Carriers

Quarterly results from Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. came as no surprise: Verizon Wireless did well and Sprint Nextel didn’t.Although Verizon Wireless was outpaced in net customer additions by …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-The music industry is redefining itself amid significant changes, particularly with regards to the record labels’ role in a world where recording artists are able to connect with fans …

Shifting business models make for strange bedfellows-and nowhere is that so clear as Google’s potential linkup with Verizon Wireless, which is said to be negotiating with the search giant to …

Just days after the smoke cleared from last week’s devastating fires, Los Angeles began bracing for another firestorm-this time from the entertainment industry.The union representing the 12,000 film and TV …

AT&T MOBILITY WILL TELL YOU that writers expounding on the issue of unlocked phones far outnumber consumers actually interested in buying them.Preliminary data shows that, while not literally true, that …

THE MOBILE-PHONE INDUSTRY’S BUSINESS MODEL continues to come under attack, with challenges to carrier control increasingly playing out in the courts, Congress and at the Federal Communications Commission.National wireless carriers …

Like former Yankee Alex Rodriguez, Tele Atlas N.V. plans to cash in on the free-agent market.The Netherlands-based digital mapping company in July accepted a bid of $2.8 billion from TomTom …

With the wireless sector the most competitive in the telecom industry, it is hard to imagine that company executives can simultaneously beat each other’s brains out in the marketplace and …

Verizon Wireless is offering Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry Pearl online accompanied by a new pricing scheme for BlackBerry e-mail and Web access. Verizon Wireless retail stores and their stores …

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he has serious concerns with Verizon Wireless’ $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., telling Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin the transaction should not …

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s quarterly profits plunged as the carrier bled postpaid iDEN and prepaid Boost Mobile L.L.C. subscribers, posting a net loss of 60,000 subscribers for the quarter. The company’s …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

The Federal Communications Commission called for an end to delays in porting telephone numbers from one carrier to another, an action responding to complaints from some wireless operators about the …

Verizon Wireless tweaked its prepaid calling plans to add access to its music, navigation and other data services starting tomorrow. The carrier will offer three varieties of its INpulse plans. …

Here’s just one reason the mobile-phone industry wants Congress to approve expanded federal pre-emption: lawsuits galore in a California state court that have ensnarled national carriers and prompted some to …

The Federal Communications Commission approved the $27.5 billion acquisition of Alltel Corp. by private-equity firms TPG Capital L.P. and the Goldman Sachs Group Inc., despite criticism by several members over …

AT&T Mobility launched the SGH-a737, new slider phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The carrier and handset manufacturer hope to build on the remarkable success they’ve seen with the SGH-a717 …

The Justice Department said AT&T Inc. agreed to sell assets in seven rural markets and forgo rights to the Cellular One brand to win approval of the company’s $2.8 billion …

For a show that bills itself as a bleeding-edge event with a multiple personality disorder (One Show. Two Personalities.) last week’s CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment conference in San Francisco …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or …

Simplicity is the name of the new game-finally, ease-of-use issues are at the forefront of carriers’ device offerings. T-Mobile USA Inc. weighed in today with its HTC Corp.-built “Shadow” slider …

L.M. Ericsson has extended its deal with AT&T Mobility to provide the No. 1 carrier real-time charging services for its GoPhone wireless pre-paid service in the United States and Puerto …

Verizon Wireless reported another strong quarter of results, although the company saw small increases in its consistently low churn rates. The carrier added a total of 1.6 million net customers. …