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Bright House Networks also to be acquired as part of major cable TV deal During a special meeting held Sept. 21, shareholders of Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable have approved …

The Federal Reserve’s recent decision to leave interest rates unchanged – for now – is a good one for the wireless tower industry. A capital-intensive industry, the three major tower companies earn most of …

Agreement between the South Korean telco and the European vendor will run until 2020 Swedish telecom equipment vendor Ericsson and South Korean mobile operator LG Uplus, have signed a memorandum …

AT&T is reportedly suing three former employees for accepting money from another company to put unlocking software on its devices. The report names Marc Sapatin, Nguyen Lam and Kyra Evans …

Claure comments on Sprint efforts related to market share, cost and network Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure last week spoke at the Goldman Sachs Communicopia event and highlighted the carrier’s moves …

Turkish operator seeks to acquire mobile operations in four markets Turkey’s largest mobile telephony operator Turkcell is looking to appoint a strategic and financial adviser to explore the possibility to …

Carrier adds 33 new destinations to Open World program, which offers unlimited voice and text, among other features On the heels of a major expansion by T-Mobile US of its …

The telco aims to reduce its business in Eurasia Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera will increase focus on its European and Swedish operations and reduce its presence in the Eurasia region. …

Ericsson and Hewlett-Packard announced a partnership focused on enterprise solutions, particularly Wi-Fi and indoor small cell deployments. The two companies – also in the mix is HP’s fully owned Aruba …

5 things to know for Thursday, Sept. 17 1. Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam told investors that the changing wireless business model is likely to impact earnings. The carrier recently …

As people make the move from traditional landlines to wireless technology the need for reliable cellular reception increases. Some studies estimate that 70% of calls and data connections take place …

The latest in an increasingly worrisome string of vandalism affecting fiber lines in Northern California has prompted AT&T to offer up a $250,000 reward for information leading to an arrest …

Company CEO forecasts that the end is in sight for corporate restructuring Following more than 50,000 job cuts already announced this year, Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman this week announced that the …

AT&T retention practices blasted by longtime employee An AT&T employee is calling out the company’s retention practices saying managers turn a blind eye to accounting errors and force products on customers …

This week Apple introduced not only new products, but also some important new interactions that developers need to be aware of. In this episode I discuss the iPad Pro, the …

LAS VEGAS – With smartphones becoming ubiquitous, carriers and device retailers are finding it increasingly difficult to get repeat business. The trade-in market for handsets so far has done little …

Nordic telcos faced regulatory obstacles from the European authorities Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera and Norway’s Telenor decided to withdraw a proposed merger of their respective business units in Denmark. The …

Ericsson has announced another software acquisition – the wireless equipment giant said today that it has agreed to buy San Francisco’s Envivio (ENVI) for $125 million. Envivio makes software for …

Telcos seeking European Commission’s approval to merge Danish operations Scandinavian mobile operators TeliaSonera and Telenor have offered to sell up to 40% of TT-Netvaerket, their joint network infrastructure company, to …

WASHINGTON – Steven K. Berry, president and CEO of the Competitive Carriers Association, sat down with RCR Wireless News to discuss T-Mobile US’ recent inclusion to the CCA Data Services Hub. …

There are good signs coming from Sprint. According to its most recent quarterly results, customer losses came in at a record low. This is a real sign that Sprint is in …

BlackBerry buys Good; AWS buys Elemental; and AT&T customers lose service in parts of California 5 things to know today … 1. BlackBerry is doubling down on mobile security by …

Sprint’s spectrum is not its only unique asset The recent surge in Sprint’s stock price comes courtesy of SoftBank, and the Japanese giant may have good reason to double down …

AT&T contends governor changed requirements to favor local company AT&T is calling foul on a new $400 million contract awarded by the state of Florida to a rival. The U.S.’ No. 2 …

Angelina Beck, CEO of BRIUS Telecom Solutions, announced today that the company has achieved Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification through Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Angelina stated, “WBE certification …