BEDMINSTER, New Jersey, United States-Verizon Communications said its wireless division added more customers during the recently completed fourth quarter than the 803,000 net customer additions reported for the third quarter of last year and that it does not see any weakening in customer demand...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Communications Inc. said its wireless division added more customers during the recently completed fourth quarter than the 803,000 net customer additions reported for the third quarter of last year and that it did not see any weakening in customer demand for its...
NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. reported Jerri DeVard will join the company as senior vice president for brand management and marketing communications beginning Jan. 6. Verizon said DeVard will be responsible for managing advertising, media planning and buying, and direct mail-direct response for Verizon's telecommunications...
WASHINGTON-The Ohio Supreme Court on Dec. 30 said that a wireless reseller may sue Verizon Wireless Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. for more than $2 million in damages for charging the reseller discriminatory prices."This is just a David and Goliath story. Cellnet has been...
WASHINGTON-The wireless policy-making world will ring in 2003 in much the same way it rang in 2002: by debating the merits of wireless local number portability.In the final days before Christmas, the Federal Communications Commission found itself being pressured by a senator and state...
Fresh off the government's decision to release all participants from the financial responsibility related to the ill-fated auction of NextWave Telecom Inc.'s wireless spectrum, Verizon Wireless Inc. purchased 50 wireless licenses from Long Island, N.Y.-based Northcoast Communications L.L.C.The $750 million cash deal, which is...
Editor's Note: Each year RCR Wireless News chooses the person who has most impacted the wireless industry. Our choice for 2002 is Dennis Strigl, Verizon Wireless Inc.'s chief executive. Verizon, the nation's largest carrier, is known as a conservative company, and that has served...
Showing off the diverse nature of the wireless industry in North America, a recent survey and ranking of operators' third-quarter results rendered a top-five ranking that included carriers serving a nationwide business customer base, a Canadian operator, the region's largest carrier, a regional affiliate...
The exit of Sir Christopher Gent from the chief executive post at Vodafone marks a milestone for the company and the industry. Unlike many of his counterparts, Gent is stepping down from his post rather than being forced out. Gent, named RCR Wireless News...
As one of the most challenging years in telecom history winds down, the wireless sector faces a variety of threats from within and outside the industry.Which threats will prove to be mere specters and which ones turn out to be true wolves remains to...
WASHINGTON-As the Federal Communications Commission was preparing for Christmas it was being pressured by a senator and state regulators to remove the bona fide request requirement for the implementation of wireless local number portability."The bona fide request rule makes this feature contingent upon...
spectrum in Northcoast buyFresh off the government's decision to release all participants from the financial responsibility related to the ill-fated auction of NextWave Telecom Inc.'s wireless spectrum, Verizon Wireless Inc. purchased 50 wireless licenses from Long Island, N.Y.-based Northcoast Communications L.L.C.The $750 million cash...
WASHINGTON-The wireless policy-making world will ring in 2003 in much the same way it rang in 2002: by debating the merits of wireless local number portability.In the final days before Christmas, the Federal Communications Commission found itself being pressured by a senator and state...
Editor's Note: Each year RCR Wireless News chooses the person who has most impacted the wireless industry. Our choice for 2002 is Dennis Strigl, Verizon Wireless Inc.'s chief executive. Verizon, the nation's largest carrier, is known as a conservative company, and that has served...
Showing off the diverse nature of the wireless industry in North America, a recent survey and ranking of operators' third-quarter results rendered a top-five ranking that included carriers serving a nationwide business customer base, a Canadian operator, the region's largest carrier, a regional affiliate...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. signed an agreement with Northcoast Communications L.L.C. Thursday to purchase 50 personal communications services licenses and related network assets covering more than 47 million potential customers for approximately $750 million in cash. The 10 megahertz licenses include a number of...
NEW YORK-Moody's Investor Services downgraded its senior unsecured long-term debt ratings of Verizon Communications Inc. from A1 to A2 and the long-term debt ratings of Verizon Wireless Inc. from A2 to A3, but upgraded its outlook from negative to stable.The ratings agency cited concerns...
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-Expanding digital coverage of its network across northern California, Verizon Wireless Inc. said it has recently launched enhancements at more than 130 sites including the San Jose International Airport, California State University at Hayward, San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center and the city...
The exit of Sir Christopher Gent from the chief executive post at Vodafone certainly marks a milestone for the company and the industry. Unlike many of his counterparts, Gent has chosen to step down from his post rather than being forced out. Gent has...
IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. will bypass carrier sales efforts with a new online store, where Internet surfers can compare and buy phones and wireless services.The site is managed by LetsTalk, which is an online retailer, distributor, and enterprise solutions provider for wireless service plans and...
LONDON-Following on a promise he made earlier this year, Vodafone Group plc chairman and former RCR Wireless News Person of the Year Christopher Gent said he would retire from the world's largest wireless company on July 30 immediately following Vodafone's annual general meeting.Vodafone announced...
After talking with several operators from North and South America last week at the CDMA Americas Congress, it seems they have similar to-do lists heading into 2003. As 1x uptake increases, operators are looking to 2003 as the year for return on investment (ROI),...
LOS ANGELES-Wireless entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. will be the company behind much of Verizon Wireless' new "The Lord of the Rings" promotion, developing the games, images and ring tones for the promotion.Jamdat licensed the movie franchise from New Line Cinema. The applications will...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. said it intends to offer Research In Motion Ltd.'s voice-enabled BlackBerry 6750 handheld device on its cdma2000 1x-based Express Network during the first quarter of next year. The launch will be the first BlackBerry device offered on a 1x network...
