VoiceStream Wireless

A corporate merger is not unlike a marriage. Two separate parties enter the union with two individual identities, and emerge from the ceremony as one entity, committed to achieving common …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. signed a multi-year supply agreement that will enable VoiceStream to expand its Global System for Mobile communications 1900 network and services, and bring …

The flurry of consolidation in the wireless industry leads the industry observer to believe a nationwide presence is a necessity to compete in this market going forward. AT&T Wireless Services …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-VoiceStream Subsidiary IV Corp., a subsidiary of VoiceStream Wireless Corp., received tender and consents from holders of all the outstanding series A zero coupon notes due 2006 and the …

NEW YORK-George Schmitt, formerly president of Omnipoint Communications Inc., has joined competitive local exchange carrier e.spire Communications Inc., Herndon, Va., as its chairman and interim chief executive officer. Schmitt also …

Since its exit from the highly competitive U.S. mobile handset market in late 1998, Siemens AG has vowed to return. The German manufacturer will make its comeback this summer, but …

Financial analysts are beginning to conservatively incorporate potential wireless data revenues into their valuations of wireless carriers, and many are looking to the future, realizing wireless operators should be evaluated …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Omnipoint Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of VoiceStream Wireless Corp., reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 1999. Total revenue for the company …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association said Thursday that it is eliminating 10 positions as it “recharges its organization to further advance [the] wireless industry.” “In 1999, PCIA had the best …

NEW YORK-Shareholders of VoiceStream Wireless Corp., Omnipoint Corp. and Aerial Communications Inc. have “overwhelmingly approved” the merger of the three Global System for Mobile communications carriers. The VoiceStream-Omnipoint merger is …

The Federal Communications Commission approved the merger of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and Omnipoint Corp. last week and noted the Department of Justice and the FBI delayed its decision, a problem …

General Packet Radio Service technology is a powerful proposition for Global System for Mobile communications operators anxious to comb in the huge revenues packetized wireless Internet access promises. That’s why …

Qualcomm Inc. on Friday officially asked the Federal Communications Commission to grant it spectrum in the upcoming channel 60-69 auctions. Qualcomm wants the commission to quickly award it spectrum to …

After months of speculation over what would happen to Sprint PCS’ GSM network in Washington, D.C., Omnipoint Corp. and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. have agreed to purchase the network for an …

Omnipoint and VoiceStream Wireless have agreed to purchase Sprint PCS’ GSM network in Washington, D.C., for an undisclosed amount, saving their GSM customers from a potential black hole in that …

At the end of each year, the RCR editorial staff looks back on the news events that made RCR headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories of …

NEW YORK-Wholly owned subsidiaries of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and Omnipoint Corp., whose merger is expected to close by spring, have secured a $3 billion bank loan, Standard & Poor’s Corp. …

LOS ANGELES-Econ One Research’s latest monthly survey of wireless-phone service prices showed that some carriers charge up to twice as much for the same service in one city as they …

Some confusion exists in the wireless industry over whether mobile-phone-component shortages are affecting the handset supply in the United States. Major handset suppliers say they aren’t struggling with component shortages, …

As Sprint PCS shuts down its Global System for Mobile communications network in Washington, D.C., at the end of this month, speculation is increasing about what will happen to the …

Powertel Inc.’s stock tumbled nearly $12 last week after VoiceStream Wireless Corp. Chief Executive Officer John Stanton said his company has no immediate plans to acquire any more GSM operators …

Mannesmann AG, parent of Germany’s top mobile communications company, confirmed last week it made a bid to buy U.K. mobile carrier Orange plc, which Orange’s largest shareholder accepted. The bid …

Fueled by United States Cellular Corp.’s strong financial results, parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. increased revenues and operating cash flow by 17 percent and 28 percent, respectively, in …

The Edge Consultants, an affiliate of agency.com, released a Wireless Application Protocol browser for handheld computers running either Palm Computing or Windows CE operating systems, called WAPman. Lucent Technologies Inc. …

Lucent Technologies Inc. will be noticeably absent when the Personal Communications Industry Association kicks off its 2000 showcase next September in Chicago. The infrastructure vendor has told PCIA it plans …