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Mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. is reportedly edging closer to an initial public offering that is expected to take place before the end of the year. A …

In addition to strengthening its position as the nation’s third-largest wireless operator, Sprint Corp.’s planned merger with Nextel Communications Inc. will bring together the industry’s two most aggressive targeters of …

More than a year after announcing plans to sell off or find a partner for its wireless division, Qwest Communications International Inc. last week reported a deal with Sprint PCS …

The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that U.K.-based Virgin Group Ltd.’s trademark covers its wireless phone service, and the company can seek an order to stop U.S.-based Virgin …

WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. unveiled its long-awaited plans to launch its mobile virtual network operator service this summer. The company, which is a joint venture between U.K.-based Virgin Group …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint PCS and the Virgin Group reported they would each have an equal interest and mutual governance roles in their Virgin Mobile USA mobile virtual network operator joint …

Nearly six months after United Kingdom-based Virgin Group and Sprint PCS announced they formed Virgin Mobile USA, the U.S. wireless industry continues to wait for the launch of the highly …

1. Jan. 29 Re-auction brings in record $17B to FCC After 101 rounds and $16.85 billion, the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of 422 personal communications services licenses ended last Friday. …

LONDON—The mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) business model has arrived in the United States. Sprint and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group officially announced their teaming, a saga that has been …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Carrefour, the giant French hypermarket firm, has appointed KPMG to advise it on plans to become a mobile virtual network operator. The company is reported to have approached …

As the Virgin Mobile rumor factory continues to pump out news stories, Sprint PCS finally brought some substance to the situation. The wireless carrier issued a brief, two-sentence release confirming …

DENVER, United States-One of the world’s most savvy and chic brand names is coming to the U.S. mobile-phone market next year. Virtual network operator (VNO) Virgin Mobile USA said it …

SINGAPORE-What do you do when you have loads of cash? You go shopping. That is precisely what Singapore Telecom has done. Flushed with cash reserves of some S$6.3 billion (US$3.7 …

One of the world’s most savvy and chic brand names is coming to the U.S. mobile-phone market next year. Virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA said it plans to ink …