a wireless play, Cox Communications announced its most ambitious wireless blueprint to date: The cable company said it plans to build its own network …

Turning around Motorola Inc. will be akin to making a K-turn in a stretch limo on a frontage road. You gotta downsize to a vehicle that’s easier to maneuver. Many …

The nation’s top wireless and high-tech companies appear poised to be big winners Nov. 4, with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin seemingly on track to secure votes that will …

The top three companies in the wireless infrastructure market all posted revenues in the billions, but only one came out on top in turning a profit for the third quarter.The …