BROWSING: AT&T

REDMOND, Wash.-Nokia Corp.'s 6200 EDGE-capable phone hit store shelves this week, making AT&T Wireless Services Inc. the first carrier in the world to sell an EDGE phone. However, the phone today is only running on AT&T Wireless' GPRS network.The phone supports both GPRS and...

ARLINGTON, Va.-Since the National Communications System no longer pays for wireless priority access service, some phones are being returned because agencies can no longer afford them, said the NCS's Kathy Blasco on Wednesday at a meeting of the Telecommunications Service Priority System Oversight Committee.States...

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported $138.1 million in total revenues during the first quarter of 2003 compared with $127.3 million the company reported for the first quarter of 2002. Net income applicable to common shareholders also increased from a loss of $103.4 million last...

Wireless streaming video over mobile phones is now available at a store near you.Internet video company RealNetworks Inc. today planned to launch a wireless Web site featuring streaming content from several media companies, as well as a promotional program for content providers and carriers....

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers AT&T Wireless Inc. introduced its "No Worries Starter Service" that it said provides new customers with three months of local calling to establish normal usage patterns without having to worry about out-of-plan charges. During the three months, Rogers' said it...

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. signed GSM/GPRS roaming agreements with T-Mobile USA Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and said it was in discussions with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. regarding similar agreements.With the agreements, Western Wireless said it will build out a GSM/GPRS network using its...

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched a buy-back and leasing program designed to attract users of Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry devices from competing carriers to exchange their device for a BlackBerry 6210 or 6710 model designed for AT&T Wireless' GSM/GPRS network.The program provides...

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its GoPhone spending-limit program that allows credit challenged customers to sign-up for a wireless service plan with cheaper per-minute charges than are typically available through prepaid offerings.The offering includes a pair of Nokia Corp.'s 3590 GSM handsets that...

WASHINGTON-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. filed a $4 billion shelf facility with the Securities and Exchange Commission enabling the company to periodically sell debt securities, common and preferred stock and other securities. AT&T Wireless noted in the filing that net proceeds from the any offering...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported revenues of $20 million and a profit of $400,000, down from the profit of $1.1 million the company reported in the previous quarter."Sales of our AirCard product line were very strong, with significant increases in Europe...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-A month after Digicel broke Cable & Wireless' cellular monopoly in Santa Luc

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a joint roaming agreement designed to increase coverage of their respective GSM/GPRS networks.AT&T Wireless said the deal will provide its customers access to services covering approximately 3,000 highway miles and 12.1 million potential customers...

DENVER-A class-action lawsuit filed in Denver against AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is scheduled for mediation this week, according to the Rocky Mountain News.The class-action lawsuit, filed by Denver-based Hill & Robbins, claims AT&T Wireless' billing practices in regards to roaming calls caused customers to...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Don White has assumed the post of executive vice president and managing director of Quaero SpringBoard, the customer relationship management outsourcing division of Quaero.Telecommunications customers of Quaero include Alltel Corp., TracFone Wireless, AT&T Corp and Sprint PCS."We are finding that there is a...

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. signed a GSM/GPRS roaming agreement with affiliate Edge Wireless L.L.C. Edge Wireless said it has begun construction of its GSM/GPRS network that will cover 960,000 potential customers and approximately 600 miles of Interstate and that once it commercially...

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s former president Mohan Gyani will receive $2.9 million in severance from the carrier according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.Gyani will also receive $30,000 per month to provide consulting services to AT&T Wireless for two years and to...

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it added 10,300 net subscribers during the first quarter of 2003, which was below the 12,500 net customers the carrier said it added for the same quarter last year. Postpaid customer churn for the quarter also dropped from 2.2...

SAN DIEGO-Voyager Systems Inc. reported an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to provide federal, state and local law enforcement with wireless data products and services using the carriers GSM/GPRS network.Voyager said the deal includes its Query, Query/ChoicePoint, Contact and Citation products that will...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Fleet telematics provider WebTech Wireless announced it accomplished what few in its market have managed-profitability for two consecutive quarters.The company said it counts fleet customers in more than 20 countries on six continents, and that it was chosen by AT&T Wireless Services...

STAMFORD, Conn.-Content deals continue to funnel through the pipe, with a range of handset makers, carriers and content companies announcing deals in the area.First, application provider SmartServ Online Inc. said it scored a major deal with an unnamed global handset maker to include the...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The wireless industry today can take a minute to pat itself on the back as it looks back exactly 30 years ago to the very first time a call was placed using a portable cellular phone.Indeed, the call was made by then...

WARREN, N.J.-Mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA is looking to tap into the hype surrounding the Fox TV show "American Idol" with its own text messaging campaign.The move is a response to AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which has a major deal with Fox...

SAN FRANCISCO-Gary Weis, formerly senior vice president of global services at AT&T Corp., has become president, chief executive officer and a director of Cometa Networks Inc.Larry Brilliant, co-founder and interim CEO of Cometa, will remain as vice chairman of the board and chairman of...

WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA reportedly plans to drop enhanced observed time difference (EOTD) technology as its solution for implementing Phase II enhanced 911 service.T-Mobile's deployments of the technology had been one of the few bright spots for EOTD during a time when its other major U.S....