Sprint PCS is apparently getting closer to launching its planned push-to-talk service, as a newly approved mobile phone from Sprint handset provider Sanyo features what appears to be a dedicated …
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced its American Towers Inc. subsidiary will sell $400 million principal amount of 7.25-percent senior subordinated notes due 2011 in an institutional private placement. The company originally …
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Portal Software Inc. announced U.S. Cellular has implemented its product-based billing platform for U.S. Cellular’s wireless data services. “Portal’s billing solution will enable us to leverage investments in 1xRTT …
With around three weeks before the scheduled implementation of wireless local number portability, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced its 90-Day Best Deal Promise program, allowing customers who sign up after …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-WatchMark Corp., which provides wireless performance management software, and Comnitel Technologies, provider of wireless service management software, announced they will merge. The combined company, WatchMark-Comnitel, will offer wireless operations …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Actiontec Electronics unveiled a wireless Bluetooth headset that enables wireless, hands-free conversations over Bluetooth-enabled devices. The headset, which retails for $70, hooks over either ear and operates with two …
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. Monday told the Federal Communications Commission it would deposit $100 million in an escrow account and secure irrevocable lines of credit for the other $750 million to …
WASHINGTON D.C.-The Industrial Telecommunications Association has elected F.H. “Rick” Smith of ChevronTexaco Inc. to serve as chair of the board. “I am thankful for the broad industry representation ITA brings …
ATLANTA-MoBull Messenger, a wireless coupon and information service used by students and staff at the University of South Florida, has grown more than 700 percent since September 2002. The service …
Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. warned in Security and Exchange filings that it will soon lose its largest customer, UPS. Motient said it plans to counteract the loss by further …
How about a movie about a powerful House committee chairman with a $155,000 salary who buys a million-dollar piece of prime hunting property in Texas with guidance from a seasoned …
With upbeat third-quarter results snapping several quarters of melancholy, wireless players may be about to turn their purse strings loose. The good news is infectious, touching not only carriers, but …
WASHINGTON-Some wireless carriers are hoping the fat lady has yet to sing. Lobbyists staged a last-ditch effort to delay the Nov. 24 wireless local number portability mandate until after the …
Triton PCS Holdings Inc. posted a disappointing 3,567 net customer additions during the third quarter of this year, which was well below the 33,000 the carrier added during the third …
WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commissioner Susan Kennedy does not appear to have the votes for an alternative bill of rights for telecom consumers that would exempt mobile-phone carriers, but the rewrite …
The Federal Communications Commission is trying diligently to come up with its own plan for solving the interference problem at 800 MHz in a way to satisfy public-safety users, private-wireless …
With less than a month to go before the scheduled Nov. 24 implementation of wireless local number portability, few carriers have engaged in the cut-throat rate plan battles many expected …
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. reported a slight year-over-year increase in total revenues during the third quarter from $227.4 million last year to $235.6 million in total revenues during the third …
Record companies Def Jam Recordings and Elektra Records will team with two wireless companies to develop wireless marketing campaigns to promote various musicians. The first campaigns will center on recording …
NATICK, Mass.-Confidence in the service provider sector continues to rise, according to Sage Research Inc.’s September 2003 Service Provider Confidence Index (SPCI). “Looking at the past 12 months, we can …
WASHINGTON-A program created in last year’s Farm Bill to allow loans for technology-neutral broadband deployment is at risk of not being funded during this year’s appropriations cycle, proponents of the …
LOS ANGELES-Cell phones are the most widely used mobile communications devices among U.S. fleet operators, according to a new survey from C.J. Driscoll & Associates. According to the survey of …
Rutberg & Co. said its outlook is positive on rich media and believes 2003 will be “Year 0” for 2.5G wireless data. During the second quarter, eight rich-media companies received …
Following mixed third-quarter results from most of its nationwide competitors, Verizon Wireless put a stronger lock on its title as the country’s largest wireless carrier with customer growth nearly double …
ATLANTA-As part of its Be Sensible program, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. released a consumer survey showing regional differences in what is considered proper and courteous use of cellular phones in public …
