Wireless Services

As the bidders restlessly wait for the advanced wireless services auction to begin, the big question is whether TV interests-cable TV companies and satellite TV providers-are going to make a …

WASHINGTON—The National Association of Regulatory Commissioners said Wednesday that state commissions should take into consideration the possibility of legislation pre-empting state regulation of wireless services when deciding whether to grant …

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. tied for the top spot in the most recent J.D. Power & Associates survey of wireless carrier customer care performance. Both carriers …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.), co-chairman of the Congressional Wireless Caucus, led a group of lawmakers last week in writing a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission to declare that states …

The Federal Communications Commission said 168 bidders have qualified to participate in the advanced wireless services auction, and that it would not use blind-bidding procedures during the auction. Click here …

Regional carriers SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. and Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. continued to stabilize their operations during the second quarter, while NII Holdings Inc. showed positive growth and recently spun-off Embarq …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission said late Friday that 168 bidders have qualified to participate in the advanced wireless services auction, and that it would not use blind bidding procedures during …

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. tied for the top spot in the most recent J.D. Power & Associates survey of wireless carrier customer care performance. Both carriers …

>WASHINGTON—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which is set to hear charges by three designated entities against government changes to the advanced wireless services auction, announced its …

EAST SUSSEX, U.K.—Open-source mobile e-mail developer Synchronica plc said it scored a deal with IXI Mobile Inc. to provide push e-mail for Ogo devices. IXI purchased the license to Syncronica’s …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. kicked off the industry’s second-quarter reporting with an unexpectedly high 1.5 million net customer additions, as well as the company’s highest-ever net income of $540 million. The …

Helio L.L.C. has 90,000 MySpace friends and counting—and how many wireless companies can say that? Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s “Cingular Sounds” MySpace page only has about 35,000 friends, while the “Sprint …

My understanding of our elected officials in Washington has dropped below that of anything mathematical and the popularity of country music, thanks to how the Federal Communications Commission is handling …

Consolidation in the mobile content space remains white-hot, with Motricity Inc. the most recent player to tap the booming off-deck market with the acquisition of GoldPocket Wireless Inc. Terms of …

Without divulging financial details, Nortel Networks Ltd. bagged what is likely a hefty contract to supply Verizon Wireless with CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network technology beginning in the third …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. kicked off the industry’s second quarter results reporting with an unexpectedly high 1.5 million net new customer additions, as well as the company’s highest-ever net income of …

TORONTO—Nortel Networks Ltd. bagged what is likely a hefty contract to supply Verizon Wireless with CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network technology beginning in the third quarter. Though Nortel didn’t …

Time to play “Guess the mobile virtual network operator.” Your clues: U.S.-based, postpaid but requires no contract and relies on Internet sales and telephone sales for distribution. The MVNO is …

Not to put too fine a point on it, but Leap Wireless International Inc. has been growing by leaps and bounds-raising the question of whether the company’s rapid market rollouts …

Tira Wireless is expanding its porting services and stepping onto the crowded playing field of mobile content management. The company this week plans to unveil the latest version of is …

WASHINGTON-Next month’s advanced wireless services auction, anticipated for years due to the infusion of an additional 90 megahertz of spectrum into the U.S. wireless industry, may come to be remembered …

WASHINGTON—U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty today approved a final settlement requiring Mario Gabelli and 38 affiliated companies to pay $130 million to end a lawsuit alleging the Wall Street money …

OAKLAND, Calif.—Clearwire Corp. filed a lawsuit against a community college district that wants to get out of a deal allowing Clearwire to use its excess spectrum in the 2.5 GHz …

COSTA MESA, Calif.—GTC Wireless Inc. is looking to the Amway-style Independent Distributor Sales model to help boost sagging revenues. The 9-year-old provider of business process outsourcing services announced the formation …

   WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission member Jonathan Adelstein said the government should prohibit Wall Street money manager Mario Gabelli from participating in the Aug. 9 advanced wireless services auction as part …