Everything has to come to an end, whether it's Ken Jennings' winning streak on Jeopardy! or Tom Brokaw's 23-year reign on NBC Nightly News or wireline telephony.OK. That's a tad drastic. Wireline telephony isn't going to disappear, but it is morphing to remain relevant...
Just more than a month after closing its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it expects to post a quicker return on its investment than it originally predicted. The nation's largest carrier also reaffirmed its commitment to deploy...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. continued the business of integrating AT&T Wireless Services Inc. with a pair of deals to sell spectrum and wireless assets designed to comply with government divestiture requests related to the merger. The first deal was with Alltel Corp. and calls for...
Having spent much of the year tapping mobile markets around the globe, the bunny is coming to North America. Playboy Enterprises Inc. announced a deal Thursday to offer adult games, images, video clips and ringtones to U.S. and Canadian wireless subscribers. The venerable men's...
Dan MeyerVerizon Communications Inc. is expected to raise $1.9 billion from its sale of 73.5 million shares of Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. The sale will include 48.55 million common shares priced at $25.97 per share and 24.94 million non-voting shares priced at $24.74...
Verizon Wireless said Thursday it completed the purchase of Northern California wireless operator Mountain Cellular from Sierra Tel Communications Group. The deal includes Mountain Cellular's spectrum license covering 170,000 potential customers in El Dorado County stretching along Highway 50 from El Dorado Hills to...
WASHINGTON-A New York judge said Verizon Wireless can purchase bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s remaining licenses for $3 billion.A NextWave spokesman said the transaction will be worked into the plan of reorganization the company expects to file with the bankruptcy court Dec. 6.Once the deal...
Verizon Communications Inc. said it plans to sell its 20.5-percent stake in Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. beginning early next week. Verizon noted that its current stake in the company includes 48.5 million common shares and 24.9 million non-voting shares, and the sale is...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless is offering screen savers and wallpaper from National Geographic. Developer Rocket Mobile is powering the service, which is offered through the carrier's Get it Now service to customers using selected phones. Verizon charges $2 for a single image, $4 for three...
Nextel Communications Inc. was able to support marketing claims for its Nationwide Direct Connect service, but modified pricing claims following a ruling by the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Inc. NAD said the case was brought to the attention...
Startup Xcelis Communications L.L.C. last week introduced a service that essentially re-routes Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s in-network calls to numbers outside the carrier's network. The $10-per-month service allows Cingular customers to place a call to any phone number in the United States and Canada, but...
Customer confusion over wireless rate plans and services is costing wireless operators $3 billion per year due to increasing customer churn and harmed brand relationships, according to a consumer survey from brand strategy company Siegel & Gale. The survey, which was part of the...
L.M. Ericsson said it has won a $370 million contract extension with third-generation wireless carrier 3 to supply core, radio and transmission equipment and related services. The contract covers Sweden, Denmark, Norway and optionally Finland, according to Ericsson. PalmOne Inc. said it opened a...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said a Minnesota law requiring mobile-phone carriers to give subscribers 60 days' written notice of some proposed contract changes is pre-empted by U.S. law, a finding at odds with a recent district court decision. The statement is the agency's strongest...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to cut at least 10 percent of its newly combined staff, or around 7,000 of its 68,000-strong workforce, chief Stan Sigman said. In an interview with the Associated Press, the carrier's chief executive officer said Cingular will start making the...
WASHINGTON-The long-awaited publication in the Federal Register of the Federal Communications Commission's plan to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band occurred Nov. 22. Publication starts the 75-day clock for Nextel Communications Inc. to say whether it will accept or reject the plan....
Colorado Mills is one of Denver's newest suburban malls. The warm, well-lit corridors are lined with like likes of Gap, Target, K-B Toys, Chili's and other clothing, eatery, trinket and curio shops. And in an indication of the growing importance of wireless in American...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is abuzz these days with a new debate that seems to bring two familiar issues-competition and spectrum management-to the table at the same time. At issue: Can the FCC allow competition for wireless voice and broadband in the air-to-ground band...
WASHINGTON-Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell (D) has yet to signal whether he will sign or veto a bill some critics fear will undermine Philadelphia's planned Wi-Fi rollout. However, there is a possibility Rendell will direct city officials, telecom carriers and other stakeholders to work out...
WASHINGTON-Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell (D) has yet to signal whether he will sign or veto a bill some critics fear will undermine Philadelphia's planned Wi-Fi rollout. But there is a possibility he will direct city officials, telecom carriers and other stakeholders to work out...
BETHESDA, Md.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. said it has made an agreement with Verizon Airfone that calls for the company to sell Iridium services to its general aviation operators.According to the agreement, Verizon Airfone will use the services to supplement its existing MagnaStar system, which is...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless expanded its content offerings with two announcements. The carrier launched a new service that allows music fans to view images of artists as they browse and download ringtones and voice tones. Through Track Magnet, which was developed by content provider Ztango,...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is testing Audiovox's Windows Mobile smart phone for use on its network, a move indicative of the complications surrounding the carrier's combination with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AT&T Wireless sold the Audiovox smart phone before the merger.Since its acquisition of AT&T...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to cut at least 10 percent of its newly combined staff, or around 7,000 of its 68,000-strong workforce, chief Stan Sigman said. In an interview with the Associated Press, the carrier's chief executive officer said Cingular will start making the...
