PUBLIC-INTEREST GROUPS ACCUSED WIRELESS CARRIERS of conjuring up misleading excuses to avoid federal regulation of short-code text messaging, pointing to content restrictions in industry documents that they say underscore the need for anti-discriminatory safeguards."Wireless carriers admit that they engage in content-based discrimination," Public Knowledge,...
Verizon Wireless offered to divest another 15 markets as part its $28.1 billion play for Alltel Communications L.L.C., but the proposed transaction is becoming trickier by the day because of fluid economic, regulatory and political factors.In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, the...
While key House Homeland Security Committee members appear to back Federal Communications Commission efforts to revise D-Block rules, the panel's hearing brought to surface differences among lawmakers, first responders and others over critical issues - especially the licensing approach - a week before telecom...
In an effort to bolster its home phone service, AT&T Inc. unveiled its HomeManager service that integrates many of the telcom provider's mobile features into a landline offering.The HomeManager service relies on a Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.-provided seven-inch color touchscreen frame that allows access...
It's become quite clear which technology the top four carriers have sided with in the next-generation debate between WiMAX and Long Term Evolution. Sprint Nextel Corp. is the lone supporter for WiMAX; Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility Inc. made public their plans to deploy...
T-Mobile USA Inc. said it's adding seven cities to its list of 3G markets in the next few weeks. And the industry's No. 4 player said it plans to offer its UMTS/HSDPA-based service, which uses its recently acquired AWS spectrum, in 27 markets by...
T-Mobile USA Inc. officially took the reigns from SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. The nation's No. 4 carrier launched its branded service in former SunCom markets across North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands last week. T-Mobile USA announced...
Next time you are having trouble standing on a street trying to flag down a taxi, get out your mobile device and send #TAXI.Customers of AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and Alltel Wireless can now punch in the code to connect to the first available...
Privacy advocates triumphed over the Bush administration in a legal battle in which a federal court affirmed that wireless location information stored by a mobile-phone carrier is constitutionally protected and that law enforcement officials have to secure a search warrant based on probable cause...
RCR Wireless News reporter Gary Salazar spoke with ADC, which both the Republican and Democratic Parties hired to help increase wireless coverage during their conventions.; wireless; DNC; RNC; ADC; RCR Wireless News reporter Gary Salazar spoke with ADC,...
Alltel Communications L.L.C. announced a tiered approach to its data pricing, with options starting at $10 per month for unlimited mobile Web access.The carrier - which is in the process of being acquired by Verizon Wireless in a deal expected to close later this...
As several tropical storms threatened various sections of the nation, the Federal Communications Commission took action to prompt Bush administration and court review of a backup power rule maligned by the wireless and tower sectors.The FCC on Thursday sent the backup power rule -...
Roaming - until recently a backburner, stand-alone issue - suddenly has emerged as a potential pivot point in the Federal Communications Commission's consideration of two major transactions and competition policy in general for a wireless sector that has experienced relentless consolidation during the past...
Cricket Communications Inc. said it is giving customers all the video their eyes can take, for $5 a month. The subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., Cricket is offering unlimited mobile video service, allowing customers to view a selection of video clips, one-to-four minutes...
Newswires have been buzzing with reports that Apple's 3G iPhones might not be selling as briskly in Poland as they are in the U.S., noting that the company's telecom partner in the country, Orange, has hired people to stand outside stores and create phony...
Sprint Nextel Corp. is providing another possible incentive for customers to stick around, knocking $35 off one of its monthly plan offerings - but shoppers will need to check the fine print. According to industry research firm Current Analysis, the carrier lowered its Phone...
ASPEN, Colo. - The cable industry remains infatuated with wireless, yet details on how it plans to tackle the market remain murky.The latest to shine a light on the issue was Cox Communications Inc. President Patrick Esser. Esser, speaking at the Progress and Freedom...
A number of Alltel Communications L.L.C employees may soon lose their jobs.According to an Associated Press report, when Verizon Wireless' purchase of Alltel finalizes, the carrier plans to keep a regional headquarters in Alltel's base city of Little Rock. However, the existing Alltel headquarters...
Virgin Mobile USA Inc. showed more enthusiasm toward its newer, postpaid offerings in its second-quarter report - not the normal behavior for a company that made its name with prepaid. When asked about average revenue per user (ARPU) results related to its recently launched...
RCR Wireless News' sister publication Advertising Age ranked the leading national advertisers in its June 23 issue. Interestingly, wireless carriers accounted for the No. 1, 2 and 3 spots in U.S. advertising spending by company in 2007. (See below.)
Sprint Nextel Corp. is quietly pulling the plug on its PCS Mail service.A longtime service that never seemed to find an audience, PCS Mail offers a carrier-branded e-mail address (@sprintpcs.com) for users looking to exchange messages from computers or Sprint phones. The carrier informed...
NEW YORK - Verizon and the unions that represent 65,000 of its workers reached a new tentative three-year contract agreement Sunday that protects union jobs and maintains employer-paid health care while providing cost saving for the company on retirement health care for new hires.The...
Verizon Wireless announced it completed its purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., bringing to a close a yearlong transaction that sparked complaints from consumer advocates and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).Under the final agreement, Verizon Wireless placed Rural Cellular licenses and assets in Vermont, New York...
