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Verizon Wireless’s purchase of Alltel Communication L.L.C. is leaving many gasping for breath. The $28.1 billion purchase of the nation’s fifth-largest U.S. mobile operator seems to make sense for Verizon …

Verizon Wireless announced an agreement to acquire Alltel Communications L.L.C. for $5.9 billion in cash and assume $22.2 billion in debt, for a total package price of $28.1 billion. If …

Verizon Wireless’ proposed acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C. could wound infrastructure vendors in the short term due to the carriers’ network overlaps and a potential pullback on immediate buildout plans, …

Roaming issues probably tops the list of concerns of Verizon Wireless’s planned purchase of Alltel Communications L.L.C. The nation’s four largest operators as well as a number of small carriers …

VERIZON WIRELESS’ PLAY for Alltel Communications L.L.C. may not necessarily trigger a classic battle over whether the government should block the deal, but rather could ignite considerable controversy over whether …

Hours after media reports indicated a deal was close, Verizon Wireless announced an agreement to acquire Alltel Communications L.L.C.for $5.9 billion in cash and assume $22.2 billion in debt, for …

Vodafone Group plc will say goodbye to its fearless leader. After five years as CEO, Arun Sarin announced last week that he is retiring as head of one of the …

Wireless Maingate, a machine-to-machine company in Europe, has chosen Blueslice Networks to provide its ngHLR 3000T to help Maingate with roaming and other applications.Blueslice said the ngHLR 3000T has a …

Leap Wireless International Inc. tweaked the calling plans for its Cricket service, adding some once-optional features and rolling out once-geographically limited plans to more markets. The company said it has …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its first 3G handset, dubbed the “Bold,” is coming “soon” – likely in the heat of what looks to be a long hot …

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will launch its Cricket service in Las Vegas tomorrow using the advanced wireless services spectrum it won during the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 66 …

LAS VEGAS – Despite troubles brewing back in Washington, D.C., regarding Cyren Call Communication Corp.’s handling of its partnership with the Public Safety Spectrum Trust in regards to the failed …

According to a report from research and banking firm ThinkPanmure, AT&T Mobility plans to sell up to 7 million femtocells from ip.access Ltd., a picocell and femtocell infrastructure vendor based …

It seems there’s no shortage of players looking to help carriers compile all the customer information that can be gleaned from their networks. But it appears network operators are still …

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION approved technical guidelines for a voluntary mobile phone emergency alert system, but the new public warning regime still lacks a federal coordinator.Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel …

You might be surprised at how much mutual strategy a carrier and handset vendor can pack into a single device. Consider the Z750a by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications for AT&T …

THE NATION’S TOP TWO CARRIERS plan to deploy Long Term Evolution network technology over their recent spectrum winnings. However, Verizon Wireless executives said an LTE rollout won’t happen until 2010 …

The nation’s top two carriers plan to deploy Long Term Evolution network technology over their recent spectrum winnings. However, Verizon Wireless executives said an LTE rollout won’t happen until 2010 …

Like a series of dominos, several of the largest regional carriers fell to consolidation pressures within the past year. The announcements came within a few months of one another: AT&T …

A new kind of wireless carrier is emerging, making use of licensed spectrum and picocell technology to provide businesses with small-scale networks tailored to their needs and designed to improve …

Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. have been hit with new class action consumer suits in Florida and California federal courts, the litigation coming as Congress grapples with wireless …

Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. provided further insight into its fourth quarter and full year 2007 operations. The carrier, which previously reported a steep drop in net customer additions …

Alltel Wireless unveiled a location-based roaming feature that allows subscribers to use GPS applications outside their home network area.The move allows subscribers to use location-based applications in more than 45 …

AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless have both announced new unlimited nationwide calling plans for $100 a month. The plans give customers unlimited calls to wireless and landline phones with no …