NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. announced a quarterly dividend of 39 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter, payable Feb. 2, 2004, to shareowners of record at the close of business Jan. 9. The company has approximately 2.7 million shareowners and approximately 2.8...
CHANTILLY, Va.-Strategic advisory and research firm BIA Financial Network Inc. reported that wireless service revenue growth has increased 19.2 percent over the last two years, with some company's reporting triple-digit increases."Revenue growth in the wireless industry is showing a surprising strength, with some companies...
Much like Al Capone's vault, the first few days of local number portability provided more hype than headlines as the feared millions of customers beating down the doors of retail outlets selling wireless services in an attempt to switch carriers was tempered by a...
Verizon Wireless is reportedly set to charge customers an additional 40 cents per month beginning in March to cover ongoing local number portability costs, according to published reports. The increase will be on top of the five-cents-per-month "federal regulatory fee" the carrier currently charges...
Despite wireless carrier-generated public-relations hype surrounding the success of initial number porting, which was helped by only a slight increase in customer traffic, a number of analysts questioned the first day's success of the Federal Communications Commission mandate. Wireless industry research firm Mobile...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Cesky Telecom said it closed with five banks a $1 million syndicated credit facility, which it will use to purchase the 49-percent stake in mobile operator Eurotel Praha held by AT&T Wireless and Verizon Communications. The acquisition was first announced in June....
On the first day of wireless local number portability, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced a pair of rate plan enhancements that the carrier said were in reaction to consumer demands.The first offer allows customers to receive a $100 rebate toward a new phone purchase...
WASHINGTON-A group of judges transferred seven billing lawsuits against Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS to a federal court in Missouri, a change of venue that could benefit the two national mobile-phone operators."On the basis of the papers filed and hearing session held, the...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-With the holiday season around the corner, Motorola Inc. made several device-related announcements. The company said the new Motorola V300 camera phone will be available through T-Mobile USA Inc. nationwide next week. The phone, which retails for $100, includes a digital camera, color...
Rick Rothman describes his business as real estate without walls. Wireless technology tore down the wall. He can reach his customers, pen contracts, make payments and say goodbye without the familiar encumbrances of space and time.His real estate company, Buyers Agent, is a metaphor...
New wireless Internet browsing technologies may be giving rise to new business models for wireless content developers, and it appears the nation's No. 1 wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless, is looking to spur the market.At this year's CTIA Wireless I.T. show in Las Vegas, Verizon...
Maybe it's because of the imminent local number portability deadline, maybe it's because of the holiday shopping season launch, maybe it's because wireless data is starting to gain some traction, but advertising by wireless carriers has moved from the mundane to the entertaining.Gone is...
Sprint PCS' recently launched Ready Link walkie-talkie service drew mixed performance reviews last week from industry analysts who noted that while the service was superior in many ways to Verizon Wireless' similar Push-to-Talk offering, it fell short of Nextel Communications Inc.'s Direct Connect service,...
If UMTS is the dream, CDMA2000 1x EV-DO is the reality, claims a report by Dallas-based Alexander Resources. It is not just a reality, but a better, cheaper and more effective reality than UMTS.In its study titled CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Opportunities, Challenges and Competitive...
Following years of political wrangling and months of preparation, the telecom industry is finally offering customers the chance to keep their telephone number if they decide to switch to another wireline or wireless provider. According to analysts' forecasts, anywhere from 6 to tens of...
As businesses eye the beauty of wireless services on a massive scale, hardware and software vendors have stepped up their activities.Despite a continued sluggish economy, the frenzy began about a year ago, according to major players."I have seen more uptake in the last nine...
The long, blustery relationship between paging and messaging carriers Metrocall Holdings Inc. and WebLink Wireless Inc. appears to have come to a close, with Metrocall announcing it will acquire WebLink in a $21 million deal. The move creates a combined paging carrier covering 90...
With much fanfare at this year's Comdex electronics show in Las Vegas and multi-page advertisements in nationwide newspapers, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its high-speed EDGE-based service last week, claiming it now operates the highest-speed nationwide wireless data network in the country. The launch...
It's an application that drove an entire segment of the wireless industry. Now, it's a joke.Imagine: You're walking down the street with your trusty mobile phone when you pass by one of the multitudinous Starbucks that litter urban intersections nationwide. You're not averse to...
ORANGEBURG N.Y.-Verizon Wireless said it has invested nearly $1 billion during the past three years to enhance its digital wireless network in the New York metropolitan area.The announcement comes several weeks after city officials asked cell-phone users to report dead spots in cellular coverage...
With the blessing of its parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is reportedly set to acquire one of its competitors as early as next year, according to a Business Week report.The report cited unnamed company officials who said the...
With the holiday season around the corner, Motorola Inc. made several device-related announcements this week. The company said the new Motorola V300 camera phone will be available through T-Mobile USA Inc. nationwide next week. The phone, which retails for $100, includes a digital camera,...
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has signed a service level agreement with Verizon Communications Inc. outlining the processes the carriers will follow when porting phone numbers following the local number portability mandate Nov. 24.The agreement defines port validation standards and procedures to be...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has signed an agreement with Verizon Wireless detailing number porting plans between the two carriers once local number portability takes effect Nov. 24. The carriers noted the agreement addresses operational details, including troubleshooting procedures and communications...
