Wireless Services

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless today said the company’s corporate Web site has been improved to make it more accessible to customers with disabilities. The nation’s No. 2 mobile-phone carrier said new …

Many in the industry peg iDEN handset vendor Motorola Inc. as a major winner following the merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications Inc. Motorola’s position is enviable as the company …

Editor’s Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. By successfully closing the …

The four-square mile, fortressed area in Baghdad that’s supposed to provide safe haven for important people trying to reinvent this war-torn nation in the biblical part of the world known …

WASHINGTON-Rather than simply depending on high-powered lawyers to do battle with the Federal Communications Commission or the California Public Utilities Commission or the City of Baltimore, the cell-phone industry soon …

Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. tied the knot last week in what the two telecom providers call a $35 billion “merger of equals.” The newly formed Sprint Nextel operation …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission left the few remaining independent wireless carriers twisting in the wind last week when it said that mobile-phone and long-distance carriers could not get access to …

With carriers focusing on network efficiency, tower companies are not expected to yield any immediate benefits from the anticipated merger between Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications Inc., according to analysts. …

Global Signal Inc. said its board of directors has increased its cash dividend for the fourth quarter to 40 cents per share of common stock from 37 cents in the …

WASHINGTON-Telecom manufacturers asked President Bush for more help-including freeing up additional spectrum-in revitalizing an industry sector that lags behind other segments of the recovering U.S. economy. “While some signs of …

WASHINGTON-Cable TV channel Speed said it will offer an interactive promotion campaign using mobile phones that will allow viewers to guess at the value of various classic cars. The channel …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. reported that its board of directors had approved a loan of up to $1.4 billion to parent company Rogers Communications Inc. RCI said …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. announced it will cut 36 positions, or 9 percent of its work force, due to Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The announcement follows …

WASHINGTON-Telecom manufacturers today asked President Bush for more help-including freeing up additional spectrum-in revitalizing an industry sector that lags behind other segments of the recovering U.S. economy. “While some signs …

ATLANTA-Highlighting its growing presence in the enterprise market, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has closed deals with more than 135 business and government customers in the first 45 days since …

In the wake of its acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. created a new Business Markets Group, which the carrier said would provide business customers with access …

Less than two months after Cingular Wireless L.L.C. garnered governmental approval for its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., creating the nation’s largest wireless operator, the wireless industry …

SAN DIEGO-Semiconductor company Sequoia Communications led the fund raising pack last week with $15 million in its fourth round of financing, while ringtone company Improvista Interactive Music Inc. and wireless …

Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through withdrawals brought on by the ongoing National Hockey League lockout, but that did not distract Canadian wireless operators during the third …

Less than two months after Cingular Wireless L.L.C. garnered governmental approval for its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., creating the nation’s largest wireless operator, a Wall Street …

Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through Hockey Night in Canada withdrawals brought on by the ongoing National Hockey League lockout, but that did not distract Canadian wireless …

An already crowded North American infrastructure market is set to welcome a new competitor. One of China’s largest telecommunications vendors, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., has provided network equipment for regional …

Semiconductor company Sequoia Communications led the fund raising pack Wednesday with $15 million in its fourth round of financing, while ringtone company Improvista Interactive Music Inc. and wireless credit card …

ATLANTA-In the wake of its acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. that created the nation’s largest wireless operator, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. created a new Business Markets Group that the carrier …

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. said it plans to sell its 20.5-percent stake in Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. beginning early next week. Verizon noted that its current stake in the …