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Sprint Nextel Corp. took a significant step in fulfilling chief executive Gary Forsee’s plans to expand the carrier’s reach into other media distribution channels, and at the same time may …

NEW YORK-Following months of speculation, Sprint Nextel Corp. announced agreements with four cable companies to provide wireless services using Sprint Nextel’s nationwide network. Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile television company MobiTV announced it crossed the 500,000-subscriber mark, news that coincides with the launch of its new multimedia software platform. “Things are just going through the roof,” …

Mobile TV company MobiTV announced it crossed the 500,000-subscriber mark, news that coincides with the launch of its new multimedia software platform. “Things are just going through the roof,” boasted …

Few carriers have put as much strain on their technology personnel over the past several years as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. From its beginnings as the merged wireless operations of BellSouth …

Time Warner Cable is in discussions with Sprint PCS to test a wireless offering that would be bundled with the media giant’s TV, landline phone and Internet services. However, it …

By coincidence, the hotel hosting last week’s Wireless Communications Association conference was also home to a three-day rally of the ReDefeat Bush crowd. Meeting rooms of the two diverse meetings …

PHILADELPHIA-T-Mobile USA Inc. and Comcast Corp. said they plan to launch an outdoor Wi-Fi wireless Internet service located at Philadelphia’s Headhouse Square Plaza providing Wi-Fi access to residents and visitors …

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. appointed three independent members to its board of directors, bringing the total number of board members to nine. The new members include Mathias DeVito, chairman …

After nearly six years of semi-autonomous trading on the open markets, Sprint Corp. decided last week to rein in its wayward wireless division by folding in Sprint PCS’ tracking stock …

Telecommunications bundling has made a strong comeback over the past year, with nearly all of the country’s regional providers offering some form of packaged deal to customers. Those bundles usually …

You didn’t expect AT&T Wireless to go quietly into that good night, did you? AT&T Wireless has a storied history. The carrier can claim roots in both AT&T Corp., which …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. is aggressively rolling out plans for a public Wi-Fi network, said company spokesman Michael Coe. “We know we are going to pursue the public hot spot …

SBC Communications Inc. is aggressively rolling out plans for a public Wi-Fi network, said company spokesman Michael Coe, according to a CNET report. Coe said the company is shopping around …

NEW YORK—AT&T’s board of directors has approved a $52 billion deal with Comcast Corp. to together create a single cable giant. The new company, AT&T Comcast Corp., will be headed …

The cellular industry was barely 10 years old when competitors started knocking on the door. In the early 1990s, Nextel Communications Inc. was amassing specialized mobile radio licenses and formulating …

Heinz Corp. Heinz Corp., which provides services to wireless carriers, has promoted Rick Vogt to senior project manager. In his new position he will be responsible for Heinz’s projects for …

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AWR Applied Wave Research appointed Ronald Patston as vice president of marketing. Prior to joining AWR, Patston held several positions in various companies in the wireless and EDA industry including …

Maybe it was an oversight, but in his diatribe against Corporate America at the Democratic National Convention that spewed venom at Big Tobacco, Big Oil, Big Polluters and Big Pharmaceuticals, …

WASHINGTON-Andrew Sukawaty, president and chief operating officer of Sprint PCS and recently installed chairman of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, said Friday he is leaving the nationwide mobile-phone carrier to …

NEW YORK-In a perfect world, top executives would not implement a new promotion plan until they received assurances from the engineering department that the system could handle increased use. Instead, …

UbiquiTel Inc., a Bala Cynwyd, Pa., affiliate of Sprint PCS, plans to raise $550 million in debt and equity to fully fund network construction, expected to be largely completed by …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 20 largest cellular carriers in the United States. Company rankings are based on the total number of subscribers for their majority-held or …