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XM acquisition of WCS falls apart, WCS looking for 2.3 GHz spectrum alternatives

WASHINGTON—XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and WCS Wireless L.L.C. said they terminated an agreement that called for XM to buy WCS after the companies failed to secure government approval for the transaction. The companies announced the agreement in July of last year. The deal...

Churn tells only part of retention story

In the past few quarters it seems as if nearly every carrier has had a new customer record to crow about: best-ever net new subscribers, lowest-ever churn. According to CTIA, the wireless industry added nearly 26 million net new customers in 2005, its highest...

JetBlue, Acadia top ATG auction bidders, Verizon Airfone exits

JetBlue's LiveTV L.L.C. was the top bidder at $506,000 at the end of round 29 for a one-megahertz license to offer air-to-ground services in the 800 MHz band.LiveTV's bid corresponds with a high bid from Acadia Broadband L.P. at the end of round 30...

It’s the REAL ID Act, stupid

It could be a while, though possibly never, before we learn whether large telecom companies worked hand-in-glove with the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on phone conversations and collect phone-call records in the name of fighting terrorism. Two telephone companies reported to be cooperating...

Cingular to supply New Jersey government employees, deal includes priority service

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. signed a three-year agreement to provide advanced wireless services to state employees in New Jersey. Cingular will serve as the primary provider of messaging services and devices such as Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerrys, plus wireless priority services that will allow...

BCGI, Openwave stock grants investigated

BEDFORD, Mass.—Prepaid services provider Boston Communications Group Inc. appears to be the latest wireless company to fall under suspicion for questionably timed stock-options grants. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, BCGI approved stock-options grants to senior executives three times during a...

Motorola, Nokia race to open retail store along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile

By Julie Johnsson and Sandra JonesCHICAGO—Motorola Inc. is racing to open a store on North Michigan Avenue—its first retail outlet—on June 5, before archrival Nokia Corp. can open its own store just a block away.Motorola, the world's second-largest maker of cell phones, behind Nokia,...

Verizon Wireless tops J.D. Power survey of business customers

Verizon Wireless beat out the rest of the industry in serving business customers, landing at the top of J.D. Power and Associates' second annual survey of business wireless satisfaction. Verizon Wireless had an index ranking of 711 on a 1,000-point scale and had "particularly...

NextWave files with SEC to register existing shares on Nasdaq

WASHINGTON, D.C.-NextWave Wireless Inc. filed a Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering their existing shares of stock, but the company said it is not preparing for an initial public offering."NextWave Wireless LLC has filed a Form 10 with the SEC to...

Freedom ups prepaid competition with $10 per month plan

WAKEFIELD, N.H.-Prepaid reseller Freedom Phone Services introduced a new prepaid phone plan that starts at $10 per month. Customers must pay ahead of time and essentially have a month-to-month arrangement; they have a month to use their allotted minutes and then can choose whether...

Verizon Wireless gets exclusivity on Motorola Q

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Verizon Wireless plans to be the exclusive provider of Motorola Inc.'s Q smart phone. Although the carrier has not said when it plans to begin selling the phone, Motorola Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander recently said the device likely would become available in...

Questions, lawsuits linger over telecom carriers’ role in NSA program

WASHINGTON-Even with carefully worded denials by two large telephone companies and outright denials by two national mobile-phone carriers, the Bush administration and the telecom industry last week failed to quell a mushrooming controversy over whether carriers supplied the National Security Agency with millions of...

Pre-emption hopes falter in Senate

WASHINGTON-CTIA President Steve Largent was rebuffed in his effort to implore the Senate Commerce Committee to include a national framework for regulation in the telecommunications-reform bill. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, told reporters following a hearing on the Communications...

So. Illinois sells stake in RSAs

MOUNT VERNON, Ill.-Southern Illinois Cellular Corp., which does business as First Cellular of Southern Illinois, said that it had sold its interests in the Illinois RSA 6 and 7 Partnership to Verizon Wireless and Alhambra-Grantfork Cellular Telephone Co. The two RSAs cover 433,000 potential...

Carriers compete on perks, not price

During the past several years, the four national U.S. carriers have whittled away the number of price plans they offer to consumers, dropped low-end plans and largely come into lock-step with each other on service plan price points. On the other hand, the cost...

Study: Sprint beats Verizon in music, but prices too high

BOSTON-In a head-to-head comparison, more customers preferred Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Music Store to Verizon Wireless' Vcast service-but both were deemed too expensive, according to a new study by research firm Strategy Analytics. Strategy Analytics said Sprint Nextel's Mobile Music Store outscored Verizon Wireless' Vcast...

Study: Sprint Nextel beats Verizon Wireless in mobile music, but prices too high

BOSTON—In a head-to-head comparison, more customers preferred Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Music Store to Verizon Wireless’ Vcast service—but both were deemed too expensive, according to a new study by research firm Strategy Analytics. Strategy Analytics said Sprint’s Mobile Music Store outscored Verizon’s Vcast service by...

JetBlue’s LiveTV top ATG bidder, Verizon Airfone drops out

WASHINGTON—JetBlue’s LiveTV L.L.C. was the top bidder at $506,000 at the end of round 29 for a one-megahertz license to offer air-to-ground services in the 800 MHz band. LiveTV’s bid corresponds with a high bid from Acadia Broadband L.P. at the end of round...

Motorists revved up over Verizon Wireless’ FuelFinder

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless said the number of customers who subscribe to its FuelFinder service has doubled in the past six weeks as fuel costs rise across the country. FuelFinder, from MobileGates, directs customers to the cheapest gas stations. Customers enter their location information to...

Freedom ups prepaid stakes with $10 per month plan

WAKEFIELD, N.H.—Prepaid reseller Freedom Phone Services introduced a new prepaid phone plan that starts at $10 per month. Customers must pay ahead of time and essentially have a month-to-month arrangement; they have a month to use their allotted minutes and then can choose whether...

Verizon Wireless gets exclusivity on Motorola Q

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Verizon Wireless plans to be the exclusive provider of Motorola Inc.’s Q smart phone. Although the carrier has not said when it plans to begin selling the phone, Motorola chief executive officer Ed Zander recently said the device likely would become available in...

AirCell affiliate, Space Data lead bidding for air-to-ground licenses

WASHINGTON—AC BidCo L.L.C., an affiliate of AirCell Inc., is currently the top bidder at more than $13 million for a three-megahertz license to offer air-to-ground services in the 800 MHz band. AC BidCo’s bid at the end of round 16 corresponds with a high...

Verizon Wireless tops J.D. Power survey of business customers

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Verizon Wireless beat out the rest of the industry in serving business customers, landing at the top of J.D. Power and Associates’ second annual survey of business wireless satisfaction. Verizon Wireless had an index ranking of 711 on a 1,000-point scale and...

Verizon denies working with NSA

WASHINGTON—Verizon Communications Inc. became the second large telephone company to explicitly deny turning over to the National Security Agency phone call records of millions of Americans. "Contrary to the media reports, Verizon was not asked by NSA to provide, nor did Verizon provide, customer...