Centennial Communications Corp. reported its U.S. wireless operations lost 3,600 subscribers during its first financial quarter of 2005 ended Aug. 31, compared to a gain of 7,600 subscribers during the same quarter a year ago. However, Centennial's Caribbean wireless operations made up for the...
Sprint Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said last week that the company's highly anticipated sale of its more than 6,200 wireless towers could be completed by the end of this year, and that the company was moving aggressively on its deployment...
WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. moved a step closer to winning government backing for its proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell signing off on the deal and setting in motion the possible start of a political...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission clarified some issues in its plan to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band, but did not deal with any of the issues raised by Nextel Communications Inc. The most substantive change the FCC made was to say that...
WASHINGTON-Cellular companies and a leading technical organization have created a working group to develop design and performance standards for mobile-phone batteries, a move that comes amid reports of injuries caused by exploding phones."As the number of wireless phones sold in the United States continues...
Sprint Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said the company's highly anticipated sale of its more than 6,200 wireless towers could be completed by the end of this year and that the company is moving aggressively on its deployment of high-speed wireless...
MIAMI-Wireless prepaid provider TracFone Wireless Inc. said it will begin offering its customers extended warranty protection for handsets through an agreement with Asurion. The insurance will cost a one-time fee of $20 for a one-year extension on top of the manufacturer's standard one-year warranty...
WASHINGTON-The nation's six national mobile-phone carriers have filed suits in California federal court challenging the bill of rights for telecom consumers approved in May by the California Public Utilities Commission.Nextel Communications Inc. filed its suit separately, while Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Sprint PCS,...
WASHINGTON-SBC Communications Inc. President Edward Whitacre today said he opposes having to divest any wireless assets as a condition of winning government approval of the proposed $41 billion merger between Cingular Wireless L.LC. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and conceded there is a risk...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched its Backup Assistant application that allows customers to back up their wireless handsets' phone book to safeguard against phone loss, damage or theft and eliminates the need to manually transfer contacts when a phone is replaced or upgraded. The FusionOne-powered...
J.D. Power and Associates reported that T-Mobile USA Inc. ranked highest in overall retail sales customer satisfaction among the nation's seven largest wireless operators, according to the firm's 2004 Wireless Retail Sales Satisfaction Study. The study, which included responses from 4,462 wireless users who...
Centennial Communications Corp. said it completed a previously announced purchase of 10 megahertz of PCS spectrum from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. covering approximately 4.1 million potential customers contiguous to its operations in Michigan and Indiana for $19.5 million. The company also announced the completion...
WASHINGTON-Sources indicate Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has conditionally approved the proposed $41 billion merger between No. 2 Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and No. 3 AT&T Wireless Services Inc., but potential complications could delay expected final government action on the deal to later this...
The wireless industry is expected to take its customary third-quarter breather this year. The nation's six largest operators are forecast to post relatively strong customer growth results that might not hit the nearly 3.9 million subscribers added last year, but remain healthy enough to...
Congress—and California—need to take a couple of steps back on industry plans for a 411 directory of wireless telephone numbers. Regardless of where one stands on whether it is a good idea or not to have such a directory, regulation like that signed by...
WASHINGTON—FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy said the five-member commission should vote again if changes are made to the government's proposed ruling on solving interference at 800 MHz, thus casting doubt on Nextel Communications Inc.'s hopes to clarify rules through a procedure called an erratum. Abernathy...
EDGE and UMTS technologies are both on a roll, says new research. But while EDGE accounts for more deployments, all eyes are on the benefits UMTS can bring. However, CDMA is singing its own song. At the CDMA Americas Congress in Miami, the technology's...
The wide ranging world of wireless roaming has fallen on deaf ears when it comes to CDMA2000 1x data services. Most U.S. operators have yet to sign agreements that would allow customers to continue to access their data services when using a competitor's network....
Due to new accounting rules implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Vodafone Group plc said it will likely report a reduction in the carrying value of its 45-percent equity stake in Verizon Wireless. Vodafone noted the new rules require it to distinguish between...
WASHINGTON-The leading association of competitive landline carriers told the Federal Communications Commission that wireless consumers will see an annual increase of $2.7 billion if the merger between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is approved. "The merger of Cingular and AWS will...
WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy said Thursday morning that erratum changes to Federal Communications Commission rules should only be for clerical errors not clarifying inconsistencies."Erratums are for clerical errors in the item," said Abernathy during a press briefing.Nextel Communications Inc. has asked the commission to...
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. told the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday that interference requirements set out in the FCC's 800 MHz rebanding plan are not achievable until after the reconfiguration process is complete."Commercial mobile radio service carriers cannot meet the new interference protection standards during the...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and Audiovox Communications Corp. have launched the Audiovox CDM-9900 digital video and camera phone.The device features a 2.2-inch high-resolution color screen, a built-in camcorder, embedded flash, a built-in speaker phone and a 300-slot phone book. With Verizon's Get It Now service,...
WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers are expected shortly to announce plans to address exploding mobile phones, possibly with an eye to crafting industry standards for batteries, which are suspected as the cause of the problem. The Cellular Telecommunications...
