With just two markets launched, Clearwire Corp.'s mobile WiMAX service is already facing an identity crisis. Unveiled late last year in Baltimore by joint venture partner Sprint Nextel Corp. under the Xohm brand name, the service has since expanded to Portland, Ore., by Clearwire...
KT, the country's biggest telephone company, announced plans to merge with KTF, the No. 2 wireless carrier, creating a mighty industry giant whose sales will dwarf its competitors.
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Boost Mobile subsidiary unveiled an unlimited offering dubbed "Monthly Unlimited" that includes unlimited calling minutes, text messaging, wireless Web and walkie-talkie services for $50 per month. The new plan is for the carrier's iDEN-based offering.Matt Carter, president of Boost Mobile, said...
The Department of Justice said AT&T Inc. must pay more than $2 million to settle a government lawsuit alleging violations of two court orders in connection with the company's $2.8 billion purchase of Dobson Communications Corp. last year."It is imperative that companies fully abide...
The Department of Justice said AT&T Inc. must pay more than $2 million to settle a government lawsuit alleging violations of two court orders in connection with the company's $2.8 billion purchase of Dobson Communications Corp. last year."It is imperative that companies fully abide...
T-Mobile USA Inc. has pulled its TV spots starring Charles Barkley following the basketball great's drunken-driving arrest on New Year's Eve.In a statement, a T-Mobile spokesman noted that the campaign featuring Barkley has been successful, but "given the recent developments, for the time being,...
Imagine a world where everywhere you turn, a Skype client is waiting for you to use it. In the wake of the Consumer Electronics Show, the potential for VoIP service provider Skype to become natively embedded in a range of devices, from televisions to...
There's a new carrier in town. That is, if your town is located in northwest Georgia or Tennessee. Based in Dalton, Georgia, SmartPCS is a new no-contract, unlimited calling provider operating in a similar vain to Leap Wireless International Inc. and MetroPCS Communications Inc....
Sprint Nextel said yesterday it will lay off 160 employees from its Herndon operations. The announcement comes amid frozen credit markets, economic turmoil and questions about the success of the company's high-speed Internet technology venture with Clearwire .
Leap Wireless International Inc. said it recorded a solid final quarter for 2008, adding 385,000 new customers that contributed to an overall increase of 34% for the year.The regional, flat-rate carrier announced that it ended the year with 3.84 million customers and saw growth...
It looks like MetroPCS Communications Inc. may be cashing in on the current economic downturn. The no-contract, unlimited wireless provider said it added 520,000 customers during the fourth quarter of 2008, its highest quarterly net additions in the company's history. The growth put the...
Verizon Wireless is set to regain its position as the nation's largest mobile operator on Friday, the date scheduled to be the final closing date of its acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C. When Verizon Wireless inherits Alltel's 13 million customers, it will put the...
The Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice have approved wireless asset swaps between AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless.AT&T Inc. announced today that the divestiture requirements related to AT&T Mobility's acquisition of Dobson Communications Corp. is now complete. AT&T Mobility purchased Dobson at...
As President-Elect Obama's administration continues to work on a financial plan to stimulate the country's sagging economy, the Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corp. is asking that $15 billion be included in the plan to help build a shared public-safety/commercial wireless network at 700 MHz.Harlin...
Resurrection of the spectrum cap could prove tricky for the Federal Communications Commission next year when Democrats seize control of the agency, given President-elect Barack Obama's call for expanded broadband deployment in a market dominated by telephone and cable TV giants and the promise...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...
There's talk that HTC, the maker of the T-Mobile G1, the first phone based on software developed by a consortium of companies lead by Google, is at it again: The company is within months of releasing a new version of its first device.The G2...
U.S. carriers may say they're swimming through the current rough economic waters un-affected, but one factor keeping them afloat is the continued support from investors. While they might not be in danger anytime soon, ratings and investor recommendations have become increasingly more negative, putting...
T-Mobile USA Inc. has eliminated its handset upgrade fee. As of yesterday, the carrier will no longer charge the $18 fee for customers to sign a new contract and buy a new device.Further, the carrier pointed out that the move is not a holiday...
Sprint Nextel Corp. announced its first "Sprint 4G" device, a CDMA/WiMAX modem that will go for $150 with a two-year service contract. And at least one reviewer appeared impressed."We were blown away with the results," wrote Gary Krakow of TheStreet.com.Further, Krakow said the modem,...
A new carrier is set to enter the competitive no-contract, unlimited calling market, this time with some help from the Chinese. Smart PCS is stepping into the fray with service in parts of northwest Georgia and Tennessee. Similar to offerings from segment stalwarts Leap...
Goldman Sachs is no longer recommending investors "buy" into AT&T Inc. The research firm downgraded AT&T to "neutral" and cut the company's share price target from $33 to $30, according to various media reports. Goldman Sachs lowered the rating due to negative pension impact...
Moody's Investor Service downgraded Sprint Nextel Corp.'s un-secured debt rating to non-investment grade, or "junk," according to a report from the Associated Press.The ratings agency announced Wednesday that it had moved Sprint Nextel's debt rating from "Ba2" to "Baa3" and gave its corporate family...
