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WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said he found Nextel Communications Inc.’s complaints about the 2.1 GHz band unusual because the carrier did not raise relocation concerns when it presented its first …

Telus Mobility said it plans to offer its customers enhanced global roaming capabilities using a pair of Motorola Inc. GSM world phones designed to leverage the carrier’s CDMA and iDEN …

WASHINGTON-Press reports circulated today that FCC Chairman Michael Powell had pulled away from supporting Nextel Communications Inc. getting spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band as part of a solution to …

WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein Thursday morning said he found Nextel Communications Inc.’s complaints about the 2.1 GHz band unusual because the carrier did not raise relocation concerns when it presented …

RALEIGH, N.C.-Wireless application company Summus Inc. launched its new “Phil Hellmuth’s Texas Hold ‘Em” multiplayer poker game, which is available on Verizon Wireless’ application download service for $3 per month. …

Delays in deploying third-generation networks combined with an overall slow economy helped create a 12-percent drop in demand for wireless equipment last year, according to a new report from the …

Sendia Corp. has developed a business model around bringing existing wireless enterprise applications to market. “We’re not an application developer ourselves,” explained Alex Klyce, Sendia’s executive vice president. Rather, “we …

Qualcomm Inc. announced its BREW application download service will be available in Europe through a new deal with CDMA 450 MHz operator Zapp in Romania. “Zapp is proud to be …

T-Mobile USA Inc. posted first-quarter customer growth second only to Verizon Wireless and more than double its next closest competitor, reaffirming claims that once consumers could port their phone numbers, …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell hinted Thursday that Nextel Communications Inc. may yet be willing to accept spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the 1.9 GHz band requested as …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission could fine CenturyTel Inc. $100,000 for not routing ported wireless numbers. “Regardless of the status of a carrier’s obligation to provide number portability, all carriers have …

WASHINGTON-Mobile Satellite Ventures, despite legal and regulatory challenges, is aggressively moving forward with its business plan and appears poised to be first to market with a potentially disruptive technology comprised …

Nextel Communications Inc. continues to dominate the walkie-talkie space and is not expected to relinquish that lead for some time, despite recent attempts by Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS and Alltel …

Wireless messaging applications in the United States typically involve voting for reality TV show contestants, participating in trivia contests or requesting some sort of information, and most cost a few …

WASHINGTON-A rural wireless carrier that began porting customers in November told reporters Thursday that 24 percent of its ports had come from wireline customers. Terry Addington, president of First Cellular …

WASHINGTON-Alexander Good, a former telecom executive and Reagan administration official, has been tapped as the new chief executive officer and vice chairman of Mobile Satellite Ventures. MSV, a mobile satellite …

IRVINE, Calif.-Wireless enterprise company Networks In Motion said it released its new AtlasTrack location-services product through Nextel Communications Inc. The company said the Java application allows mobile workers to track …

Countering a proposal by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association that would grant spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band and force the carrier to pay at least $3 billion for …

In their spare time after work and on the weekends, three tech-savvy guys in Petaluma, Calif., in about six months have managed to surmount a technical hurdle that the multibillion-dollar …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc., and the rest of the wireless world, will have to wait a bit longer. The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday put out the agenda for its May …

JENKINTOWN, Pa.-Wireless services garnered 30 percent of total consumer spending during the fourth quarter of last year, which was a 3-percent increase from the previous quarter and just below the …

WASHINGTON-Consumer groups and cellular dealers asked the Federal Communications Commission to block the proposed merger of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C., while organized labor reiterated its support …

Dennis Strigl did not have to be a diligent student to become a first-rate manager. “I disliked school,” recalls the chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless Inc., the biggest carrier …

The U.S. wireless gaming market recently expanded yet again with the emergence of European gaming powerhouse In-Fusio. The Bordeaux, France-based gaming company has been offering wireless games and technology in …

Dear Editor, I read with interest your article on April 1 titled, “Research claims wireless not major threat to wireline,” and wanted to share some thoughts on a couple of …