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SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. HAS WATCHED its self-imposed deadline for a commercial WiMAX network launch slip by as backhaul and billing systems appear to be causing greater headaches than originally expected.The …

A federal appeals court affirmed the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to eliminate interference to various public-safety radio systems, an action requiring Sprint Nextel Corp. to vacate 800 MHz frequencies by …

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit and senior unsecured ratings on Sprint Nextel Corp. to BB from BBB- and removed the company’s ratings from CreditWatch with negative …

America is the proverbial “melting pot,” a nation of immigrants and their neighborhoods. With greater than 80% wireless penetration, everyone needs a mobile phone. Add the complexity of the shifting …

Sprint Nextel Corp. and MobileAccess have been chosen to deploy in-building wireless technology at the M Resort, Spa and Casino during the Las Vegas resort’s construction phase.Sprint Nextel will deliver …

UrbanWorld Wireless added new distribution partners for both its on-deck and off-deck offerings. The Los Angeles-based content provider inked a deal to offer its UDub!MNews from the deck of Boost …

AT&T Mobility plans to subsidize the price for the 3G version of Apple Inc.’s iPhone by as much as $200, according to a report from Fortune. The wireless service provider …

Memo to all you network operators: the race to zero is heating up.That’s the takeaway from a recent (but little-noticed) survey of 2,000 mobile users from comScore Inc. The market …

Shares of RadioShack Corp. plunged after the retailer blamed a disappointing quarter on slowing Sprint Nextel Corp. sales.The Texas-based chain reported a first-quarter net income of $38.8 million, down 8.7% …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly 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. …

Verizon Wireless reported a strong first quarter with a net gain of 1.5 million wireless customers and a nearly 49% increase in data revenues. Verizon Communications Inc. stock was up …

Finally, the rapid collapse of an MVNO gets blamed on venture-capitalist firms placing unrealistic goals on those left managing the day-to-day operations. That’s what happened in the case of recently …

The market for broadband services is a large space, one that’s driven steady innovation, competition and various levels of service. While wireless carriers clamor to make technology roadmap choices for …

AT&T Mobility continued its steady growth during the first quarter of the year, reporting customer additions on par with the previous year and gains in customer revenue that helped push …

Could the stars be aligning to support a new push for bundled services? According to a report released last week by Compete Inc., 43% of consumers surveyed said they would …

Technophiles and industry insiders chatter constantly about HTC America’s devices, with the savvy to look under the hood of carrier branding for the smartphone player partnered with Microsoft Corp. The …

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 …

The companies listed below represent the 10 largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers based on subscriber numbers at the end of 2007. AT&T Mobility maintained its position as the …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s wireless resale relationship with three of the nation’s largest cable companies has come to an end. According to media reports, Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is quietly dropping its Voice Command service in July.The carrier is informing customers via its Web site that it will discontinue the server-based offering, which allows users …

Microsoft Corp. subsidiary TellMe said it added a GPS location feature to its voice portal to give BlackBerry users information about businesses, movies, traffic, weather, maps and driving directions. The …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its rating on AT&T Inc.‘s …

AT&T Mobility continued its steady growth during the first quarter of the year, reporting customer additions on par with the previous year and gains in customer revenue that helped push …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile …