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Sprint Nextel said it has closed on its $480 million acquisition of a handful of markets from regional carrier U.S. Cellular. The deal included operations in Chicago, St. Louis and …

Canadian telecom provider Telus said it plans to acquire regional rival Mobilicity for $370 million, picking up the carrier’s approximately 250,000 customers. Telus is currently one of the “big three” …

Is Clearwire getting nervous about the pending shareholder vote on its potential acquisition by Sprint Nextel? Clearwire today sent out a “reminder” letter to shareholders to vote with the “white …

Verizon Wireless’ recent dividend payments to parent companies Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group could begin to slow as the wireless carrier turns to paying down its own debt and prepares …

Clearwire’s management continues to show its preference for an acquisition by Sprint Nextel, sending a letter this morning to investors urging them to approve the pending $2.2 billion deal and …

Clearwire looks to have officially endorsed its pending acquisition by Sprint Nextel, with a “special committee” set up by the carrier sending a letter out this morning to investors recommending …

President Obama followed through on expectations today in nominating wireless industry veteran and former lobbyist Tom Wheeler as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Wheeler would be replacing current FCC …

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take …

The nation’s attempt to put together a public-safety wireless network gained leadership today as the FirstNet board of directors announced the hiring of Bill D’Agostino, Jr., as GM. D’Agostino will …

NEW ORLEANS – Regional wireless operator C Spire has been one of the more aggressive smaller operators in rolling out LTE services, having last year launched services using its own …

Verizon Wireless continues to attract rural operators to its LTE in Rural America program with the announcement that Alaska-based KPU Telecommunications has signed up for the offering. KPU, which is …

NEW ORLEANS – Amongst all domestic wireless carriers, regional operator Bluegrass Cellular is in a unique position in that it is set to offer LTE services to customers across two …

NEW ORLEANS – In a move that could jumpstart a fallow LTE roaming market, Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse told attendees at this week’s Competitive Carriers Association event that the …

RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer talks with Roger Entner, founder of Recon Analytics, about the current wireless regulatory environment, including the impact current regulations are having on mergers and …

RCR Wireless takes a look at the regulatory challenges facing the wireless industry, including spectrum issues, potential for additional spectrum auctions, regulations on the second-hand spectrum market, M&A regulations and …

Further muddying Clearwire’s future is a report that Verizon Wireless has offered up to $1.5 billion to acquire the rights to some of Clearwire’s 2.5 GHz spectrum licenses. The Wall …