wireless operators

The third quarter has been busy: AT&T Mobility Inc. released the 3G iPhone; Sprint Nextel Corp. said that its iDEN network may be on the market and the economy fell …

Verizon Wireless offered to divest another 15 markets as part its $28.1 billion play for Alltel Communications L.L.C., but the proposed transaction is becoming trickier by the day because of …

An investor advisory firm has chosen Sprint Nextel executives as the most overpaid in corporate America, with top managers awarded pay valued at nearly $74 million last year while the …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will install a do-it-yourself customer-service application from Nuance Communications Inc. on “select” handsets, which the carrier said will allow customers to solve common service and …

The Supreme Court dealt the wireless industry a setback by declining to review lower court rulings that found T-Mobile USA Inc.’s arbitration clause in service contracts do not prevent subscribers …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. posted limited third-quarter results, displaying strong growth and a year-over-year drop in customer churn. The carrier reported 249,265 net additions during the quarter, nearly double the 114,302 …

Nearly one-third of all iPhone 3G buyers have been willing to ditch their provider to go with exclusive carrier AT&T in order to get the popular smartphone.

Verizon is poised to become the largest cell phone service provider in the United States, leapfrogging over the current leader, AT&T.

It’s materializing into a perfect storm for rural wireless carriers. But the federal government won’t be coming to the rescue, since it is the one perpetuating the assault on Wireless …

Sprint Nextel Corp. ( S ) has received interest in its Nextel business from a few players, The Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday, according to people familiar with the …

Leap Wireless International Inc. juggled its offerings with the launch of its new PayGo prepaid service, which will replace its previously offered Jump prepaid plans. The PayGo service is a …

More than two dozen mobile operators and spectrum license holders have banded together to form NextGen Mobile L.L.C. The organization hopes to pool efforts to launch GSM-based, next-generation networks covering …

Company has carved the company into four segments to help align its wireline and wireless businesses.

Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of stories examining the current economic downturn and how it affects the wireless industry. For more on this topic, visit RCRWireless.com/EconomicDownturn. Industry …

Following years of hype, mobile WiMAX from a major provider is now available commercially in the United States. Sprint Nextel Corp. announced that its Xohm service is live in the …

You’ve got to hand it to carriers for at least trying to come clean with consumers, though in some cases those efforts are a day late and a dollar short. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …