CINCINNATI-Regional telecommunications provider Cincinnati Bell Inc. extended its outsourcing agreement with former subsidiary Convergys Corp. to continue to provide professional consulting and data processing services to Cincinnati Bell. In addition, the carrier said it has agreed to deploy Convergys' Infinys modular and convergent business...
In addition to propelling the combined entity past Verizon Wireless as the nation's largest wireless carrier, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s successful $41 billion acquisition of smaller rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to have an enormous impact on many of its competitors as well...
CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. reported that its wireless division, which is an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner, posted a 6-percent year-over-year drop in revenues from $68.9 million during the third quarter of 2002 to $65.1 million during the third quarter of 2003, while operating...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. continued to expand the reach of its GSM/GPRS service last week, signing roaming agreements with Dobson Communications Corp. and its joint venture American Cellular Corp. that will eventually add coverage to more than 11 million potential customers in parts of...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Cincinnati Bell Wireless selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to plan, design and deliver a GSM/GPRS core wireless data network for CBW's planned overlay of its existing TDMA network covering portions of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Nortel said that with the...
DALLAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Cincinnati Bell Wireless selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to plan, design and deliver a GSM/GPRS core wireless data network for CBW's planned overlay of its existing TDMA network covering portions of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.Nortel said that with the win,...
After years of claiming there are too many competitors in the wireless industry for anyone to make a profit, the federal government finally pulled off the leash, lifting spectrum-cap rules prohibiting any one carrier from monopolizing spectrum capacity in any one market.But since the...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a joint roaming agreement designed to increase coverage of their respective GSM/GPRS networks.AT&T Wireless said the deal will provide its customers access to services covering approximately 3,000 highway miles and 12.1 million potential customers...
CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. reported that Cingular Wireless L.L.C. informed the company that it had settled a lawsuit brought against its Cincinnati SMSA Ltd. Partnership joint venture by Westside Cellular Inc. that claimed the defendants violated 1985 and 1993 Public Utilities Commission of Ohio orders to...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. received the highest overall customer satisfaction rating in 15 markets according to the J.D. Powers and Associates 2002 Wireless Industry Services Study. The survey of more than 17,000 households in the nation's top 27 markets found AT&T Wireless...
CINCINNATI—InfoSpace launched a new wireless data service with Cincinnati Bell that the company said dramatically simplifies user provisioning of SMS alerts. The new service allows Cincinnati Bell users to stay up to date on the latest NCAA March Madness basketball game results by dialing...
CINCINNATI—BCGI announced it has partnered with Cincinnati Bell Wireless to commercially launch the first implementation of the BCGI Wireless Wallet mobile-commerce payment processing solution. Cincinnati Bell is targeting the teen segment with a service that allows subscribers to use their cellular accounts to purchase...
WASHINGTON-A Richardson, Texas, inventor says he has developed a way to allow public safety answering points to call back non-initialized phones that make 911 calls.The statement comes as the industry, public-safety agencies and consumer advocates submitted comments on proposed Federal Communications Commission rules that...
WOBURN, Mass.-Prepaid service provider Boston Communications Group Inc. and Cincinnati Bell Wireless announced their plans to launch a mobile commerce trial program for online shopping.The companies will test whether Cincinnati Bell's prepaid service will allow subscribers to make purchases through proprietary content added to...
SAN DIEGO-Peregrine Systems Inc.'s e-Business Connectivity Group delivered a business-to-business e-commerce solution to Cincinnati Bell Wireless designed to assist Cincinnati Bell and its handset suppliers in preventing cell-phone fraud.Peregrine said the application not only performs encryption, decryption and other processing of data, but also...
WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. announced it doubled its prepaid wireless subscriber base, reaching 2 million subscribers, in less than 12 months.The company attributed the increase to its expanded nationwide roaming network, real-time rating capabilities and the increasing commitment to prepaid programs from wireless...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association Foundation announced the winners of its 1999 Leadership Awards, to be held at a reception at PCS '99 in New Orleans in September.The awards recognize individuals and companies that have shown outstanding leadership in helping to improve their...
AndrewAndrew Corp. elected Guy Campbell group president of wireless products and distributed communications systems. Campbell joined Andrew from Ericsson Inc., where most recently he was vice president of wireless business systems.Alaska DigiTelAlaska DigiTel selected Kris Perry as general manager. She will supervise all sales,...
WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers used to having their businesses governed by the Federal Communications Commission have a new agency to contend with-the Environmental Protection Agency.Last month, three companies joined GTE Corp.-which went through a similar experience in 1997-in agreeing to fines for not reporting the existence...
As the end of the millennium approaches, it is worth pondering whether the recent bout of mergers and acquisitions are precedents to some colossal event of biblical proportions or merely defensive strategies of companies safeguarding themselves against falling commodity prices, uncertain technological change, increased...
Shared Technologies Cellular Inc. announced it signed a letter of intent with MCI WorldCom's prepaid services division to provide prepaid cellular services nationwide under MCI WorldCom's brand name, and through its extensive distribution network. An agreement is expected to be signed within 45 days,...
CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. announced it has formed its joint venture with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to provide personal communications services in the Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, markets.Cincinnati Bell acquired from AT&T Wireless an 80-percent interest in the joint venture. The purchase price is expected...
Convergys Corp. announced it established a revolving credit facility for $600 million. The funds are to be used for general corporate purposes, financing acquisitions and to repay inter-company debt to Cincinnati Bell Inc. as part of completing the spinoff of the company, said Convergys....
CINCINNATI-The Board of Directors of Cincinnati Bell Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents per common share, payable Feb. 1 to shareholders of record Jan. 6.The company also said it intends to maintain the current 10-cent quarterly dividend rate on Cincinnati Bell...
