Carriers

TORONTO-The Virgin Mobile Group is reportedly set to launch a mobile virtual network operator-based wireless service in Canada March 1 using Bell Canada’s CDMA network. The service is expected to …

WASHINGTON-Rural wireline carriers can no longer file tariffs with state commissions that charge wireless carriers to terminate calls, said the Federal Communications Commission Thursday, but did not say the termination …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has changed its accounting for operating leases related to cell sites to conform to generally accepted accounting principals resulting in restated financial results for fiscal …

TORONTO-The Virgin Mobile Group is reportedly set to launch a mobile virtual network operator-based wireless service in Canada March 1 using Bell Canada’s CDMA network. The service is expected to …

ST. LOUIS-U.S. wireless operators will slowly migrate from CDMA networks to Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology as they move from third generation to fourth generation, according to a report from …

PARIS-Nortel Network Ltd. made two infrastructure-related announcements Thursday. Nortel said Orange Slovensko has launched a high-data-rate business and consumer service in Slovakia based on EDGE gear from Nortel. The service …

Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. posted $221.7 million in total revenues during the fourth quarter of last year, which was in line with analysts’ estimates and a 32-percent improvement …

As part of a movement designed to improve the shopping experience, Sprint Corp. said it is overhauling many of its company-owned retail outlets. The changes include implementing in-store repairs for …

WASHINGTON-Four national mobile-phone carriers have filed suit in Maryland Tax Court against the City of Baltimore seeking more than a $2 million refund of all wireless taxes paid since August …

ALPHARETTA, Ga.-Verizon Wireless said it has won a contract to provide wireless voice and data to all state, local and county government agencies and municipalities throughout the state. The carrier …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. said it lost 8,000 postpaid subscribers during the final three months of last year. The carrier said the drop reflected the transition stage of its network …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported $372.4 million in revenues during the fourth quarter of last year, which was in line with estimates and a 26-percent improvement compared with the $296 …

In conjunction with its 20th anniversary in the country, Nokia Corp. reiterated its focus on China-the world’s No. 1 wireless market-and promised to increase its presence there. “In 2004, Nokia …

While industry is battening down the details of CDMA 450 MHz technology, IPWireless has brought UMTS technology into the spectrum battle. Enter UMTS450 technology. The company describes it as a …

SHANGHAI, China-Internet game operator Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. caught the attention of the Chinese wireless market Tuesday after announcing it had taken a 19.5-percent stake in wireless media firm Sina …

T-Mobile USA Inc. is investigating what appear to be pictures, phone numbers and other information taken from socialite Paris Hilton’s phone and posted on the Internet. “T-Mobile’s computer forensics and …

MAITLAND, Fla.-Nextel Communications Inc., which is in the process of merging with Sprint Corp., said it plans to invest $384 million in its Florida network in 2004 and 2005 to …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, Inc. said it will stop accepting new prepaid customer at the end of March, citing the use of prepaid phones for fraudulent purposes. The Japanese carrier said previous …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its EDGE-based wireless wide area network connectivity service, which the carrier said is the first commercially available solution using a gateway device at the edge of …

News on the phone front continues in anticipation of the upcoming CTIA trade show, with Motorola Inc., LG Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sanyo making announcements. First …

ATLANTA-This year’s “American Idol” text-message voting will likely surpass last year’s groundbreaking campaign, as Cingular Wireless’ 49 million subscribers can take part in the short message service offering for the …

Movida Communications Inc. reported an agreement with Sprint Corp. and Wal-Mart to provide nationwide prepaid wireless voice and data services to the U.S. Hispanic market using a mobile virtual network …

The battle for wireless supremacy heated up this week as current No. 2 operator Verizon Wireless unveiled a slew of rate plan and service offerings that could help the carrier …

In the juggling act between GSM and W-CDMA, dilemma is beautiful. But it is a terrible kind of beauty because both vendors and carriers must decide how much of their …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a three-year, multimillion dollar agreement with integrated billing services provider Convergys to provide domestic wireless, global data networking and voice solutions. Sprint, which is one …