Carriers

Kentucky-based rural wireless operator Bluegrass Cellular said it has taken Verizon Wireless (VZ) up on its offer to partner with smaller operators in an attempt to broaden the deployment of …

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Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has reportedly excluded Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies Ltd. and ZTE Corp. from their upcoming network project over U.S. security concerns, according to The Wall Street Journal.The …

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Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 …

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) plans to cut 15% of its workforce as it attempts to shore up more funding, as well as significantly cut its contract workforce. The cuts were announced …

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U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) reported better earnings on basically flat revenue for the third quarter, and while average revenue per user increased, the carrier continued to lose customers. Total subscriber …

The typical third-quarter malaise that seems to impact other no-contract customers each year continued to bypass MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS), which said it added more than 223,000 customers to its …

Following a couple of quarters of customer losses, T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) managed to post a gain in subscribers during the third quarter, though that gain came at a fiscal …

Citing recent business operating changes, Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) posted disappointing third-quarter results and warned that it would have to work at managing future mobile broadband growth on its …

Building on to its Belief Project loyalty program, U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) introduced a smart-phone service plan aimed at heavy data users who consume fewer voice minutes. The carrier’s $69.99 …

Taking a cue from its competitors, T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) is throwing caution (and some would say reason) to the wind in tagging its evolution beyond its 3G network with …

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Boost Mobile customers have a new reason to pay their bills on time. In a new ad campaign that features a 20-foot tall giant, the all-you-can-eat subsidiary of Sprint Nextel …

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) made good on its previous announcement to launch its WiMAX network in New York City today, as well as markets in Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida.The carrier …

T-Mobile USA Inc. is set to jump on the increasingly popular tiered data plan bandwagon saying it will launch an entry-level bucket of data megabytes in time for the holiday …

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ZTE Corp. announced that it has received U.S. government security approval for its network infrastructure, making it the first Chinese vendor to receive the special nod.The certificate from the National …

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Verizon Wireless (VZ) said it has agreed to a “voluntary payment” of $25 million to the U.S. Treasury to settle an investigation into inaccurate billing of about 15 million customers. …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), took the stage late in the day at the carrier’s developer conference here to help frame the company’s …

Not to be left out of the current tablet craze, U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) said it will begin offering Samsung Telecommunication Americas’ Galaxy Tab device “in time for the holiday …

Verizon Wireless (VZ) expanded the still limited availability of promotional rate plans that provides unlimited calls and messaging to any mobile device regardless of carrier. The plans, dubbed Unlimited Any …