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Ratification is looming for a WiMAX specification standard, and trials, products and opinions are rampant. The worldwide WiMAX market is expected to reach $3.5 billion and account for 4 percent …

WASHINGTON-Industry is trying to fend off bill-of-rights measures in two liberal states at opposite ends of the country, while a court battle rages over how regulatory recovery fees are itemized …

The animosity between Sprint Nextel Corp. and wireless affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. stepped up as Nextel Communications Inc. and its subsidiary Nextel WIP Corp.-neither of which are part of Sprint …

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said nearly 1,000 Sprint Nextel Corp. workers have gone on strike in four states, balking at company demands for job cuts and slashed health benefits. …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint Nextel Corp. wireless affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. said it added 33,000 customers during the third quarter, including 28,000 subscribers through its Alamosa operations and 5,000 customers through the …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears set to make good on its claims to launch high-speed UMTS/HSDPA services in more than a dozen markets by the end of the year. The carrier …

SAN DIEGO-Three wireless companies announced dividend payments this week. Qualcomm Inc. announced a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents per common share payable Jan. 4, 2006, to shareholders of record …

Building on a five-year agreement announced in mid-August to become the official wireless service provider of the National Football League, Sprint Nextel Corp. launched its NFL Mobile service, providing customers …

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said nearly 1,000 Sprint Nextel workers have gone on strike in four states, balking at company demands for job cuts and slashed health benefits. CWA …

WASHINGTON-A Texas law firm said it filed a class-action lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp. on behalf of thousands of landowners in the state. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court …

The burgeoning Voice over Internet Protocol industry clipped a hurdle last week as Sprint Nextel Corp. reported that its subsidiary, Sprint Communications Co. L.P., has filed a patent infringement lawsuit …

Prepaid services are continuing their march up the feature-rich ladder with an increasing number of operators beginning to offer wireless Web browsing services to their noncontract subscribers. Many operators offer …

With little more than a week until wireless carriers begin releasing third-quarter results, industry analysts continue to fine tune their quarterly predictions. Those updated forecasts generally are calling for more …

The mobile TV space continues to heat up, with rumors pegging Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless showing significant interest in the technology. Specifically, a report from Zachary Research predicts …

Sprint Nextel Corp. closed on its $287.5 million acquisition of network affiliate Gulf Coast Wireless Ltd. Partnership. The closing resolves litigation Gulf Coast filed against Sprint Nextel in connection with …

Regional telecommunications provider Ntelos Holdings Corp. reported plans for an initial public offering of up to 15 million shares of common stock. If approved, the IPO could raise as much …

WASHINGTON-A Texas law firm said it filed a class-action lawsuit today against Sprint Nextel Corp. on behalf of thousands of landowners in the state. The suit, filed in federal district …

Sprint Nextel Corp. terminated its contract with Hewlett-Packard Co., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by 724 Solutions Inc. Tuesday. 724 Solutions earlier this week announced HP had …

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported that one of its subsidiaries has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Voice over Internet Protocol service providers Vonage Holdings Corp., theglobe.com Inc. and its operating …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint Nextel Corp. wireless affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. set a record date of Oct. 17 for the dividend payment on its 7.5-percent series B convertible preferred stock. The dividend …

Sprint Nextel Corp. said it has closed on its $287.5 million acquisition of network affiliate Gulf Coast Wireless Ltd. Partnership that was originally announced last month. Sprint Nextel noted that …

SAN FRANCISCO-Following years of delays, Nokia Corp. finally is set to launch its 9300 device running Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry software in the United States. The device will be …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile television company MobiTV announced it crossed the 500,000-subscriber mark, news that coincides with the launch of its new multimedia software platform. “Things are just going through the roof,” …

SAN FRANCISCO-If the kickoff for Navteq’s Global LBS Challenge is any indicator, 2006 may be the year location-based services finally get legs. Software developers, reporters, venture capitalists and other insiders …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to launch additional mobile TV services later this year using a platform from RealNetworks Inc. The supplier said its new Helix OnlineTV solution will enable Cingular …