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FCC investigation finds Verizon violated consumer privacy with UIDH use, began practice in late 2012 Verizon Wireless was dinged nearly $1.4 million for its use of so-called “supercookies,” which tracked …

Sprint prepaid brand Boost Mobile offering switchers 50% discount on family plans Sprint continues to throw 50% discount offers at the market, with the latest offering up to half off …

We’ve all been there. The agonizing moment as you fumble your phone and it lands squarely in the pool or a pitcher of margaritas. In fact, according to a new …

Chicago initiative offers ex-offenders job opportunities The cell tower industry has become a place of second chances and renewed hope for gainful employment. Thanks to a collaboration between a Chicago-area tower …

Former Sprint chairman Tim Donahue joins Ligado board Ligado Networks, which prior to last month was known as LightSquared, added former Sprint Nextel executive Tim Donahue to its power-packed board …

Verizon Wireless ranked first with consumers in all six of J.D. Power’s most recent regional surveys. The study queried more than 41,000 wireless subscribers across the U.S. about their last …

T-Mobile US says it’s the nation’s leader in voice-over-LTE calls on its mobile network. This week at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, T-Mobile US CFO Braxton Carter …

AT&T begin throttling unlimited data customers at 3 GB, Verizon closes call centers and Apple launches New iPad … 4 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes …

Verizon CFO said carrier will not wade into unlimited data fray as it continues to balance spectrum and infrastructure Verizon Communications may have a lot on its plate in terms …

DirecTV plans 3 new video platforms, including a mobile offer set to launch later this year AT&T is pushing forward with deeper integration of its newly acquired DirecTV assets, announcing …

Jim Patterson breaks down what’s needed next by Frontier and Cablevision, and asks if wireline is cool again This week, we will take a look at the last quarterly earnings …

Issues of site acquisition, backhaul and power have been significant small cell deployment challenges, but the industry is starting to get a better handle on how to address them – …

Sprint customers can again select a subsidized price on a new device, though a dinged for higher access charges Just months after ditching the practice, Sprint has revived two-year service …

Sprint exec bonuses impacted by 4G growth, while Verizon hypes impending LTE launch, 6 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping …

Alliance set to focus on 5G trial specification BARCELONA, Spain – Korean operators KT and SK Telecom, Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo and U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless formed the 5G …

Verizon scored overall win in 3 of 6 markets tested so far, AT&T tops in a pair and Sprint No. 1 in 1 Less than two months into the new …

Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless all offered up various promos for the latest Samsung smartphones Domestic carriers quickly unveiled promotions tied to Samsung’s announced launch of its latest …

Comcast plans to participate in the upcoming FCC auction and exercised option to resell Verizon Wireless services Consider this interesting scenario, which seems likely to happen within the next year: …

Verizon Communications has started “5G” field tests with Nokia Networks, testing pre-standards technology in Verizon’s live network in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Verizon and Nokia said they tested an “extreme …

Carriers race against dedicated low-power networks BARCELONA, Spain – Mobile World Congress is all about the newest wireless technologies, but this year the end of an old technology is driving …

T-Mobile 5G plans include trials work this year with Nokia and Ericsson with expected post-2020 commercial launch T-Mobile US is the latest domestic operator to get in on the “5G” …

Jim Patterson tackles the T-Mobile ‘to do’ list and looks at Samsung’s latest Galaxy smartphone We have a lot to cover this week with T-Mobile US earnings and Samsung’s announcements …

Advice from a long-time wireless industry analyst As a long-time industry analyst, my email box has exploded. It seems so many companies worldwide want to get on my radar. Especially …

5 things to know today: Verizon’s XO buy and 5G tests, AT&T’s LTE drones and $10 billion investment 1. Verizon Communications has agreed to pay $1.8 billion for XO Communications’ …

Tower tech falls to his death in Iowa Not even a full week after a safety workshop in the nation’s capitol that stressed the reduction in loss of life to tower …