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Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided a financial update of its acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., highlighted by expectations of between $3.6 billion and $5 billion in cost savings from the deal by 2007, which is nearly double the $1.8 billion to $2.7 billion the...

WASHINGTON-Deutsche Telecom and T-Mobile officials in Germany assert the 100 unionized technicians fired by subsidiary T-Mobile USA Inc. are not protected because the action was an asset deal in which technical infrastructure was acquired by the Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile-phone carrier. In a Nov. 12...

LONDON-I-mode services are coming to the competitive U.K. market, in addition to Ireland and the second such service in Germany, through a new deal between U.K.-based MmO2 plc and Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc. Under the long-term strategic agreement, MmO2 will launch the i-mode mobile...

Colorado Mills is one of Denver's newest suburban malls. The warm, well-lit corridors are lined with like likes of Gap, Target, K-B Toys, Chili's and other clothing, eatery, trinket and curio shops. And in an indication of the growing importance of wireless in American...

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said a Minnesota law requiring mobile-phone carriers to give subscribers 60 days' written notice of some proposed contract changes is pre-empted by U.S. law, a finding at odds with a recent district court decision. The statement is the agency's strongest...

Customer confusion over wireless rate plans and services is costing wireless operators $3 billion per year due to increasing customer churn and harmed brand relationships, according to a consumer survey from brand strategy company Siegel & Gale. The survey, which was part of the...

Startup Xcelis Communications L.L.C. last week introduced a service that essentially re-routes Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s in-network calls to numbers outside the carrier's network. The $10-per-month service allows Cingular customers to place a call to any phone number in the United States and Canada, but...

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it was eliminating local number portability-related monthly regulatory charges for its customers beginning with upcoming customer billing cycles. The carrier said it has been charging 40 cents per customer per month since March to help defray the cost of implementing...

Verizon Wireless became the first major U.S. carrier to offer ringback tones, launching a service analysts say-and carriers hope-may be even more profitable than ringtones. Ringbacks are clips of music a caller hears instead of a traditional ring before the person being called answers...

WASHINGTON-U.S. and global unions accused T-Mobile USA Inc. of embracing an anti-union policy here that would not be permitted in Germany, where the wireless company's parent company is based. The Communications Workers of America and the Geneva-based Union Network International are protesting T-Mobile's alleged...

DALLAS-Handset makers opened the floodgates on new phones and carrier deals for the holiday season, with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Nokia Corp., Research In Motion Ltd. and others making announcements. First up is Samsung, which said it will sell nine new phones in the...

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Inc. recommended that Verizon Wireless modify or discontinue its "anytime, anywhere" claim for the carrier's "IN-Network" calling plans to "avoid potential consumer confusion and to avoid potentially conveying the inaccurate and overly broad...

WASHINGTON-Three independent wireless carriers told the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday that changes to the intercarrier-compensation regime should move toward a bill-and-keep regime where carriers would choose the best way to terminate a call and then bill their customers for it."Bill-and-keep reduces the opportunity for...

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has issued foreign ownership guidelines for international deals involving U.S. wireless and wireline carriers."A review of the applications involving foreign-ownership interests received by the commission suggests that the case law may not provide sufficiently clear guidance to applications," the FCC...

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The wait appears to be over for Motorola Inc.'s new A630 device, as T-Mobile USA Inc. is offering it on its Web site for $300. The device is one of 20 phones Motorola plans to release this quarter.The unique device looks like a...

Customer confusion over wireless rate plans and services is costing wireless operators $3 billion per year due to increasing customer churn and harmed brand relationships, according to a consumer survey from brand strategy company Siegel & Gale. The survey, which was part of the...

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Inc. recommended that Verizon Wireless modify or discontinue its "anytime, anywhere" claim for the carrier's "IN-Network" calling plans to "avoid potential consumer confusion and to avoid potentially conveying the inaccurate and overly broad...

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wireless local area network aggregator iPass Inc. said it will launch monthly and annual flat-rate subscription plans for its enterprise customers beginning Dec. 1 covering the company's U.S.-based hot-spot locations. The company noted that it currently provides roaming services to more than...

Handset makers opened the floodgates on new phones and carrier deals for the holiday season, with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Nokia Corp., Research In Motion Ltd. and others making announcements.First up is Samsung, which said it will sell nine new phones in the United...

Though often regarded as the most important quarter of the year for wireless customer acquisitions and thus the most highly competitive, this year's fourth quarter is expected to be particularly heated as carriers aggressively target customers disenchanted or confused by Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s acquisition...

The rash of consolidation and spectrum deals that have recently swept through the wireless industry could have a substantial impact on the Federal Communications Commission's Auction 58 set for late January, as the carriers with a history of being the most aggressive bidders have...

In what is traditionally a quiet period for the wireless industry, T-Mobile USA Inc. reported robust third-quarter results that trailed only Verizon Wireless in customer growth and further separated the two operators as the fastest-growing among their peers. The two companies combined to account...

SAN FRANCISCO-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported its participation with the Wireless Broadband Alliance in a series of roaming agreements with six international wireless operators. The alliance will expand T-Mobile USA's hot-spot footprint to more than 11,500 locations around the world. The roaming agreement includes the...

WASHINGTON-Lawmakers this week are expected to tackle legislation critical to successful implementation of the Bush third-generation spectrum plan, a last-ditch effort for this year that comes as industry, military and administration officials show evidence of improved cooperation in balancing economic and security requirements for...