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Three of the nation’s four top-tier carriers announced Friday that they would launch Motorola Inc.’s new Razr2 handset in the coming weeks, apparently piling on in a “me-too” frenzy.The triple …

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what …

Motorola Inc. is rolling the dice on a new version of its blockbuster Razr handset and its near-term fortunes may depend on achieving solid sales of the device. Sprint Nextel …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 …

In the second quarter, Brightpoint Inc., racked up a 55% jump in revenues and doubled its net income over the year-ago quarter, but its stock traded down on the distributor’s …

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued to chug along as the industry’s No. 4 carrier, but the third fastest-growing operator during the second quarter adding 857,000 new customers to its network and …

Dobson Communications Corp., which recently announced plans to be acquired by AT&T Inc., posted a 15% jump in second-quarter revenues from $312.1 million in 2006 to $360.2 million this year. …

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to show signs of turning around its customer growth challenges, saying it added 400,000 subscribers during the second quarter. While the results pale in comparison to …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

AT&T Inc. reported an agreement with Eurpean Wi-Fi provider The Cloud that adds more than 9,000 Wi-Fi locations available to its customers traveling in the United Kingdom, Germany and Scandinavian …

There’s good news for a beleaguered American handset giant named Motorola Inc.The company’s Razr handset-beefed up on functionality and spun off in customized form in myriad colors for all four …

Congress appears unlikely to act before its August recess on a Bush administration request to shield mobile-phone operators and other telecom carriers from lawsuits stemming from participation with the National …

A federal court in California ruled a class-action suit accusing Cingular Wireless L.L.C.-now AT&T Mobility-of false and misleading advertising can go forward.The complaint, brought under state consumer protection laws, involves …

MediaFLO USA Inc. is still holding most of its customers’ usage data close to the vest-thanks in part to continuing exclusivity with Verizon Wireless until AT&T Mobility launches the service …

WHILE THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND OTHERS CELEBRATED anticipated public-safety and wireless benefits of last week’s 700 MHz auction rules decision, skeptics question whether the action will indeed produce a …

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION LAST WEEK approved 700 MHz rules to foster the creation of a nationwide public-safety/commercial broadband network and introduce new devices and applications in a wireless space …

Verizon Wireless backed up its strong second-quarter customer numbers with solid financials and a new acquisition that will make the nation’s largest CDMA carrier a roaming provider for GSM services.The …

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Credit Suisse First Boston raised its price target on Verizon …

AT&T Mobility is teaming with independent distributor eMusic to add over-the-air downloads to its mobile music offering.The carrier introduced a $7.50 monthly subscription service that includes five over-the-air, DRM-free tunes …

Whether Jose Trujillo of Melrose Park, Ill., will find support among fellow iPhone owners-or a court of law in Cook County, Ill.-for his just-launched lawsuit against Apple Inc. and AT&T …

In the Byzantine world of handset pricing, intrigue is the name of the game. What to read into the latest handset price gyrations? Our guess: largely price cuts to pique …

Verizon Wireless announced a $2.67 billion deal to acquire Rural Cellular Corp., one of the nation’s largest rural carriers. The agreement will add RCC’s 700,000 customers to Verizon Wireless’ base-which …

CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. cut its losses in mobile video last week, agreeing to lease its Modeo L.L.C.’s nationwide spectrum for a dedicated mobile broadcast network to a pair of …

I’m finding it hard to understand the current leadership at the Federal Communications Commission. On one hand, over the past several years the FCC has basically rubber-stamped a handful of …