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VeriSign Inc. announced it will handle regional wireless carrier Dobson Communication Corp.’s voice and data settlement operations, starting in April. In a separate but related announcement, Rural Cellular Corp. said …

Pocket Communications, a regional flat-rate carrier in Texas, said it will soon begin offering national roaming. Pocket said that as of April 1, all of its phones will be able …

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. announced it has settled its legal battle with Sprint Nextel Corp. The affiliate said it reached new agreements with the national carrier that include the transfer of …

The word that Alltel Corp. is putting itself up on the auction block sparked speculation about who a buyer might be-but generated little surprise in an industry where mergers and …

Caribbean carrier Digicel has been snapping up properties and is introducing dual-technology roaming for its customers as it expands its network reach and potential revenue streams. The carrier is coming …

As an American who grew up in Italy, Sebastian Harrison always had two phones: one for use in Italy, and one for the United States. As an adult, he decided …

European Union telecom regulators have settled on a price they would like to see for roaming rates that EU operators can charge customers, although the new rule has yet to …

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. announced it has settled its legal battle with Sprint Nextel Corp. The affiliate said it reached new agreements with the national carrier that include the transfer of …

Sprint Nextel Corp. PCS affiliate iPCS Inc. reported increased revenues and net customer additions for the fourth quarter of 2006, but still recorded an overall loss for the quarter of …

Rural Cellular Corp. posted mixed results as its losses widened, but it made major improvements in churn and customer gains.The Minnesota-based regional carrier reported a net loss of $53.6 million …

Rural Cellular Corp. posted mixed results as its losses widened, but it made major improvements in churn and customer gains.The Minnesota-based regional carrier reported a net loss of $53.6 million …

Mach announced that it acquired CB Holdings Inc., the parent company of financial-settlement company Cibernet. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Combined, Mach and Cibernet is expected to have …

TracFone Wireless Inc. agreed to settle a class-action suit alleging the top prepaid cellular company misled consumers by charging them at the roaming rate in their home calling area and …

SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. boosted its average revenue per user, cut operating costs and gained subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2006, but still posted an overall loss for the …

A trio of wireless veterans unveiled a new plan for a national public-safety broadband network that would use auctioned 700 MHz spectrum to supplement first-responder frequencies in the same band.Frontline …

Alltel Corp. posted robust wireless results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2006, solidifying its position as the largest small player in the wireless space. However, the company’s president and …

Dobson Communications Corp. reported solid results for the final period of 2006, growing its subscriber base and increasing its average revenue per user. Dobson ended the year with an ARPU …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. –Evidently, New Yorkers aren’t confident that their citizens have been trained to …

Dobson Communications Corp. reported solid quarterly results for the final period of 2006, growing its subscriber base and increasing its average revenue per user. Dobson ended the year with an …

Editor’s Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In …

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 …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The potential for mobile WiMAX is as big as the Internet itself, if you trust the true believers gathered last week in San Jose, Calif., for the Wireless …

Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to revamp its pricing plans, emphasizing its early night-and-weekend off-peak calling and mobile-to-mobile calling among either iDEN or CDMA users. The company said it will launch …

Cellphones are everywhere! They rule! Indeed, the new James Bond remake, Casino Royale, (seen over the holidays) should have listed the cellphone as a character because the storyline revolved around …

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 us …