Wireless Services

NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is one step closer to making a formal bid for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the Wall Street Journal reported Cingular’s parent companies SBC Communications Inc. …

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has reportedly set a Feb. 13 deadline for companies interested in submitting bids to acquire the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier, according to a filing with …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. received the most consumer complaints registered with the Federal Communications Commission during the third quarter of last year according to a report from the Wall Street …

MONCTON, New Brunswick-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. said it has installed new GSM/GPRS cell sites in a number of markets in New Brunswick, including New Maryland, Grand Bay, …

NTT DoCoMo Inc., which owns a 16-percent stake in AT&T Wireless Services Inc., said it has agreed to a temporary waiver of its consultation rights under its investor agreement in …

T-Mobile USA Inc. is replacing its America Online Inc. instant-messaging service in favor of a more open, standards-based offering. The carrier signed a deal with IM company Oz Communications to …

The sale of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is unlikely to have a long-term negative effect on the tower industry, according to tower companies and analysts in the space, who this …

The wireless industry has had a long and lucrative history with sponsoring sporting events. According to a report released last year by Sports Marketing Surveys Ltd., the telecommunications industry signed …

Industry observers believe that infrastructure vendors favor a tie-up between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Both companies have deals with the same manufacturers, including L.M. Ericsson, Nokia …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s future as well as the future plans of its suppliers and employees were put on hold last week as the carrier announced its board of directors …

WASHINGTON-While technology is seemingly off the political radar screen this election year, some candidates are pushing agendas that could indirectly impact industry and possibly even a blockbuster AT&T Wireless Services …

WASHINGTON-Two months after the long-awaited wireless local number portability rules became effective, signs continue to point that porting phone numbers is still not a smooth transition. After spending several years …

The reverberations from a mega-merger involving AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could easily spark repercussions in Illinois, Finland, South Korea and a number of other mobile-phone hot spots. The creation of …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s admission that it was looking at strategic alternatives for its operations is expected to have broad implications for the carrier’s direct and indirect dealer agents. Analysts …

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.-ECom eCom.com Inc. announced its subsidiary MyZipSoft Inc. has acquired Freedom 4 Wireless from American Capital Holdings Inc. In accordance with the acquisition, shareholders of eCom will …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which is reported to have made a $30 billion offer to acquire AT&T Wireless Services Inc., said it added 642,000 subscribers during the fourth quarter of last …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported fourth-quarter and year-end 2003 results this morning ahead of its previously stated release date of Jan. 27 and formally announced that its board of directors …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a major new instant messaging strategy through a deal with IM company Oz Communications. T-Mobile said it will use Oz’s gateway and client technology to manage …

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-Consumer experience research firm Vocal Laboratories reported Verizon Wireless received the highest customer service quality rating in a recent survey comparing the quality of customer service of AT&T …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s board of directors has reportedly authorized the wireless carrier to study potential acquisition offers from a number of competitors thought to be looking to take over …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has reportedly made a formal offer to acquire rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in a move that if approved by AT&T Wireless’ board of directors, which is …

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission member Susan Kennedy has decided not to offer a competing bill of rights for telecom consumers-one that exempts mobile-phone carriers from new rules-during Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is cutting jobs in its Mobitex business, although the carrier declined to provide specifics. Cingular said it is cutting a minimal number of jobs in its Cingular …

NEW YORK-Following AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s plans for a nationwide EDGE network, Nokia Corp. announced its first EDGE-capable smart phone for the Americas market. Nokia plans to sell its 6620 …

The rumor mill kicked into high gear last week with published reports claiming a handful of domestic and international wireless carriers are targeting AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as a possible …