Carriers

Verizon Wireless (VZ) continued its push for consumer privacy announcing a deal with online telephone directory Phonebooks.com to stop providing information associated with cell phone numbers of Verizon Wireless customers. …

Alfa and AT&T Inc. announced on July 12 that Alfa had finalized its purchase of AT&T’s 49% stake in Mexican telecom company Alestra. The transaction was originally announced in April …

Bichara Tecnologia, a technology provider supporting the Brazilian telecommunications market, and Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, device management and connectivity gateways, announced a partnership to …

A new telecommunication bill that would replace the existing one in Bolivia has been approved by Chamber of Deputies’s planning, economic policy and finance committee, but the proposed legislation is …

The New York Times | July 12, 2011 | Kevin O’Brien When the chief executives of Europe’s biggest telecom companies meet on Wednesday in Brussels with Neelie Kroes, the European …

A number of emerging nations are highlighted in analyst Chetan Sharma’s telecommunications predictions, released earlier this month. Brazil takes fifth place in total number of subscribers, while Mexico takes the …

T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) said it has expanded the availability of its 42 megabit per second HSPA+ coverage to more than 170 million potential customers across 152 markets. That speed …

Virgin Mobile USA is set to refine its rate plans and data speeds, moves that align the company with its direct rivals and could provide a peak at the future …

RCR Wireless News is set to visit Baltimore the week of July 18 as part of our Mobile Broadband Tour and Conference series. The RCR Wireless News Mobile Broadband Baltimore …

Wireless operators will have to transition to handset-based enhanced 911 accuracy requirements after 2019, as the Federal Communications Commission sunsets accuracy requirements for network-based E911 technology. Handset-based E911 delivers better …

Let confusion reign!AT&T Mobility (T) announced today plans to begin selling “4G” devices compatible with the carrier’s soon-to-launch LTE network alongside currently available “4G” devices compatible with the carrier’s HSPA+ …

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.This week’s article …

Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) rolled out the country’s first LTE network late last week, getting a jump on its rivals.The launch was limited to the Ottawa region, …

Communications service providers are fighting internal battles between their financial, IT and marketing departments that prevent them from deploying innovative plans that would help them retain customers and increase consumer …

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