HOUSTON-Although they recorded increased revenues, two tower operators suffered net losses in their financial results for the fourth quarter of 2004 compared with the previous year. For the full year, American Tower Corp. and Crown Castle had better results. The two companies had postponed...
INDIANAPOLIS-Nextel Communications Inc. announced it expanded its coverage in northern Indiana, giving customers access to its Direct Connect push-to-talk service and other features.The iDEN carrier said it expanded coverage to the highways between South Bend and Fort Wayne. It also added more cell sites...
NEW ORLEANS-Wireless subscribership grew by 21.7 percent last year, according to CTIA's semi-annual industry survey released this week at CTIA Wireless 2005.Wireless subscribers now exceed 180 million, representing a penetration rate of more than 60 percent. The survey also found wireless users in the...
American Tower Corp. said it will restate its previously issued financial statements for periods ending on or prior to Sept. 30 last year. It will affect the three-year period ended Dec. 31, 2003, and the first three fiscal quarters of 2004. The review comes...
ST. CLOUD, Minn.-Verizon Wireless said it has completed the purchase of Cellular 2000 of St. Cloud from St. Cloud Wireless Holdings L.L.C. and that it has begun offering Verizon Wireless branded services to Cellular 2000's approximately 42,000 subscribers.The transaction, which was announced earlier this...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas-Telecommunications infrastructure company CCI Telecom Inc. said it has been awarded several contracts with major wireless carriers for cell-site construction. The contracts encompass 42 cell sites and have an aggregate value of $2.5 million, said the company.CCI Telecom said it also has...
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 improve capacity and enhance coverage. The enhancements will include 500 new cell sites this...
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 years 2000 through 2003 and the first three quarters of 2004. The carrier noted...
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 improve capacity and enhance coverage. The enhancements will include 500 new cell sites this...
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 resources to devote to GSM without jeopardizing the promise of W-CDMA.Today, GSM provides the main...
Building the network for a single-service protocol provided its own challenges. GSM, despite its worldwide acceptance, had to work out a profitable model. That compelled carriers to determine what kind of base stations to deploy, how many towers to install and where to locate...
WASHINGTON-The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies urged the Federal Communications Commission to set stringent standards for competitors-usually wireless carriers-to receive universal-service subsidies and then require the staff to stick to those rules. "If the FCC's own bureaus cannot adhere...
Although only two teams will line up on the field Sunday for the grand culmination of the professional football season, multiple players will participate in Super Bowl XXXIX in one wireless capacity or another.Verizon Wireless upgraded cell sites and installed a pair of cell...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has upgraded cell sites and installed a pair of cell sites on wheels near Jacksonville, Fla.'s Alltel Stadium ahead of this weekend's Super Bowl, which is expected to attract more than 73,000 people to the event.The carrier noted that...
WASHINGTON-The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to set stringent standards for competitors-usually wireless carriers-to receive universal-service subsidies and then require the staff to stick to those rules."If the FCC's own bureaus cannot adhere...
Sprint PCS tower assets are creating industry buzz again as the carrier affirmed it is talking with potential buyers. With its 6,200 towers up for sale, Sprint seems poised to get enough money to fund its merger with Nextel Communications Inc. and other technology...
Convenience store 7-Eleven Inc. added the low-end Nokia Corp. 1100 handset to its lineup for its Speak Out Wireless prepaid offering. The phone will sell for $40 after a $20 rebate. "The Nokia 1100 phone is an ideal 7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless handset for...
DALLAS-A few days after a technical glitch interrupted service for Cingular Wireless customers in Dallas and Houston, the carrier announced it has spent almost $100 million this year improving its coverage throughout Texas. The glitch blocked incoming calls for subscribers in Dallas and Houston...
A few days after a technical glitch interrupted service for Cingular Wireless customers in Dallas and Houston, the carrier announced it has spent almost $100 million this year improving its coverage throughout Texas.The glitch blocked incoming calls for subscribers in Dallas and Houston for...
Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. tied the knot last week in what the two telecom providers call a $35 billion "merger of equals." The newly formed Sprint Nextel operation will serve more than 35 million customers, including Sprint PCS' 2.8 million resale customers,...
With carriers focusing on network efficiency, tower companies are not expected to yield any immediate benefits from the anticipated merger between Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications Inc., according to analysts. In a few years, however, SpectraSite Inc. may reap some financial gains if and...
Following months of speculation that increased in intensity during the past several days, Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. reported a deal this morning to combine their operations into what the two telecom providers call a $35 billion "merger of equals." The newly formed...
Following the recent sale of its remaining spectrum licenses to Verizon Wireless for $3 billion, NextWave Telecom Inc. filed its third joint plan of reorganization with the bankruptcy court overseeing the company's ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The filing provided information on NextWave's financials...
Sprint PCS' largest affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. made good on previous comments that it was interested in acquiring a fellow affiliate by signing a deal last week to purchase AirGate PCS Inc. for $630 million. The deal, which is expected to close during the...
