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A Sprint Nextel Corp. spokesman confirmed that the carrier has received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission for its pending $427 million acquisition of network affiliate IWO Holdings Inc. …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. hopes to build on its relationship with Apple Computer Inc. with a full-track music download service to launch next year. An executive for the No. 1 U.S. …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. next month is expected to launch a push-to-talk service that will compete against similar offerings from Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and a number of regional operators. …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it will begin mailing definitive proxy material to all Class A stockholders related to a vote on exercising the “put right” that would require Sprint …

Laptop maker Dell Inc. said that starting next year it would sell computers that feature built-in support for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s forthcoming UMTS/HSDPA network. The announcement represents a strike against …

Sprint Nextel Corp. released preliminary third-quarter customer growth results below many analysts’ estimates, but noted that its integration efforts are ahead of schedule and raised the net present value of …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. and Avaya Inc. announced a joint agreement calling for the companies to develop and deliver hosted Voice over Internet Protocol wireline and wireless services in …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and The Game have accounted for more than 2.5 million music downloads through Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Music Tones service, the carrier announced Wednesday. 50 …

AT&T Corp. said it has signed roaming agreements that add more than 2,100 Wi-Fi hot spots across China, Japan and Greece, as well as in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity through select European …

LOS ANGELES-A group of Treo smart-phone users filed a class-action lawsuit against Treo maker Palm Inc. for making “inherently defective” devices. The suit, filed in a California court, requests a …

Verizon Wireless is on track to post another record quarter of net additions driven by back-to-school and family-plan additions, according to a report from Merrill Lynch. Based on more than …

SAN DIEGO-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell the innovative VX9800 from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. starting in October. The candybar-style phone flips open to reveal a tiny keyboard and features …

Wireless carriers continued the arduous task of repairing networks in the Gulf Coast region hit hard by Hurricane Katrina last month, though few operators have released financial details of the …

U.S. wireless carriers ultimately want to get every American on their networks. In this utopian dream, everybody would be a paying customer. Subscribers would make all their voice calls from …

Sprint Nextel Corp. this week plans to announce its fourth music service, a wireless version of RealNetworks Inc.’s Rhapsody Radio. The offering includes five channels of streaming audio including alternative, …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Wireless e-mail vendor Good Technology Inc. said it cut an unspecified number of jobs due to the company’s transition from direct to indirect sales. The cuts were part …

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America L.L.P. to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint Nextel’s 2.5 GHz spectrum. The companies …

Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America LLP to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint Nextel’s 2.5 GHz spectrum. The companies …

Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled its first CDMA EV-DO phone, the PPC-6700 smart phone. The advanced gadget features a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile 5.0 software and support for …

BRISTOL, Conn.-ESPN renewed rights to Major League Baseball across its many platforms through 2013 with an eight-year, $2.4 billion deal announced this week. The pact builds on baseball’s current agreement …

MIAMI-Hispanic-focused operator Movida Communications Inc. continues to expand, announcing plans to move into 20 more states later this year. The mobile virtual network operator said it will distribute its prepaid …

TAMPA, Fla.-Sprint Nextel Corp. renewed a contract with Syniverse Technologies Inc. that calls for the company to provide back-office and network-related capabilities for wireless voice roaming services. Syniverse has worked …

Sprint Nextel Corp. said the financial impact of Hurricane Katrina will be between $150 million and $200 million net of expected insurance recovery. The carrier said the estimates include capital …

Wireless e-mail vendor Good Technology Inc. said it cut an unspecified number of jobs due to the company’s transition from direct to indirect sales. The cuts were part of a …

Alltel Corp. is taking a slow and steady approach to integrating its recently acquired Western Wireless Corp. assets. The company is expected only to make minor changes through the end …