The nation's top consumer group urged the Federal Communications Commission to consider eliminating provisions in the local number portability administration contract that critics view as anti-competitive and costly to consumers, wireless carriers and other telecom service providers."These clauses impose a $30 million annual penalty...
Media companies and mainstream brands are moving delicately to use text messages as a way to snuggle up next to mobile users without incurring their wrath. And they're hoping to pick up the tab.SMS marketing campaigns have a long-and decidedly mixed-track record. European marketers...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Leap Wireless International to $94 from $73 due to increased subscriber growth and ARPU expansion. Credit Suisse...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.OtherCredit Suisse First Boston revised its estimates on NeuStar after the company pre-announced in-line first-quarter revenue and EPS figures. Its new estimates are $1.33 per...
Investors appeared pleased with preliminary financial results announced by NeuStar Inc., which offers clearinghouse services to wireless carriers and others, as well as a shakeup in the company's senior executive team.NeuStar said it expects revenue from $96.5 million to $97.5 million in the first...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier Robert W. Baird raised its price target and estimates on Alltel Corp. after the carrier reported strong fourth-quarter results. The new price target is...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR Wireless News.CarrierStandard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on Dobson Communications Corp. and...
STERLING, Va.-NeuStar Inc. said it acquired Followap Inc., a U.K.-based company that provides mobile instant messaging products for Europe and Asia. The deal is valued at about $139 million.Followap has a customer base of 17 mobile carriers, including Vodafone, Turkcell, 3 Group, Wind and...
STERLING, Va.—NeuStar Inc., the company which issues phone numbers, has been awarded extensions on the seven contracts that allow it to manage wireline and wireless number portability in the United States. The company too plans to reduce costs for its customers and give up...
Each of about 2 billion phone calls made each day in the United States—wireline, wireless, voice over Internet protocol, regardless of carrier—touch a company that until recently flew mostly below the radar.NeuStar Inc. is the administrator of authoritative directories of U.S. phone numbers and...
Wireless industry trade association CTIA is hoping to spur direct-to-consumer revenues by expanding the industry's short-code program. The industry group, along with short-code administrator NeuStar Inc., announced open registration for six-digit short codes. Wireless subscribers can access content or services by sending a key...
WASHINGTON—Wireless industry trade association CTIA is hoping to spur direct-to-consumer revenues by expanding the industry’s short code program. The industry group, along with short-code administrator NeuStar Inc., announced open registration for six-digit short codes, which allow mobile users to access content or services by...
SINGAPORE-Cellular subscribers in seven Asia-Pacific markets soon will be able to receive an international version of Mobile ESPN sports content. The Bridge Mobile Alliance plans to distribute ESPN Star Sports content and service applications; the move is part of Bridge Mobile's regional service strategy...
SINGAPORE—Cellular subscribers in seven Asia-Pacific markets soon will be able to receive an international version of Mobile ESPN sports content. The Bridge Mobile Alliance plans to distribute ESPN Star Sports content and service applications; the move is part of Bridge Mobile’s regional service strategy...
WASHINGTON-NeuStar Inc., together with Equinix Inc., announced a suite of services called SIP-IX for direct network-to-network peering between trading partners for voice, video and content services using Session Initiation Protocol-based technologies including IP multimedia and VoIP. Telehouse and Amsterdam Internet Exchange are also participating...
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The GSM Association signed an agreement with NeuStar Inc. to offer Root Domain System services to more than 680 global GSM mobile operators. NeuStar's Root DNS will manage a global common directory, enabling GSM networks to interoperate, which will give wireless operators, across...
The GSM Association signed an agreement with NeuStar Inc. to offer Root Domain System services to more than 680 global GSM mobile operators. NeuStar's Root DNS will manage a global common directory, enabling GSM networks to interoperate, which will give wireless operators, across networks,...
WASHINGTON-Wireless customers are still complaining with their feet. Three million customers switched mobile-phone providers from December 2004 to the end of April, and the figure does not include customers who may have switched carriers more than once during that period, according to a report...
WASHINGTON-Wireless customers are still complaining with their feet. Three million customers switched mobile-phone providers from December 2004 to the end of April, and the figure does not include customers who may have switched carriers more than once during that period, according to a report...
Telecommunications clearinghouse company NeuStar Inc. earned a solid debut on Wall Street June 29 as its share price rose from its initial pricing of $22 per share to as high as $26.50 per share. The company scored about $600 million in proceeds. The company's...
Telecommunications clearinghouse company NeuStar Inc. earned a solid debut on Wall Street Wednesday as its share price rose from its initial pricing of $22 per share to as high as $26.50 per share. The company scored about $600 million in proceeds.The company's shares were...
Clearinghouse vendor NeuStar Inc. filed plans for a $690 million initial public offering last week, a further sign that the financial drought of the past few years is slowly washing away. Indeed, companies across the economic spectrum are seeing the light at the end...
Clearinghouse vendor NeuStar Inc. hopes to raise up to $690 million in an initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company filed for the ticker symbol NSTR. NeuStar manages telephone area codes and numbers and enables the...
WASHINGTON-It has been one year since the Federal Communications Commission ordered carriers to allow customers to churn and take their phone numbers with them. The FCC said Wednesday that twice as many people-more than 8.5 million-participated in wireless local number portability in its inaugural...
