WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc., desperately seeking spectrum, came out of nowhere to win the auction of bankrupt WorldCom Inc.'s wireless assets with a $144 million bid, more than doubling the original offer by BellSouth Corp. last month.The results of last week's auction were disclosed in...
DENVER-Verizon Wireless launched its cdma2000 1x-based Express Network service in Colorado, providing customers with access to the wireless data network at average speeds between 40 and 60 kilobits per second and peak speeds of up to 144 kbps. The carrier said the launch is...
Verizon Wireless has taken to heart the old adage that goes "if you cant beat em, join em." The nation's largest carrier broke rank with the industry last week when it said it would make local number portability easy for customers and urged its...
WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is negotiating with the California Public Service Utilities Commission to settle a year-long probe of the nation's No. 2 mobile-phone carrier's business practices, a development that could signal a strategy shift in industry as states contemplate landmark legal and regulatory action...
Opponents of wireless local number portability lost a substantial ally last week as Verizon Wireless threw in the towel on fighting the proposed Federal Communications Commission mandate and announced plans for how the nation's largest wireless carrier would handle customers looking to change carriers...
WASHINGTON-Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) confirmed to RCR Wireless News he is being considered for the top job at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, but it is unclear whether the 39-year-old Mississippi lawmaker is the trade group's first choice to lead the $80...
Nextel Communications Inc. reported it has seen a positive response to its Nationwide Direct Connect service, which the carrier launched in early June, noting the service is available in half of its markets today and will be available in all of its markets by...
Streaming video company RealNetworks Inc. today announced a major deal with European powerhouse Vodafone Group plc, a move that many in the industry say puts RealNetworks at the head of the wireless video movement."This is the largest commitment by a carrier in the world"...
WASHINGTON-Despite poor market conditions, telecom and high-tech industries continue to spend money on lobbying at record levels.PoliticalMoneyLine, a Web-based service that tracks political money, said the telecom and tech sectors ranked second in lobbying expenditures for the last six months of 2002. The $113.3...
What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality last week for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., as the handset maker announced it will shut down its CDMA research and development site in North America, reflecting the company's poor performance in the region....
The number of global wireless users will increase 49 percent during the next four years to total 1.72 billion by 2007, according to the Yankee Group. Analysts further predict subscriber revenues will reach $584 billion in 2007, compared with $387 billion in 2002, making...
REDMOND, Wash.-The summer movie season continues to tie into wireless, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. scoring an exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures for its upcoming "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life" motion picture.AT&T Wireless developed a range of games, ring tones, screensavers...
By the time Nextel Communications Inc. completes rollout of its Nationwide Direct Connect service in August, it is expected to have some competitors in the push-to-speak space. A number of industry sources expect Verizon Wireless will launch a similar service on its CDMA-based network...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will offer customers with Get It Now-enabled phones enhanced nationwide directory information through Verizon SuperPages.Verizon Wireless said the service will allow customers to search more than 16 million yellow page listings and a national white pages database by name,...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will sponsor the Lollapalooza 2003 Concert Tour, which is scheduled to begin a nationwide 30-show tour July 5 in Indianapolis.The carrier said it will be on site with text messaging contests, giveaways and interactive wireless demonstrations, and will allow...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. will attempt to raise $200 million through a public offering of convertible senior notes. The company will use the proceeds to redeem a portion of its 10 5/8-percent senior discount notes and to purchase or redeem all of its outstanding...
In the wake of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' retreat from the CDMA mobile-phone business, Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS are re-evaluating their plans to sell Sony Ericsson's newly released CDMA phones.A spokeswoman for Sony Ericsson said the two main CDMA carriers in the United...
The summer movie season continues to tie into wireless, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. scoring an exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures for its upcoming "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life" motion picture.AT&T Wireless developed a range of games, ring tones, screensavers and...
WASHINGTON-Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) confirmed to RCR Wireless News Wednesday that he is under consideration for the top job at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, and his statement leaves one to wonder whether he is the first choice for the job."I am under...
Verizon Wireless President and Chief Executive Officer Denny Strigl said the company will not charge its customers additional porting fees if they want to switch to another carrier and take their phone numbers once wireless local number portability is implemented, which is expected later...
WASHINGTON-Despite poor market conditions, telecom and high-tech industries continue to spend money on lobbying at record levels.PoliticalMoneyLine, a Web-based service that tracks political money, said telecom and tech sectors ranked second in lobbying expenditures for the last six months of 2002. The $113.3 million...
Verizon Communications Inc.'s Verizon Avenue subsidiary is set to further blur the line between wireline and wireless communications when it launches its Verizon One service next year. The service will integrate cordless and cellular capabilities into a single handset with one telephone number.Verizon Avenue...
Content provider Handango expanded its library of wireless applications to include more than 10,000 ring tones and graphics, a move that places the company squarely in the wireless industry and a strategy that some think could create a significant business in the near future."There...
REDMOND, Wash.-As previously announced by Cesky Telecom, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has signed an agreement to jointly sell with Verizon Communications Inc. a 49-percent interest in Czech Republic wireless operator Eurotel Praha to Cesky Telecom for $1.05 billion. Proceeds from the sale...
