Carriers

Early termination fees continue to impact customer loyalty as a recent consumer survey by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group found that 47 percent of wireless customers would switch carriers …

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported 3,000 net customer additions during the second quarter, which was one-third of the 9,000 customers the carrier added during the second quarter of 2004, but …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. closed its tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of wireless network affiliate US Unwired Inc. at the tender offer price of $6.25 in cash …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it licensed IP Header Compression from Stockholm, Sweden-based Effnet AB. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Qualcomm plans to use the technology in its future …

NEW YORK-Wireless will continue its role as the driving force behind growth of the global telecommunications industry, according to a report from Fitch Ratings. Fitch said companies will depend more …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Paging company USA Mobility Inc. announced it will resell Sprint Corp. wireless service and phones to business customers. USA Mobility currently counts around 5 million paging subscribers and sells …

HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-Third-generation subscribers are expected to grow from 30 million in 2004 to more than 300 million by 2010, according to a new market report from Juniper Research. The …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Western Wireless L.L.C. will buy back nearly $600 million in stock following its acquisition by Alltel Corp., the company said Friday. The carrier said it will buy back …

TORONTO-Shares of software developer 724 Solutions Inc. tumbled Wednesday after the company hinted it could lose a key contract with Sprint PCS. In a press release regarding the company’s second-quarter …

WASHINGTON-A group of 14 Democratic House members led by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject a wireless-industry petition that would prohibit state regulation of early-termination …

Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. said it added 8,500 domestic wireless customers during its fourth fiscal quarter ended May 31, which was a 15-percent drop from the 10,100 subscribers …

BOSTON-New research shows the worldwide wireless market growing by leaps and bounds, with total revenues topping $570 billion this year. According to numbers from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics, …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. introduced a new long-distance plan for its wireless customers that makes it cheaper to call outside the United States. Under the carrier’s new plan, users can …

ALBANY, N.Y.-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate IWO Holdings Inc., which emerged from bankruptcy protection in early June, said it lost 5,485 customers during the second quarter, which the carrier attributed to …

LAUREL, Md.-Verizon Wireless said it will hire more than 300 customer service representatives to help staff a new $22 million Maryland call center about 12 miles from the company’s regional …

SINGAPORE-Wireless carrier MobileOne Ltd. plans to launch a new short voice messaging service concept to its customers in Singapore. BubbleTALK, which is a product of a collaboration between M1 and …

SAN DIEGO-Doug Hutcheson, Leap Wireless International Inc.’s president and chief executive officer, approved $10,000 bonuses each for Glenn Umetsu, the carrier’s executive vice president and chief technical officer, and Leonard …

MIAMI-Hispanic-targeted prepaid service Movida said it will launch a suite of information services next month. The 6-month-old service said it will offer regional news programming, Latin American soccer scores, celebrity …

Qualcomm Inc. positioned itself squarely in the race to fourth-generation technology with the acquisition of OFDM technology startup Flarion Technologies Inc. Qualcomm said it will pay about $600 million for …

T-Mobile USA Inc. posted 972,000 net customer additions for the second quarter, which fell short of the nearly 1.1 million customers the carrier added during the second quarter of 2004, …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. appears to be joining the likes of Enfora L.P., Firefly Mobile Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. in selling mobile phones to children. According to documents filed …

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. …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported that its newly acquired Western Wireless International Austria Corp. subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Austrian business Tele.ring Telekom Service GmbH …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. released its second-quarter earnings, reporting net income of $4.9 million, or 27 cents per share, which is a 35-percent increase over the second quarter of 2004. Brightpoint …

Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS expanded their mobile music offerings this week with two announcements. Verizon Wireless will team with Clear Channel Entertainment Properties to broadcast clips from the Latin …