Wireless Services

WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding final government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody’s Investors Service downgrading long-term debt ratings …

Amdocs and Nextel Communications Inc. have extended their managed services agreement, initially signed in 2000, by more than two years, to the end of 2011. Nextel and Amdocs said they …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today conditionally approved the $41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc., requiring the new No. 1 mobile-phone operator to scale back …

SAN FRANCISCO-Wireless Services Corp. said it has deployed its multimedia wireless data network and MicroLocal Mobile Content Engine offerings with regional carriers CellOne Great Lakes of Iowa and MidTex Cellular. …

T-Mobile USA’s and Verizon Wireless’ customer service departments scored closely in Vocal Laboratories’ quarterly SectorPulse report measuring customer care quality. T-Mobile rated an A in caller satisfaction and B in …

In what is likely shaping up to be the last quarter with six nationwide operators, four of the country’s largest carriers posted relatively healthy third-quarter earnings that showed there is …

BellSouth Corp. said it has completed the $1.2 billion sale of its ownership interest in three Latin American wireless operations to Telefonica Moviles, which BellSouth said it would use to …

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. reported the commercial availability of its Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile-powered MPx220 smart phone, which is an update of its previous MPx200 model. Motorola said the new handset …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile-music provider Faith West Inc. will team with McDonald’s to offer ring tones as prizes for the fast-food chain’s Monopoly game. The ring tones will be available through a …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has completed the sale of its 34-percent interest in Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. to Rogers Communications Inc. for $1.35 billion. …

Bill Gates was on hand as two new Windows Mobile-based devices were rolled out at the Digital Entertainment Anywhere event Tuesday. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Audiovox introduced the smallest …

NEW YORK-SBC Communications Inc. entered into a one-year, $12 billion revolving credit agreement with investment and commercial banks to help fund its wireless subsidiary Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s pending acquisition of …

Consolidation in the wireless distribution arena is under way with two acquisitions announced this week. Wireless Channels, parent of Advantage Wireless, acquired American Connections, a wholesale distributor of wireless services …

NEW YORK-Crisp Wireless will offer video clips, images and other content based on NBC’s fall show line-up, the company announced Monday. A Crisp Wireless spokeswoman said the content will be …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced two new partnerships to further its presence in the enterprise market. AWS and Symbol Technologies Inc. said they will partner to offer enterprise voice and …

WASHINGTON-ATIS today released a comprehensive plan to craft new industry standards for converging multimedia architectures across wireline, PCS/cellular and Wi-Fi networks. ATIS said the Mobile Wireless Services Priority Work Plan …

MUNICH-Siemens AG raised Flash-OFDM technology to a prime spot on the wireless radar with its decision to adopt it as an important part of its offering. Flarion Technologies Inc. is …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission last week denied industry’s request to reconsider a decision creating a bill of rights for telecom consumers, but not before the six national carriers filed …

First, the confusing color-coded threat alerts. Then, the duck tape and plastic-sheeting quacker. Next, cybersecurity chaos that continues to this day. Now this. On Sept. 22, testifying before a House …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. continues to roll out advanced devices and services despite an impending acquisition by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which could be completed by the end of the year. …

J.D. Power and Associates reported that T-Mobile USA Inc. ranked highest in overall retail sales customer satisfaction among the nation’s seven largest wireless operators, according to the firm’s 2004 Wireless …

Centennial Communications Corp. reported its U.S. wireless operations lost 3,600 subscribers during its first financial quarter of 2005 ended Aug. 31, compared to a gain of 7,600 subscribers during the …

Sprint Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said last week that the company’s highly anticipated sale of its more than 6,200 wireless towers could be completed by the …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. moved a step closer to winning government backing for its proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell signing …

Depending on your perspective, mobile instant messaging either has taken off like a rocket or is still idling on the launching pad. Like many other applications, IM has been a …