Wireless Services

Regional telecommunications provider and former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. wireless affiliate Cincinnati Bell Inc. said it lost 10,000 wireless customers during the second quarter, ending the first half of the …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. staged a minor coup last week as the industry’s largest operator signed a 10-year deal to replace smaller, but faster-growing rival Verizon Wireless at RadioShack Corp.’s more …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Friday changed the band plan for advanced wireless services in the 2 GHz band, making additional licenses available in rural areas. “The minor modifications we make …

Independent regional operators posted mixed second-quarter results that in most cases included sagging customer growth, but increased revenue per subscriber bolstered by growing wireless data usage. Recently strengthened Alltel Corp., …

Sprint Corp. received an important endorsement for its pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. as the Federal Communications Commission granted its approval for the deal, which will solidify the new …

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. all gained bragging rights from this year’s J.D. Power and Associates Wireless Call Quality Performance Study. Customers rated each carrier highest …

Dobson Communications Corp. said it has signed a new, multi-year roaming agreement with its primary wireless roaming partner Cingular Wireless L.L.C. Dobson noted the new agreement will replace its existing …

Regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc., which was formerly known as Triton PCS, posted 3,979 net customers during the second quarter compared with a loss of 833 customers during …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Friday changed the band plan for advanced wireless services in the 2 GHz band, making additional spectrum available to rural carriers. “The minor modifications we make …

The Federal Communications Commission approved Sprint Corp.’s pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc., which will bolster Sprint’s position as the industry’s third-largest operator with more than 40 million subscribers. According …

Alltel Corp., which completed its acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. earlier this week, reported mixed second-quarter wireless results that were highlighted by a steep climb in average revenue per user …

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. all gained bragging rights from this year’s J.D. Power and Associates Wireless Call Quality Performance Study. Customers rated each carrier highest …

DENVER-Regional bell operating company Qwest Communications International Inc., which offers wireless services through a mobile virtual network operator agreement with Sprint Corp., said it added 1,000 wireless customers during the …

Sprint PCS and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. subscribers now can buy titles from Jamdat Mobile Inc. at more than 5,000 RadioShack Corp. outlets, the electronics retailer said. RadioShack sales associates will …

The frenzy of consolidation sweeping the wireless industry may not be over as an industry research firm recommended that some nationwide operators could see both long- and short-term benefits by …

The second quarter is shaping up as a one-horse affair as Verizon Wireless appears set to take substantial market share away from its competitors and move ever closer to its …

Hearing comments on Sen. John Ensign’s telecom reform bill is like dejà vu all over again, to borrow a phrase from John Fogerty. Ensign’s bill aims to largely deregulate the …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launches high-speed data packet access-based service en masse in the United States later this year, the protocol is expected to double the carrier’s reach, making a …

Family plans may be family-friendly, but for wireless operators they are quickly becoming a trickier balancing act than where to seat squabbling relatives at a family reunion. Family plans have …

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands-Telecommunications company Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. signed an agreement to add Commnet Wireless L.L.C. to its line-up of telecommunications holdings in a cash deal worth $59 million. …

WASHINGTON-The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs last week brought a lawsuit in state court against Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. for allegedly deceiving consumers …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Legacy Wireless Towers L.L.C., a subsidiary of Legacy Wireless Services Inc., said it acquired seven existing tower sites in the Portland, Ore., metropolitan market. The seven existing tower sites …

The second-quarter earnings race got off to a relatively solid start as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nextel Communications Inc. posted financials largely in line with Wall Street expectations. The results-coupled …

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is closing the gap in customer care, but Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. maintained their positions atop Vocal Laboratories’ quarterly report measuring the quality …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission next week is expected to approve a band plan for third-generation wireless services, a ruling with major implications for incumbent mobile-phone operators of all sizes, potential …