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ATLANTA-Following the success of its wildly popular Razr, Motorola Inc. is expanding its range of sleek, four-letter phones with the retail release of its Pebl through T-Mobile USA Inc. and …

Steve Jobs may have just taken one step closer to wireless. The head of Apple Computer Inc. landed a spot on the board of The Walt Disney Co. last week …

The U.S. wireless industry is on track to chronicle its best-ever quarterly customer growth, with more than 5.4 million net adds already reported by four of the largest carriers. In …

The evolution of the wireless industry has had a profound effect on the players involved. Within all levels of the market, companies have had to scramble to adapt to changing …

Three Christmases ago, Sue Nokes received a call from a T-Mobile USA Inc. customer who had been bumped up through the customer care system until he reached her. The man, …

NEW YORK-The wireless surge continued during the fourth quarter with Verizon Wireless officially claiming an industry-record 2 million net customer additions and T-Mobile USA Inc. reporting a company-record 1.4 million …

EDINBURG, Va.-Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. cut its churn rate in the fourth quarter of 2005 and increased its net retail customers by 6,515 subscribers, a jump of nearly 43 percent compared …

Brightpoint Inc. said it will continue to be the exclusive authorized distributor for Nokia Corp. phones in the United States through 2007. The companies announced the extension of an existing …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. said it will continue to be the exclusive authorized distributor for Nokia Corp. phones in the United States through 2007. The companies announced the extension of an …

EDINBURG, Va.-Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. cut its churn rate in the fourth quarter of 2005 and increased its net retail customers by 6,515 subscribers, a jump of nearly 43 percent compared …

WASHINGTON-U.S. telecom firms again are complaining to Bush administration trade officials about fees charged by foreign mobile-phone carriers to connect calls, a controversy cellular operators do not want to see …

Verizon Wireless is expected to continue leading the wireless pack in fourth-quarter subscriber adds, as analysts fine-tune their predictions and carriers get set to release financial results for the final …

SARASOTA, Fla.-SkyLynx Communications Inc., which provides dedicated wireless data networks for mobile and fixed applications, said it acquired Vetco Hospitals Inc. for $3.25 million in stock. Vetco provides veterinary products …

As in past years, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was ground zero for a series of entertaining handset battles, with vendors firing off warning shots against each other …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced an extensive agreement with camera company Eastman Kodak Co. that calls for the two players to collaborate on mobile imaging and printing. Specifically, Motorola announced it …

Tier 1 operators are beginning to use retail outlets to build long-term customer relationships and generate revenues from lucrative data applications. But when it comes to the brick-and-mortar sales counter, …

Online sales are skyrocketing-and wireless carriers are keeping pace as consumers increasingly look to the Web as a venue to shop and buy. Online sales (excluding travel) raked in $30.1 …

With the first few mobile virtual network operators out of the starting gate and more marching to the post, 2006 looks to be the year of the launch. After 2005, …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced an extensive agreement with camera company Eastman Kodak Co. that calls for the two players to collaborate on mobile imaging and printing. Specifically, Motorola announced it …

CONCORD, Mass.-A Massachusetts company has developed a product that allows mobile-phone users to project images from their phone onto a personal computer for presentations and demonstrations. Project-a-Phone Inc.’s product attaches …

With U.S. operators in the midst of building out 3G networks, wireless firms from around the world are heeding the words of Neil Diamond: They’re coming to America. But, like …

Nokia Corp. will showcase its wares at every CompUSA Inc. location by March, the companies said. Nokia, which already has a presence in about 200 CompUSA stores, said it plans …

DALLAS-Nokia Corp. will showcase its wares at every CompUSA Inc. location by March, the companies said. Nokia, which already has a presence in about 200 CompUSA stores, said it plans …

BETHESDA, Md.-Municipal Wi-Fi network solution provider MobilePro Corp. said it completed its first phase of restructuring, with the goal of becoming a facilities-based provider of wholesale and retail Voice over …

Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, …