Wireless Services

PRAGUE-The Czech Office for the Protection of Economic Competition has approved Cesky Telecom’s planned purchase of the 49-percent stake it does not already own in wireless operator Eurotel Praha. Cesky …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported 13,000 net subscriber additions during the recently completed second quarter compared with 20,100 net customer additions posted for the second quarter of 2002. The carrier …

SBC Communications Inc. said it plans to deploy more than 20,000 Wi-Fi hot spots in 6,000 venues during the next three years and create an integrated Wi-Fi and next-generation wireless …

LOS ANGELES-Under an innovative new marketing agreement, wireless data company Moviso will offer prepaid ring-tone cards featuring musicians from record company BMG. Moviso will sell the cards through 7-Eleven and …

The country’s two largest CDMA carriers posted strong second-quarter results last week, with customer growth surging past last year’s results and customer churn rates falling to unexpected lows. The results …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s rumored $1.4 billion purchase of 34 PCS licenses from NextWave Telecom Inc. was semi-announced last week as NextWave’s public-relations agency distributed a press release claiming the two …

Motorola Inc. savored a victory in its fraud lawsuit against Turkish carrier Telsim as a U.S. federal judge ordered the Uzan family to pay the vendor $4.26 billion, plus post-judgement …

TOKYO-Handset maker NEC Corp. further expanded its outsourcing agreement with electronics manufacturing company Solectron Corp., under which Solectron will provide manufacturing and after-sales services for NEC’s advanced Internet-enabled handsets. Solectron …

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-Even without wireless local number portability, churn continues to increase, according to a recent study by Solomon-Wolff Associates. Annual churn is 17.7 percent, reflecting an increase of 62 …

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless ranked as the highest-quality network among the seven largest wireless operators, according to the J.D. Powers and Associates 2003 Wireless Network Quality Assessment Study. The study …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has completed a previously announced swap of wireless licenses and properties with U.S. Cellular Corp. covering 15 states and more than 18 million …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it signed an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to send five employees to provide technical support for AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s planned network trial of …

Verizon Wireless ranked as the highest-quality network among the seven largest wireless operators, according to the J.D. Powers and Associates 2003 Wireless Network Quality Assessment Study released earlier this week. …

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-Even without wireless local number portability, churn continues to increase, according to a recent study by Solomon-Wolff Associates that says annual churn is currently 17.7 percent, reflecting an …

Handset maker NEC Corp. further expanded its outsourcing agreement with electronics manufacturing company Solectron Corp., under which Solectron will provide manufacturing and after-sales services for NEC’s advanced Internet-enabled handsets. Solectron …

MANKATO, Minn.-Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp. reported $3.968 million in wireless revenues during the second quarter, which was a slight improvement compared with the $3.963 million the company reported for …

Interest in Wi-Fi technology surged again last week as Sprint PCS announced it will begin offering a Wi-Fi solution later this summer that initially will provide its customers with access …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s recently launched GoPhone service could signal the beginning of an evolution in the wireless prepaid market that will result in carriers placing more emphasis on offerings …

MORRISTOWN, N.J.-Building on a resale agreement announced earlier this year with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., AT&T Corp. launched its AT&T One program allowing customers to combine their wireline and wireless …

A number of New York area sub-dealers said they received notice last week from T-Mobile USA Inc. telling the dealers that if they began selling wireless products or services from …

Sprint PCS can be largely thanked (or blamed, depending on your outlook) for what those in the industry term the “Asian invasion.” Sprint in the 1990s made the bold and …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it plans to repurchase all outstanding 11.625-percent TeleCorp Wireless senior subordinated discount notes due April 15, 2009, and 12.75-percent Tritel PCS senior subordinated discount …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported 446,000 net customer additions during the recently completed second quarter, which was well ahead of analysts estimates of around 300,000 net customer additions and surpassed …

The price of wireless service dropped 1.9 percent last month compared with the month of May in the top 25 U.S. markets to $36.54 across four levels of usage, according …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications announced it has signed a master supplier agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. under which Somera will supply equipment support for Cingular’s TDMA and GSM networks. “Operators …