Wireless Services

Just more than a month after closing its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it expects to post a quicker return on its investment …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. continued the business of integrating AT&T Wireless Services Inc. with a pair of deals to sell spectrum and wireless assets designed to comply with government divestiture requests …

WASHINGTON-Wireless is here to stay and it is becoming more important. That was the take-away message from Thursday’s 22nd annual Institute on Telecommunications Policy & Regulation sponsored by the Practicing …

BERKELY, Calif.-The nation’s first live mobile TV broadcaster celebrated its first birthday Thursday. MobiTV, which recently reached an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., began delivering mobile content to Sprint …

WASHINGTON-Deutsche Telecom and T-Mobile officials in Germany assert the 100 unionized technicians fired by subsidiary T-Mobile USA Inc. are not protected because the action was an asset deal in which …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided a financial update of its acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., highlighted by expectations of between $3.6 billion and $5 billion in cost savings from the …

WASHINGTON-A New York judge said Verizon Wireless can purchase bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s remaining licenses for $3 billion. A NextWave spokesman said the transaction will be worked into the plan …

MOSCOW-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it won three contracts in Russia for wireless broadband equipment in the 450 MHz band. The value of the deals was not disclosed. Nortel has been …

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 company …

Following months of speculation, sports entertainment company ESPN Inc. reported a deal with Sprint Corp. to begin offering ESPN-branded wireless services using Sprint PCS’ network. The mobile virtual network operator …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will begin deploying a UMTS/HSDPA-based network next year with plans to cover most major markets by the end of 2006. The carrier noted the network …

L.M. Ericsson said it has won a $370 million contract extension with third-generation wireless carrier 3 to supply core, radio and transmission equipment and related services. The contract covers Sweden, …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said a Minnesota law requiring mobile-phone carriers to give subscribers 60 days’ written notice of some proposed contract changes is pre-empted by U.S. law, a finding …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to cut at least 10 percent of its newly combined staff, or around 7,000 of its 68,000-strong workforce, chief Stan Sigman said. In an interview with …

WASHINGTON-Sprint PCS was granted eligible telecommunications carrier status for parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, making it able to collect universal-service subsidies for customers …

Colorado Mills is one of Denver’s newest suburban malls. The warm, well-lit corridors are lined with like likes of Gap, Target, K-B Toys, Chili’s and other clothing, eatery, trinket and …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is testing Audiovox’s Windows Mobile smart phone for use on its network, a move indicative of the complications surrounding the carrier’s combination with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to cut at least 10 percent of its newly combined staff, or around 7,000 of its 68,000-strong workforce, chief Stan Sigman said. In an interview with …

Verizon Wireless continued to accumulate spectrum Tuesday, announcing the purchase of licenses of 10 megahertz of spectrum in Pennsylvania for $15.15 million from Ntelos Inc. The agreement includes licenses for …

LONDON-Gracenote, a 6-year-old digital entertainment technology provider, has put its huge musical database to use for a song identification system for mobile users. Earlier this year, Gracenote launched Mobile MusicID …

WASHINGTON-Sprint PCS was granted eligible telecommunications carrier status for parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, making it able to collect universal-service subsidies for customers …

Wireless technology and service company InPhonic Inc. enjoyed a major initial public offering last week, raising a total of $108.9 million in net proceeds. The company initially expected to raise …

It’s time to count blessings again, and here are a few things I am thankful for that relate to wireless: c I am thankful that most cars don’t have “Hang …

WASHINGTON-U.S. and global unions accused T-Mobile USA Inc. of embracing an anti-union policy here that would not be permitted in Germany, where the wireless company’s parent company is based. The …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s integration of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. gained steam last week as Cingular converted more than 1,000 AWS retail outlets to the Cingular moniker. The timing of the …