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Few wireless companies have been able to target the often sought-after youth market like Boost Mobile L.L.C. Despite being owned by business-focused Nextel Communications Inc. and being available only in …

Nextel Communications Inc.’s youth-oriented Boost Mobile L.L.C. subsidiary lost its top executive last week as Peter Adderton, former chief executive officer and founder, said he was leaving the venture due …

LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K. said it received the lowest number of complaints in the latest customer satisfaction report from U.K. telecom regulator Oftel compared with the other five U.K. mobile operators. …

LONDON-Following impressive growth in the U.S. market announced earlier this week, Virgin Mobile said its U.K. subsidiary had its best third-quarter performance, adding 269,381 new customers to push its subscribers …

With less than a month to go before the scheduled Nov. 24 implementation of wireless local number portability, few carriers have engaged in the cut-throat rate plan battles many expected …

WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. reported its prepaid products and services are now available at more than 220 CompUSA Inc. stores nationwide, an expansion of its retail presence that includes …

WARREN, N.J.-Sprint PCS said it will start offering mobile virtual network operator partner Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. prepaid products and services at more than 550 company-owned stores. “Virgin Mobile USA …

The last of the six nationwide wireless operators reported second-quarter results last week as German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG released results for T-Mobile USA Inc. that showed a dramatic …

U.S. carriers must adopt new business models to zero in on the youth and young adult markets, especially as subscriber growth is expected to dwindle during the next five years, …

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 …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s recently launched GoPhone service could signal the beginning of an evolution in the wireless prepaid market that will result in carriers placing more emphasis on offerings …

SAN FRANCISCO-MarketWatch.com Inc. announced it purchased news and information provider Pinnacor Inc. for about $103 million. Pinnacor, formerly known as ScreamingMedia, offers a range of wireless news and information updates …

SAN FRANCISCO-MarketWatch.com Inc. announced it purchased news and information provider Pinnacor Inc. for about $103 million. Pinnacor, formerly known as ScreamingMedia, offers a range of wireless news and information updates …

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc, a fixed-line operator that spun off its mobile division as MmO2, is in its second mobile virtual network operator deal to get back into the mobile arena, …

NEEDHAM, Mass.-ATM operators could benefit from offering prepaid wireless airtime at U.S. automated teller machines, according to new research from financial services company TowerGroup. According to TowerGroup, non-financial electronic transactions …

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 …

In an industry drowning in acronyms and meaningless catch phrases, few labels are as hard to pin down as the European-derived mobile virtual network operator. Separately the words are familiar …

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. launched its latest youth-oriented advertising campaign this week titled “Live Without a Plan.” The mobile virtual network operator said the campaign, which debuted during the 2003 …

LONDON-Tesco, one of the United Kingdom’s major supermarket chains, announced plans to launch its own mobile service in partnership with MmO2. The supermarket will offer branded mobile services to the …

WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. reported a partnership with four prepaid wireless phone card distributors, including CellCards, GTS Prepaid, PRE Solutions and InComm, which the mobile virtual network operator said …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS reported $2.9 billion in operating revenue for the first quarter of 2003, a 3.5-percent improvement compared with the $2.8 billion the carrier reported for the first …

WARREN, N.J.-Mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA is looking to tap into the hype surrounding the Fox TV show “American Idol” with its own text messaging campaign. The move …

BOSTON-The U.S. cellular market will grow 6 percent annually during the next five years, resulting in penetration of almost 70 percent, according to a new report from research firm Strategy …

LONDON-U.K. mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile reported its highest sales ever in last year’s fourth quarter, bringing in 370,530 new subscribers during the quarter compared with 232,300 in the …

HELSINKI, Finland-DNA Finland, the Finnish regional telecom group, has displaced Virgin Mobile as the lead contender to acquire Telia Mobile’s network operations in Finland. DNA is reported to have placed …