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#TBT: Sprint posts $30B loss, launches unlimited everything plan … this week in 2008

Sprint posted a nearly $30B loss for Q4, and joined rivals in launching an unlimited everything plan ... 8 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the...

Network integration becoming second nature for Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility: VZW’s plans for Alltel integration similar to RCC’s 4-step process

If Verizon Wireless completes the acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C the same way it has with previous purchases, there are a few certainties: the network comes first and don't expect the Alltel brand to morph into Verizon Wireless overnight. For example, the carrier closed...

Verizon Wireless nets 2.1 million new customers, trails AT&T Mobility

Verizon Wireless added 2.1 million customers during the third quarter, just slightly behind numbers posted by rival AT&T Mobility last week.In organic growth, Verizon added 1.5 million retail net customer additions, essentially all postpaid, the carrier said in a press release. AT&T Mobility, however,...

FCC OKs Verizon Wireless purchase of Rural Cellular

The Federal Communications Commissions gave the green light to Verizon Wireless' $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., with the transaction and a separate pending deal involving the No. 2 mobile-phone operator bringing to the forefront a number a key policy issues.The FCC, like...

VZW posts $12.1B in Q2 revenue: Data ARPU grows, customer churn drops

VERIZON WIRELESS MAY LAG BEHIND larger rival AT&T Mobility in total customers, but the industry's No. 2 players continues to hold a financial lead.Verizon Wireless posted an 11.8% increase in total revenues during the second quarter, reaching $12.1 billion, which was $85 million more...

VZW could give up 15% of Alltel customers through proposed merger: Divestitures could include 85 markets in 18 states

Verizon Wireless, positioning itself to regain the top spot in the mobile-phone industry, agreed to initial divestiture requirements by the Department of Justice and offered roaming concessions in hopes of winning government approval of its proposed $28 billion purchase of Alltel Communications L.L.C. But...

FCC sets Aug. 1 vote on VZW/RCC deal

The Federal Communications Commission said it plans an Aug. 1 vote on Verizon Wireless' proposed $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., a controversial transaction that consumer advocates and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have argued should be blocked unless conditions are attached to safeguard...

Consolidation presses roaming issues: Congress, smaller carriers fear unreasonable requirements

While wireless providers - large and small - differ on such hot-button issues as universal service support, exclusive handset arrangements and special access, the controversy over roaming has the potential to become the major fault line in the cellphone industry.The consolidation trend is making...

By the Numbers: Top Ten U.S. Wireless Service Providers

The companies listed below represent the ten largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers based on subscriber numbers at the end of the first quarter of this year. There were no changes in rankings among the top 10 carriers, and AT&T Mobility continued to top...

Hurdles remain for VZW’s planned acquisition of RCC : Vermont remains sticking point

The Justice Department's agreement to let Verizon Wireless purchase Rural Cellular Corp. so long as the No. 2 mobile-phone carrier sells off a handful of licenses in Vermont, New York and Washington, was perhaps the easy part. Getting the $2.67 billion transaction through the...

Reports: Verizon Wireless in talks to buy Alltel for $27B: Deal would create new No. 1

Verizon Wireless is going for biggest fish status. The little fish? Alltel Communications L.L.C. Verizon Wireless, according to media reports, is in talks to purchase the industry's No. 5 carrier for $27 billion, allowing Verizon Wireless to swim past AT&T Mobility as the nation's...

Rural Cellular claims Alltel sabotaged divestiture deal

Rural Cellular Corp. sued Alltel Corp. in federal court, accusing the Arkansas-based cellphone operator of undermining a $48 million wireless deal between the two companies.RCC last year completed its purchase of several Minnesota markets from Alltel, a divestiture-related transaction required of the latter company...

Wireless cap on USF to take hold: Carriers warn efforts are destined to fail as they don’t address real problem

Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell said he supports imposing an interim cap on high-cost universal service funds primarily benefitting wireless carriers that serve rural areas, paving the way for agency approval of a policy that the mobile industry and some lawmakers assert is...

Big voice for small players: RCA repositions itself for greater leverage in wireless industry

LAS VEGAS -- The past 12 months have been a tumultuous time for rural carriers and even more so for the Rural Cellular Association. The trade association has brought in a new executive director with a different view on RCA's mission; has seen large...

FCC’s McDowell on board for wireless USF cap

Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell said he supports imposing an interim cap on high-cost universal service funds primarily benefitting wireless carriers serving rural areas, paving the way for agency approval of a policy that the mobile industry and some lawmakers believe is technologically...

Carriers aim to push back on USF reform

Wireless providers continue to push back against proposed reforms to the stressed universal service program for rural America, arguing that they are being penalized at a time when consumers increasingly demand the kind of mobility and broadband capabilities that wireless technology provides.The FCC is...

VZW/RCC deal bogs down in political morass: Lawmakers urge FCC to act fast on transaction

Verizon Wireless' $2.67 billion play for Rural Cellular Corp. has turned intensely political, with Republican and Democratic lawmakers urging the Federal Communications Commission to rule soon on a deal whose review has been lengthy and controversial due to the potential impact on consumers in...

VZW/RCC deal bogs down in political morass: Lawmakers urge FCC to act fast on transaction

Verizon Wireless' $2.67 billion play for Rural Cellular Corp. has turned intensely political, with Republican and Democratic lawmakers urging the Federal Communications Commission to rule soon on a deal whose review has been lengthy and controversial due to the potential impact on consumers in...

The Week in Review

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to look for in the coming weeks, months and years. Check below for news about...

AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless swap markets: Deal linked to rural acquisitions

AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless have agreed to swap wireless assets as part of previously announced acquisitions: Verizon Wireless' pending acquisition of Rural Cellular Corp. and AT&T Mobility recently approved purchase of Dobson Communications Corp.The swap calls for AT&T Mobility to pick up some...

Vermont in the way of VZW’s RCC purchase

THERE HAVE BEEN BIGGER wireless deals before the Federal Communications Commission this year, but perhaps none as controversial and potentially precedent-setting as its consideration of Verizon Wireless' proposed $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp. as it affects one state of the many involved...

Lawmaker calls for extensive conditions to VZW acquisition of RCC

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he has serious concerns with Verizon Wireless' $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., telling Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin the transaction should not go forward unless the No. 2 mobile-phone carrier agrees to what appears to be...

Worst of the Week: Throwing my hat in the ring with the Macho Man

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Who’s left?: T-Mobile buys SunCom in latest rural roll-up

THREE OF THE LARGEST REGIONAL wireless carriers are in the process of being acquired by national operators, as the nationals push further into rural and suburban markets and seek to expand their coverage and continue their growth in the face of high penetration rates.T-Mobile...