Sprint prepaid brands offer high-speed data buckets for customers in need of more speed
Sprint unveiled extra-cost data buckets for its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brands that allow customers to add either 1 gigabyte or 2 GB of access to the carrier’s...
T-Mobile US said majority of the requests came from law enforcement and included phone conversations, text messages and voicemails
T-Mobile US said last year it received nearly 352,000 requests for customer and network information, with a vast majority coming from federal, state or local law enforcement...
Latest MVNO entrant backed by former Cricket, Simple Mobile execs
The domestic wireless market’s ultra-competitive environment is not preventing new entrants from trying to find their place. One of the most recent entrants is UVA Mobile, which bills itself as a “premiere” prepaid service provider...
Sprint fined for law enforcement requests between 2007 and 2010
Sprint has been docked $15.5 million by the federal government for overcharging law enforcement agencies to carry out court-ordered wiretaps, pen registers and trap devices.
The fine followed a joint investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office...
Cricket also targets T-Mobile US, MetroPCS, Sprint, Boost with free month
AT&T Mobility’s Cricket Wireless brand launched a device financing option for its prepaid service that provides three “tiers” for customers to not have to pay the full price for a device upfront.
The first tier...
The domestic prepaid market continues to remain a battleground for mobile operators, with T-Mobile US this week announcing a new “unlimited” offer through its MetroPCS operations.
The promotional plan is priced at $30 per month, and includes unlimited domestic voice calling, text messaging and data...
AT&T Mobility GoPhone plans gain more data, Mexico calling
AT&T Mobility continues to tweak its prepaid portfolio, announcing updates to its GoPhone brand in an attempt to make it more competitive in the market.
The carrier said it plans to increase the included unthrottled data allotment...
China Unicom stock hits eight-month low
China Unicom witnessed its stock price hit an eight-month low following reports that a company official is being investigated for potential discipline violations.
According to Bloomberg, a deputy GM of China Unicom’s network division was being investigated by the Central...
SQUAN Construction Services LLC ( “Squan”) names Leighton W. Carroll Chief Executive Officer
November 10, 2014 – Englewood, NJ - SQUAN is proud to announce and welcome Leighton Carroll as Chief Executive Officer. Leighton will be responsible for expanding Squan’s geographic presence and portfolio of...
Another day, another new rate plan.
As has become standard practice over the past couple of weeks, a wireless carrier today threw out a new tweak to its rate plans in an attempt to counter the dozens of changes that have flowed from rivals.
Today’s change came...
AT&T Mobility is jumping into the carrier price wars through its Cricket prepaid brand. It is targeting T-Mobile US, offering $100 to anyone who switches from T-Mobile US or its MetroPCS service. There is no limit to the number of lines one customer can...
When T-Mobile US made its announcement, the immediate question was “how much data are they giving away?” Obviously, music streaming services can use a lot of data in a day, depending on how many hours they are streaming.
AT&T solidified its no-contract ambitions, announcing the combination of its recently acquired Leap Wireless business with its Aio Wireless platform that will operate under the Cricket Wireless brand.
The new offering will take advantage of AT&T Mobility’s nationwide network, which the carrier claims offers LTE...
Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Tower companies and carriers are certainly getting their day in court lately. Last week it was a federal court debating police use of cell tower...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--Sprint announced in a recent Securities...
AT&T said it has closed on its acquisition of Leap Wireless, bolstering the carrier’s already ample stable of no-contract offerings. The deal closed just one day ahead of the Federal Communications Commission’s self-imposed 180-day review period.
The deal, which was originally announced last summer, was...
With its pending acquisition by AT&T set to close this month, Leap Wireless released what is likely its last report as an independent carrier on its operational performance. And from looking at the results, operations have been running thin for the one-time no-contract leader.
According...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--SK Telecom continued to push the...
Having hinted at plans earlier this year, Leap Wireless jumped into the device financing space announcing its aptly named Phone Payment Plan set to launch July 21.
The offering, which will be handled through a third-party, will include three options provided by the carrier depending...
On Friday, AT&T announced that they were acquiring Leap Wireless for $15 per share in cash. The transaction, including the acquisition of $2.8 billion in net debt as well as proceeds from the
AT&T jumped aggressively into the merger and acquisition frenzy, announcing late Friday plans to acquire Leap Wireless for about $1.2 billion, or $15 per share. Analysts noted that with Leap's substantial debt load the total price is in excess of $4 billion. Leap’s stock...
Leap Wireless (LEAP) reported a dip in service revenues for the fourth quarter, and although the carrier added customers, the rate of customer additions slowed. Fourth quarter service revenues were $700.2 million, down 4% from the year-ago quarter. Operating income was $60.6 million,...
