600 MHz incentive auction proceeds top $14.4B, boosted by more and faster daily rounds; milestone likely to be hit today
Bidding activity in the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction proceedings remains robust, with the past three rounds adding $1.8 billion in total and...
An increased emphasis on unlimited high-speed cellular data by T-Mobile and Sprint places focus on Verizon in terms of a response
Recent moves by T-Mobile US and Sprint to broaden the appeal of “unlimited” high-speed data plans has shifted focus to how their larger rivals...
Total ‘winning’ bids top $12B through nine rounds of bidding in FCC 600 MHz incentive auction, with pace set to increase
Another day, another billion dollars in the bank for the Federal Communications Commission as part of its ongoing 600 MHz incentive auction proceedings, which...
Verizon snared network performance wins across all 6 categories from AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile in RootMetrics 1H 2016 testing; T-Mobile improves in metros
Verizon Wireless yet again topped nationwide operators in RootMetrics’ latest network performance testing, with the carrier easily outpacing rivals AT&T Mobility, Sprint...
Questions via message board Reddit continue to mount over the T-Mobile One unlimited data plan, though biz case looks sound
T-Mobile US is garnering some backlash from its recent Un-carrier 12 event, which highlighted plans to roll out a new “unlimited” data plan, T-Mobile One,...
Bidding activity for larger markets continues to outstrip supply, as FCC 600 MHz incentive auction prepares for faster pace
The Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction entered its eighth round of bidding having scored more than $11.5 billion in total auction proceeds connected to...
The FCC 600 MHz incentive auction hits 11 figures after 5 rounds, with bidders broadening their market targets
Bidding activity in the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction proceedings broadened a bit as companies looking to acquire highly sought after low-band spectrum began turning...
WOTW looks at this week’s avalanche of 'unlimited' data offers from T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T, and declares excess the real winner
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
Verizon Wireless hopes to win more small business customers with a new offer that lets those companies unify mobile and fixed-line service. The carrier said its new solution, OneTalk, is the first mobile solution that includes business calling features typically only available on traditional...
As part of its Un-carrier 12 initiative, T-Mobile is set to offer new "One" plans providing "unlimited" services at discounted rates
Forgoing its usual pre-event hype, T-Mobile US today unveiled its Un-carrier 12 initiative focused on the increasingly heated topic of unlimited data.
The latest deal...
The latest pair of 600 MHz incentive auction bidding rounds continued to show strong demand for spectrum licenses covering larger markets
The Federal Communications Commission attracted another $1.7 billion in “winning” bids for the 100 megahertz of 600 MHz spectrum assets up for grabs as...
Google acquired software developer Android, while the newly formed Sprint Nextel was set to pay its CEO $1M in base salary … 11 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the...
In rolling out new plans, AT&T is set to join rivals Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint by cutting network speeds instead of charging overage fees
AT&T Mobility is finally set to join the anti-overage movement, announcing planned changes to its Mobile Share plans that slice data...
What makes T-Mobile and Consumer Cellular the favorites of consumers in the latest customer survey conducted by Market Force Information?
The domestic telecom space is a highly competitive environment, with four nationwide operators battling tooth-and-nail to attract new customers. That battle includes both stealing customers from...
With Verizon acquiring the operating business of Yahoo, the final chapter in the life of a past internet superstar as an independent company has been completed
Back in the late '90s, I started and chaired a company called PortableLife, which was headed by Lou Panetta....
Compass Intelligence takes an in-depth look into the latest quarterly results from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, and calls for more IoT insight
Compass Intelligence just completed the final assessment of second-quarter subscribers and connections including comparisons to the first quarter of 2016, in terms of performance...
Canada-based telecom provider TerreStar names former Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead to its board as it looks to launch satellite- and cellular-based services
Longtime Verizon Communications executive Dan Mead is set to join the board of directors at Canada-based satellite and terrestrial telecommunications provider TerreStar...
FCC set to begin 600 MHz incentive auction forward bidding process, with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile likely to be most aggressive
More than 60 entities are set to begin bidding on 600 MHz spectrum licenses as part of the Federal Communications Commission’s incentive auction proceedings,...
Latest J.D. Power survey found AT&T just ahead of T-Mobile among postpaid, Consumer Cellular tops among prepaid providers
AT&T Mobility just edged out rival T-Mobile US among “full-service” mobile operators in “wireless purchasing experience performance,” according to the latest survey from J.D. Power.
The survey of...
Former Sprint customers can now pocket up to $850 if they are willing to move back to the carrier from rivals like Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile
Sprint is offering up an additional $200 in service discounts in an attempt to lure former customers away from...
GoPhone multiline discount falls short of sister-brand Cricket Wireless savings, looks to stack up against similar promo from T-Mobile's MetroPCS service
Prepaid remains an intensely competitive environment for domestic mobile operators, with AT&T Mobility set to bolster its GoPhone platform with a new multiline promotion.
The...
Sprint laid out arguments as to why WiMAX is a new business model and raised text fees, while MySpace topped Facebook in social media … 9 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives...
T-Mobile posted yet another robust quarter of operational and improving financial results, but how did it fare against rivals Verizon, Sprint and AT&T?
On this week’s Carrier Wrap, we spoke with Bill Ho, principal at 556 Ventures, to take one final dive into the latest...
Story updated to include claimed geographic coverage from T-Mobile US
Verizon’s latest ad has spokesman Jamie Foxx using coverage maps to compare geographic reach of Verizon and Sprint LTE networks
Verizon Wireless is continuing to hammer away at near-network parity claims by rival Sprint, rolling out...
