WASHINGTON-States will no longer be able to regulate the wireless industry under language included in the latest draft of the Senate telecommunications-reform bill. The question now for the wireless industry is whether the decision will remain as the Senate Commerce Committee continues marking up...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a pair of international data roaming deals, opening up Canada and Mexico for its data customers as part of what the carrier called "an aggressive expansion by the U.S. wireless data leader throughout 2006 and beyond."Under the reciprocal...
WASHINGTON-A California state appeals court upheld a record $12 million fine levied by the California Public Utilities Commission against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in 2004, rejecting the mobile phone carrier's contention that the agency's action was pre-empted by federal law. "While the commission is preempted...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to expand its music offerings, launching a series of made-for-mobile studio sessions featuring audio and video from nine artists. The Sprint Music Series is expected to include three or four songs and an interview with Interscope Records artists...
MODESTO, Calif.—An electrical fire on a 90-foot-tall cellular site damaged some network equipment belonging to Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. earlier this week. The Modesto Bee first reported the fire.Both Cingular and Sprint Nextel representatives said that surrounding...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Sprint Nextel Corp.’s former gaming guru Jason Ford has joined Namco Networks as vice president of strategy and planning. Ford, who most recently was general manager of games for Sprint Nextel, will be responsible for strategic planning related to future products, technologies...
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 at RCR to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
WASHINGTON—A California state appeals court upheld a record $12 million fine levied by the California Public Utilities Commission against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in 2004, rejecting the mobile phone carrier’s contention that the agency’s action was pre-empted by federal law. "While the commission is preempted...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a pair of international data roaming deals, opening up Canada and Mexico for its data customers as part of what the carrier called "an aggressive expansion by the U.S. wireless data leader throughout 2006 and beyond." Under the...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to expand its music offerings, launching a series of made-for-mobile studio sessions featuring audio and video from nine artists. The Sprint Music Series will include three or four songs and an interview with Interscope Records artists from several...
RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. has been given the green light from federal regulators for its acquisition of Nextel Partners Inc., with the purchase expected to close June 26. The authorization from the Federal Communications Commission completes all the regulatory approvals needed to complete the...
NEW YORK—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. scored a split decision in its fight with Sprint Nextel Corp. over advertising claims. The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Inc. said Cingular was able to support its advertising claims of having the "fastest national...
SINGAPORE—Nokia Corp. introduced five new handsets that will hit the market later this year, including two Nokia-made devices for the United States market. The phones feature the company’s traditional candy-bar form factor. Nokia’s new CDMA models the 6275 and 2875 are interesting because they...
WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz Transition Administrator released details and a new electronic worksheet about its Planning Funding Fast Track Option, announced last month. Public-safety agencies' requests must meet specific criteria to take advantage of the new process. The agencies' requests must equal less than $55...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continues to make strides on the mobile retail front, expanding its agreement with Verizon Wireless to include postpaid plans and high-end multimedia phones. The chain, which not long ago stocked only prepaid offerings, will offer two Vcast music phones as well...
CONSHOSHOCKEN, Pa.-An independent U.S. proxy advisory firm has recommended that shareholders of Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. vote in favor of the company's proposed acquisition by Sprint Nextel. The recommendation was made by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. UbiquiTel shareholders are scheduled to...
Touting brand and pursuing differentiation is in vogue with nearly every original equipment manufacturer now chasing Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. over the rainbow, looking for the proverbial pot of gold. LG Electronics Co. Ltd. is no exception and its newly released Fusic phone...
With a flurry of launches last week, the wireless industry appears to have re-discovered-and is falling head over heels in love with-The Family. Both Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. announced new family-focused services on the day that Disney Mobile began selling its highly...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry continued to press for pre-emption as telecom reform plods along in the Senate. But the industry could be making some headway on universal service provisions that are more favorable to wireless carriers. At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, CTIA President Steve...
Disney Mobile may be causing a spate of copy-catting of its family-oriented services, but the mobile virtual network operator is far from bucking industry trends when it comes to its newly unveiled calling plans and packages. In general, the MVNO's offerings are in line...
WASHINGTON-The state of New Jersey and the federal government are in a public fight about whether five telecommunications companies turned over customer call records to the National Security Agency and in doing so violated New Jersey's consumer-protection law, according to news reports. The federal...
WASHINGTON—The state of New Jersey and the federal government are in a public fight about whether five telecommunications companies turned over customer call records to the National Security Agency and in doing so violated New Jersey’s consumer-protection law, according to news reports. The federal...
CONSHOSHOCKEN, Pa.—An independent U.S. proxy advisory firm has recommended that shareholders of Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. vote in favor of the company’s proposed acquisition by Sprint Nextel. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. made the recommendation today. Shareholders are scheduled to vote on...
WASHINGTON—The 800 MHz Transition Administrator released details and a new electronic worksheet about its Planning Funding Fast Track Option, which it announced last month. Public-safety agencies’ requests must meet specific criteria to take advantage of the new process. The agencies’ requests must equal less...
