After years of claiming there are too many competitors in the wireless industry for anyone to make a profit, the federal government finally pulled off the leash, lifting spectrum-cap rules prohibiting any one carrier from monopolizing spectrum capacity in any one market.But since the...
COLOGNE, Germany-Deutsche Telekom chief Kai-Uwe Ricke sought to reassure the firm's shareholders that debt reduction is high on his priority list at the company's annual shareholders meeting. The executive also emphasized the company's renewed focus on an open corporate and management culture.Specific to the...
Wireless pioneer Craig McCaw assembled an all-star executive team to start and drive McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. in the 1980s and early 1990s. And though McCaw sold the business in 1994 for almost $12 billion to what it now AT&T Wireless Services Inc., many...
Following another quarter of industry-leading customer additions, T-Mobile USA Inc. stepped up the competitive pressure on its larger rivals by introducing aggressive pricing changes to its rate plans.The most aggressive move was to reintroduce its Get More 1000 plan, which offers 1,000 anytime calling...
With the deadline for reporting first-quarter results last week, a number of carriers posted financial and operating results including another strong showing from nationwide provider T-Mobile USA Inc. and mixed results for rural operators.Seeming to be saving the best for last, T-Mobile USA Inc....
MILAN, Italy-Ratings agency Standard & Poor's raised its long- and short-term corporate credit ratings on France Telecom S.A. to BBB from BBB- and A-2 from A-3. It also raised its long-term corporate credit rating on Orange S.A., France Telecom's mobile subsidiary, to BBB from...
T-Mobile International AG and Microsoft Corp. sought to clarify media reports concerning possible delays of the release of a T-Mobile phone using Microsoft software in Europe, but T-Mobile wouldn't give a specific release date.Media reports surfaced last week that T-Mobile had delayed the release...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. again led the industry in customer growth during the first quarter of 2003, reporting 921,000 net customer additions during the first three months of this year, which was nearly double the 509,000 net customer additions the carrier reported for the...
RESTON, Va.-Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. scored reselling agreements with two of the nation's largest wireless carriers, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc., moves that follow up on the company's promises to expand its wireless offerings.Under its deal with Verizon, Motient will act as...
Sprint PCS added movie reviews from Hollywood trade publication Daily Variety and up-to-the minute professional baseball scores and updates to its PCS Vision 1KTV service. The downloadable Java-based service allows wireless customers to watch slide shows and hear information and breaking news.Cingular Wireless L.L.C....
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will allow subscribers to bundle unlimited access to its HotSpot service to their current wireless voice and data bill for an additional $20 per month. Unlimited access to T-Mobile USA's HotSpot service typically runs between $30 and $40...
ARLINGTON, Va.-Since the National Communications System no longer pays for wireless priority access service, some phones are being returned because agencies in New York and Washington can no longer afford them, said the NCS's Kathy Blasco last week at a meeting of the Telecommunications...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will now allow subscribers to bundle unlimited access to its HotSpot service to their current wireless voice and data bill for an additional $20 per month. Unlimited access to T-Mobile USA's HotSpot service typically runs between $30 and...
ARLINGTON, Va.-Since the National Communications System no longer pays for wireless priority access service, some phones are being returned because agencies can no longer afford them, said the NCS's Kathy Blasco on Wednesday at a meeting of the Telecommunications Service Priority System Oversight Committee.States...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a $300 million, four-year contract to upgrade the networks of T-Mobile USA Inc. with GSM/GPRS/EDGE and packet core data gear.The deal covers T-Mobile USA's New York, Chicago, Dallas, Milwaukee, Denver and Salt Lake City markets.The upgrade...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported that under its recently signed roaming agreement with Western Wireless Corp., the rural operator will build out a GSM/GPRS network covering approximately 4 million people and 5,500 highway miles using 1.9 GHz licenses supplied by T-Mobile USA.The network will...
BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission approved third-generation network sharing in the United Kingdom following an investigation that found national roaming between licensed operators benefits consumers because operators can offer better coverage.In February 2002, T-Mobile and MmO2 asked the commission for clearance to share 3G infrastructure...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. signed GSM/GPRS roaming agreements with T-Mobile USA Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and said it was in discussions with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. regarding similar agreements.With the agreements, Western Wireless said it will build out a GSM/GPRS network using its...
BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission approved third-generation (3G) network sharing in the United Kingdom following an investigation that found national roaming between licensed operators benefits consumers because operators can offer better coverage.In February 2002, T-Mobile and MmO2 asked the commission for clearance to share 3G...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. and the National Communications System are expanding the wireless priority system to areas of the northeastern and midwestern United States and Hawaii."We are pleased that national advanced WPS deployment has moved forward quickly," said Gary Jones, T-Mobile director of standards...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Wynd Communications launched its WyndPower pack, a collection of wireless services for deaf or hard-of-hearing wireless users.The solution, which enables TTY messaging, voice-to-text messaging and the ability to reach AAA Auto Club for emergency roadside service, will initially be available on...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a joint roaming agreement designed to increase coverage of their respective GSM/GPRS networks.AT&T Wireless said the deal will provide its customers access to services covering approximately 3,000 highway miles and 12.1 million potential customers...
SAN FRANCISCO-Messaging company Critical Path Inc. announced it expects to report earnings below expectations when it releases its quarterly revenues later this month. The company expects to report first quarter revenues of $18 million and cash operating expenses of $26 million."Revenue was lower than...
LONDON-Following a major advertising campaign surrounding T-Mobile's wireless data services, messaging and content company Ucp Morgen announced its contract with T-Mobile International for its Content Download Center.The technology is used for delivery and management of mobile content for t-zones, T-Mobile's data portal. The software...
