Cincinnati Bell

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Andrew Andrew 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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-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 …

ORLANDO, Fla.-“We here are circumscribed by a group that accepts and celebrates technology, but we are a very rare breed, a tribe that thinks it is uniquely important because our …

WASHINGTON-NAACP President Kweisi Mfume last week called for a boycott of two top wireless firms-AirTouch Communications Inc. and AllTel Corp.-for inadequate representation of African Americans in employment and contracting practices, …

CTIA Christopher Putala joined the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association as vice president for congressional affairs. Putala worked for nine years with the Senate Judiciary Committee on a wide variety of …