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Telecommunications bundling has made a strong comeback over the past year, with nearly all of the country’s regional providers offering some form of packaged deal to customers. Those bundles usually …

You didn’t expect AT&T Wireless to go quietly into that good night, did you? AT&T Wireless has a storied history. The carrier can claim roots in both AT&T Corp., which …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Wall Street roared its approval of struggling wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. as the company reported break-even financials and a major CDMA EV-DO deal with Verizon Wireless. …

Nextel Communications Inc. may have finally found some competition for its highly touted Direct Connect walkie-talkie service as independent testing of Alltel Corp.’s recently launched Touch2Talk service showed similar performance …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and Eastman Kodak Co. said the Kodak Mobile Service will be available to Verizon Wireless’ Get It Now customers, allowing users to view, share, organize and store …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reportedly is set to bid as much as $35 billion for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in an attempt to gain control of the third-largest wireless operator in …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Wall Street roared its approval of struggling wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. as the company reported break-even financials and a major CDMA EV-DO deal with Verizon Wireless. …

NEW YORK-With AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s self-imposed Feb. 13 deadline for buyout bids fast approaching, Vodafone Group plc’s plans to divest itself from current U.S. wireless network partner Verizon Wireless …

NEW YORK-Vodafone Group plc’s plans to bid on AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could be on hold as published reports indicate the worldwide wireless provider is considering a much larger proposal …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell a new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. camera phone with a unique rotating screen design for $180 with a two-year agreement. Sprint PCS sells …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced an expanded agreement with instant messaging company America Online Inc. to install AOL’s IM software in select AT&T Wireless mobile phones. Nokia Corp.’s 3100 …

WASHINGTON-A deal has been struck on California’s controversial proposal to create a bill of rights for telecom consumers, opening the way for a vote by state regulators in early spring. …

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will begin soliciting bids for the sale of what it termed “excess spectrum” in the Columbus, Ga., market in an attempt to raise capital. …

Dear Editor, I’m disappointed you believe that our recent package of reports about the state of wireless phone service was not balanced, and that you believe we were quick to …

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Following a robust holiday season that witnessed less pricing competition from nationwide operators, carriers waited the customary month into the new year before putting away their limited holiday promotions and …

Nextel Communications Inc.’s next-generation plans are set to be tested by the public as the carrier is planning a network trial in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area using Flarion Technologies Inc.’s …

Identity theft, a popular catch phrase in the financial services industry, is also the leading type of fraud afflicting the telecommunications industry, according to a new survey by the Telecommunications …

Third-generation contracts seem to be giving Nortel Networks Ltd. an edge lately, owing to what industry observers describe as the Brampton, Ontario-based vendor’s Internet Protocol advantage. Nortel’s complete solution has …

NEW YORK-Following its exclusive deal to offer content based on the “Lord of the Rings” movies, Verizon Wireless announced a package of NBA content and applications it will offer exclusively …

NEW YORK-Sprint Corp. told industry analysts at an investor conference that the company planned to sit out the merger mania currently sweeping the wireless industry, noting the company would instead …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Activity continues in the wireless content and application market, with Verizon Wireless, Twentieth Century Fox and others making new announcements. Verizon Wireless announced new Get It Now applications from …

The last three months of 2003 proved fruitful for the country’s largest and smallest nationwide operators as Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. posted subscriber results well ahead of their …

As the list of potential suitors became clearer last week, AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s management took control of the situation by announcing a mid-February deadlines for potential buyers to submit …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it has received 4,734 informal complaints about wireless local number portability as of Jan. 23. Most complaints were about porting numbers between wireless carriers, while …