So it was, according to a new intriguing lawsuit, that Verizon Wireless was approached via e-mail by an Arkansas businessman in early February about "an arbitrage opportunity" that could potentially accomplish the same objective as one announced months later when the No. 2 cellphone...
As device and service options become more complex, wireless service providers are increasing their efforts to educate customers. Sprint Nextel Corp., which has been criticized in the past for its customer care, has taken steps to enhance its "street cred." The carrier earlier this...
Alltel Communications L.L.C. has been slapped with a class-action lawsuit over levying early termination fees on consumers that left the wireless carrier before the end of their service contracts. "Through a uniform scheme and common course of conduct, defendant charged plaintiff and other customers...
In an effort to bolster its home phone service, AT&T Inc. unveiled its HomeManager service that integrates many of the telcom provider's mobile features into a landline offering.The HomeManager service relies on a Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.-provided seven-inch color touchscreen frame that allows access...
One of the fastest growing wireless chip and system companies, NextWave Wireless Inc.(San Diego, California), has received a commitment from Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. and Sola for $100 million of much needed new financing. A major restructuring will follow
T-Mobile USA Inc. said it's adding seven cities to its list of 3G markets in the next few weeks. And the industry's No. 4 player said it plans to offer its UMTS/HSDPA-based service, which uses its recently acquired AWS spectrum, in 27 markets by...
AT&T Mobility announced it will halve the monthly cost of its push-to-talk service - from $10 per month to $5 - likely a defensive response to Verizon Wireless' recent PTT price drop from $10 to $5 a month. The activity could indicate a PTT...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. phone company AT&T Inc plans to eventually link Apple Inc's iPhone to its high-speed Internet and video service called U-verse, and introduce new features like using the phone as a remote control.
T-Mobile USA Inc. officially took the reigns from SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. The nation's No. 4 carrier launched its branded service in former SunCom markets across North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands last week. T-Mobile USA announced...
Next time you are having trouble standing on a street trying to flag down a taxi, get out your mobile device and send #TAXI.Customers of AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and Alltel Wireless can now punch in the code to connect to the first available...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Innovators in the mobile industry typically have not hesitated about adding whatever they possibly can to the wireless experience. However, diving head first into mobile marketing is making carriers a little timid. Amid the various meetings at CTIA Wireless I.T. and...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Listening to the star-studded opening keynote session at this year's CTIA I.T. & Entertainment 2008 event shed a little more light on my dumb mind: Most of the people with a hand in starting the wireless industry or currently running the...
SAN FRANCISCO -- CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 officially opened its doors Wednesday with keynotes focusing on how carriers are beginning to open their doors. The chase and challenge of creating an open wireless network glistened as a top priority among keynote...
CTIA I.T. attendees were treated to a CEO carrier panel discussion, as well as a history lesson from two wireless veterans.; CTIA; carriers; yahoo; CTIA I.T. attendees were treated to a CEO carrier panel discussion, as well as...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sprint Nextel Corp. prepped for the holiday shopping rush with a lineup of new devices, and a few customer incentives.The carrier presented five new handsets based on popular trends. Two of the phones will be text-message savvy -- the Samsung Electronics...
Following a lot of bad publicity in the wake of AT&T Mobility's exclusive contract for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and 700 MHz auction rules that demanded an open network, wireless carriers are prying open their networks.Earlier this year, Verizon Wireless began offering its network to...
U.S. Cellular Corp. and parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. have their sights set on the Big Apple, stock wise. Both companies announced today intentions to switch their publicly traded shares to the New York Stock Exchange from their current listing on the...
Nearly 3 million mobile users received Barack Obama's SMS about his new running mate, but many of those who signed up may have gotten the text late - or not at all - according to new figures from Keynote Systems.A mobile and Internet test...
Fresh on the heels of closing the Helio L.L.C acquisition, Virgin Mobile USA Inc. has named a new chief information and technology officer.Daniel Acton steps into the role to manage present Virgin Mobile USA I.T. and product development operations. The mobile virtual network operator...
Cricket Communications Inc. said it is giving customers all the video their eyes can take, for $5 a month. The subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., Cricket is offering unlimited mobile video service, allowing customers to view a selection of video clips, one-to-four minutes...
Klausner Technologies Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics Co. Ltd., claiming the carrier's recently launched visual voicemail service for the LG Voyager handset infringes on its voicemail patents. Anticipating the lawsuit, Verizon Wireless filed a lawsuit of its own...
Newswires have been buzzing with reports that Apple's 3G iPhones might not be selling as briskly in Poland as they are in the U.S., noting that the company's telecom partner in the country, Orange, has hired people to stand outside stores and create phony...
AT&T Mobility is set to expand international data plans for 3G iPhone owners - but they'll pay a pretty penny for it.Beginning tomorrow the carrier will release two new, international data plans for Apple Inc.'s uber-device: 100 megabytes of data transmission for an additional...
With the U.S. economy in a lull, many businesses suffer. Wireless, however, still thrives. And as the top four carriers continue to get stronger and hungrier, it could become a game of Pac-Man; big guys eating the little guys. Analysts and research firms have...
