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T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) laid its cards on the table for the holiday selling season unveiling some promotional modifications to its Even More contract plans.The new offerings include a single-line plan providing 1,500 anytime calling minutes, unlimited on-network and night …

Chad is back. Alltel Wireless’ (ATNI) spokesman, who pokes fun at his wireless rivals, plans to introduce Alltel’s new Free Fridays calling plan with a new advertising campaign on Nov. 12. The regional operator is introducing a new calling plan …

AT&T Mobility (T) and Verizon Wireless (VZ, the nation’s two largest wireless operators, posted third quarter results late last week that showed some interesting results for both operators. AT&T Mobility managed to handily win the customer growth adding 2.6 million …

AT&T Mobility (T) and Verizon Wireless (VZ, the nation’s two largest wireless operators, posted third quarter results late last week that showed some interesting results for both operators. AT&T Mobility managed to handily win the customer growth adding 2.6 million …

Telus announced a multi-year strategic agreement with Sierra Wireless that calls for Sierra to provide machine-to-machine services management for the carrier. Telus will integrate the Sierra Wireless AirVantage Services Platform into its network operations to provide M2M customers with online …

Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. (ATNI), the parent company of Alltel Wireless Communications Corp., added $75 million of available credit to fund future growth initiatives and for planned capital expenses, the company said. The carrier secured a new $50 million term loan …

Looking to continue its LTE momentum, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) plans to have the service available in all of its native markets by early next year, with all of its approximately 11,000 cell sites LTE-enabled by the end of 2011. …

Looking to continue its LTE momentum, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) plans to have the service available in all of its native markets by early next year, with all of its approximately 11,000 cell sites LTE-enabled by the end of 2011. …

Mobilicity, which provides3.5G pay-in-advance services in Canada, deployed Amdocs‘ products using a managed services model to establish its entire OSS and BSS operations. The Amdocs customer experience systems support the entire order-to-cash and order-to-activation processes for Mobilicity, starting with new …

UPDATED: AT&T Mobility (T) readjusted its schedule to begin offering services in a number of markets it had acquired from Verizon Wireless (VZ) earlier this year.The carrier said it was moving up the launch dates in markets in South Dakota …

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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Greetings from Kansas City, where the summer is in full heat. Our lawn …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Greetings from a warm but rockin’ Kansas City (Paul McCartney and the Manchester …

Following years of instability, Alltel Wireless looks to have found its footing in the mobile market having recently put into place all of the pieces necessary to re-establish the veteran brand into the market. The “new” Alltel Wireless is operated …

Following years of instability, Alltel Wireless looks to have found its footing in the mobile market having recently put into place all of the pieces necessary to re-establish the veteran brand into the market. The “new” Alltel Wireless is operated …

Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. continue to lead in customer satisfaction, this time among small businesses, according to a recent J.D. Power and Associates survey released last month. While Verizon Wireless was the favored carrier among small- and medium-sized …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …

QuickPlay Media Inc.’s premium mobile TV service PrimeTime2Go is now available on Motorola Inc. Android-powered smart phones, said the company. The service allows customers to watch TV shows from major networks and cable providers on their phone. The service costs …

 Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. completed its purchase of certain Alltel wireless assets from Verizon Wireless. The purchase price was $223 million and the deal was completed through ATN’s subsidiary, Allied Wireless Communications Corp. The company said it also has acquired a …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.   There’s a lot to cover this week and a short amount …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.   There’s a lot to cover this week and a short amount …

Verizon Wireless said it expects to spend $30 million to renovate its Little Rock, Ark., campus, which eventually will accommodate 2,000 employees. Meanwhile, competitor Sprint Nextel is beefing up its own call-center efforts in anticipation of its continued WiMAX rollout.Verizon …

Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. CEO Michael Prior thinks there is still a niche for smaller wireless carriers to compete against national players in rural areas. As such, AtlanticTele-Network plans to continue the innovation that was a hallmark of wireless provider Alltel …

Good news for Sprint Nextel Corp. employees: the carrier stated in its fourth-quarter conference call that does not anticipate any more job cuts for the year. Things are not so great for people employed in the wireline sector, however, as …

Continuing a price war that it started in early 2008, Verizon Wireless this morning ratcheted up the pressure on its competitors by rolling out new rate plans that are more than 30% cheaper than previous offerings from the nation’s largest …