Carriers

Verizon Wireless announced an agreement to acquire Alltel Communications L.L.C. for $5.9 billion in cash and assume $22.2 billion in debt, for a total package price of $28.1 billion. If …

WHILE THE CARRIER’S COMPETITORS WORRY over a potentially greatly expanded customer base and network footprint, Verizon Wireless’ handset suppliers likely are cheering news that the carrier plans to acquire Alltel …

Verizon Wireless’ proposed acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C. could wound infrastructure vendors in the short term due to the carriers’ network overlaps and a potential pullback on immediate buildout plans, …

Roaming issues probably tops the list of concerns of Verizon Wireless’s planned purchase of Alltel Communications L.L.C. The nation’s four largest operators as well as a number of small carriers …

VERIZON WIRELESS’ PLAY for Alltel Communications L.L.C. may not necessarily trigger a classic battle over whether the government should block the deal, but rather could ignite considerable controversy over whether …

Hours after media reports indicated a deal was close, Verizon Wireless announced an agreement to acquire Alltel Communications L.L.C.for $5.9 billion in cash and assume $22.2 billion in debt, for …

The companies listed below represent the largest independent national and regional tower companies in the United States. Also included below are the nation’s major wireless carriers and their tower portfolios. …

A dispute has erupted over whether a federal appeals court should delay ruling on the wireless industry’s challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s backup power rule until Bush administration budget …

Verizon Wireless is going for biggest fish status. The little fish? Alltel Communications L.L.C. Verizon Wireless, according to media reports, is in talks to purchase the industry’s No. 5 carrier …

T-Mobile USA Inc. ratcheted up the heat in the unlimited calling wars by throwing out a new offer for families that allows customers to add additional lines for $50 per …

WiMAX operator Global Mobile Corp. has tapped NextWave Wireless Inc. for a joint technology field trial to build a suite of next generation multimedia services using the vendor’s WiMAX equipment.The …

Industry Canada’s ongoing advanced wireless services spectrum auction hit a bit of a milestone as the average price per megahertz per potential customer covered eclipsed the 54 cents per MHz/pop …

Overnight, it seems, mobile Internet devices, or MIDs, are the topic du jour.But like many overnight sensations, the MID category is constructed of a fragile combination of long-term toil in …

TEXTING. IF YOU HAD ASKED AMERICANS WHAT THAT WORD MEANT 15 years ago, most would have been short for words. Now the definition of texting, even though still not listed …

High-stakes battles over early termination fees are playing out in official Washington and California at a time when carriers face pressure to make good on commitments to open their networks …

Just when municipal Wi-Fi seems all but dead in one place, it crops up full steam ahead in another.Oklahoma City says it just turned on the largest city owned and …

The rash of class action lawsuits against cellphone carriers over unauthorized third-party content charges on consumers’ bill may entering a new phase: settlements.Plaintiffs’ lawyers pressing such a suit against AT&T …

There likely won’t be any 3G service at this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing, but the host country is finally making progress on a years-long plan to issue licenses that …

Last year around this time Apple Inc.’s iPhone had yet to be unleashed on the public. AT&T Mobility, which was set to be the exclusive carrier for the device, was …

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will oversee the national mobile-phone alert system, the announcement coming after the agency earlier this year hesitated about taking on the role because …

Mobile content provider go2 Media Inc. notched its third tier-one carrier win, announcing an agreement to deliver information through T-Mobile USA Inc.’s t-zones service.The Boston-based firm said T-Mobile wireless Web …

Following the Chinese government’s decision to require a complete restructuring of the country’s telecommunications sector prior to issuing 3G licenses, one the country’s operators announced more details about the mergers …

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. – A pair of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group executives didn’t paint such a rosy picture for mobile in a keynote here at the MEFCON conference.Thomas …

Vodafone Group plc will say goodbye to its fearless leader. After five years as CEO, Arun Sarin announced last week that he is retiring as head of one of the …

Maybe John McCain should take up singingMore than 78 million text messages were sent to vote for the winner of this year’s American Idol show, shattering the previous record of …