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BASKING RIDGE, N.J.—Verizon Wireless reeled in 1.8 million net new customers last quarter, all of which the company says were retail customers—and the second-largest national carrier now claims that “based …

MINNEAPOLIS—T-Mobile USA Inc. moved ahead of Verizon Wireless in customer satisfaction, according to a survey by Vocal Laboratories Inc. The survey draws on the experiences of individuals who provide Vocal …

Camella Price, a mother of two girls, is one of eight parents of New York City school children who consider wireless phones a lifeline to their youngsters—and they’re suing Mayor …

My understanding of our elected officials in Washington has dropped below that of anything mathematical and the popularity of country music, thanks to how the Federal Communications Commission is handling …

When discussing the disappointing results for the second quarter by South Korean vendors Samsung Electronics Co. or LG Electronics Co. Ltd., one has to begin by noting the robust performances …

Without divulging financial details, Nortel Networks Ltd. bagged what is likely a hefty contract to supply Verizon Wireless with CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network technology beginning in the third …

WASHINGTON—A confluence of legal, technological and political forces could slow or significantly alter mega-merger mania that has raged largely unabated in the wireless and wireline telecom sectors in recent years, …

WASHINGTON—Wireless carriers that plan to use traffic studies to determine their universal-service contributions must maintain all of the necessary data in case the Federal Communications Commission decides to audit the …

Amid speculation that some CDMA operators are turning to GSM technology, GSM proponents have stepped up lobbying efforts to tout the technology’s global success. Meanwhile, CDMA backers say the moves …

NEW YORK—Spending on wireless equipment is in a bit of a slump, according to Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.’s U.S. telecom capex preview. The firm said Cingular Wireless L.L.C., the …

NEW YORK—Spending on wireless equipment is in a bit of a slump, according to Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.’s U.S. telecom capex preview. The firm said Cingular Wireless L.L.C., the …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

RESTON, Va.—Wireless Matrix Corp. stepped into the breach to purchase the intellectual property and customer contracts of bankrupt MobileAria for about $11 million, a day after @Road Inc. announced it …

FREMONT, Calif.—@Road Inc. announced it has terminated a week-old agreement to purchase MobileAria Inc. due to difficulties surrounding MobileAria’s mobile resource management services contract with Verizon Services Corp., a division …

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.—Verizon Wireless settled a lawsuit with a telemarketing firm that had placed more than 500,000 Spanish-language calls to the carrier’s customers, telling them that they had won a …

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 …

MINNEAPOLIS—T-Mobile USA Inc. moved ahead of Verizon Wireless in customer satisfaction, according to a survey by Vocal Laboratories Inc. The survey draws on the experiences of individuals who provide Vocal …

TORONTO—Nortel Networks Ltd. bagged what is likely a hefty contract to supply Verizon Wireless with CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network technology beginning in the third quarter. Though Nortel didn’t …

Although much attention has been focused on the network transitions and upgrades of national carriers, many regional operators around the country also are deciding how to implement new technologies and …

The nation’s wireless carriers are caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to net neutrality. When net-neutrality proponents make passionate cries for a “free and open” …

The competitive landscape for the world’s top five mobile-phone vendors at mid-year has come into clearer focus with second-quarter earnings already reported or expected this week. The plot has thickened …

With several mobile virtual network operators targeting ethnic or immigrant markets, low-cost international calling is one of the key potential differentiators in a marketplace that demands differentiation. It’s a space …

The data on mobile devices and data is clear and simple: smart-phone users consume more data because their devices are optimized for games, video, music and e-mail. Even the most …

For the second time this year, Lucent Technologies Inc. warned of lower sales prior to releasing quarterly results. The company said it expects to post third-quarter earnings of $2.04 billion, …