Nokia Corp.’s clamshell-style N75 device, announced last September, has finally arrived at AT&T Mobility’s online store for $200 with a two-year contract-at least it was briefly last week, before the …
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Ed Whitacre announced that he will retire as CEO and chairman of the board at AT&T Inc. effective June 3. The 65-year-old is the longest-serving CEO in the telecommunications industry, …
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Verizon Wireless again staked its claim as the industry’s fastest growing wireless carrier posting 1.7 million net customer additions during the first quarter. Larger rival AT&T Inc. last week posted …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …
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Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, United States Cellular Corp., Texas Instruments and more
by jscarboby jscarboThe following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carrier Prudential Equity Group raised its estimates on AT&T after …
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Research In Motion Ltd. announced a “World Edition” BlackBerry for international travelers that combines CDMA and GSM technology and will be sold by Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp.The two-carrier …
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The mobile payment space continued to gain steam as Nokia Corp. and 10 network operators joined an effort by the GSM Association to allow consumers to pay with their phones …
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AT&T Inc., parent of the top mobile phone carrier, urged the Federal Communications Commission to decide whether Sprint Nextel Corp. should be fined for failing to meet a key deadline …
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As has become commonplace between the nation’s two largest wireless providers, AT&T Inc. has followed its smaller rival Verizon Wireless in unveiling unlimited text messaging plans for its wireless service. …
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AT&T Inc.’s wireless division, Cingular Wireless, posted mixed first quarter results with customer growth coming in below expectations but churn and average revenue per user exceeding forecasts.The country’s largest wireless …
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Oz Communications Inc. is looking to expand its mobile messaging offerings with the acquisition of Thumbspeed Inc. from Hands-On Mobile Inc.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Thumbspeed develops and publishes …
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InfoSpace Inc. got some good news-a rarity lately-as AT&T Inc. said the buffeted company will continue to power the carrier’s MEdia Net service.The agreement renews a pact struck in 2003, …
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Big-box retail: an evolving distribution channel : Focus is narrowing, alliances are critical element
by jscarboby jscarboBig-box retail is second only to the network operators’ own branded retail stores as the channel of choice among American consumers. Big-box retailers as a distribution channel are rapidly rising …
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LAS VEGAS-Rather than ceding control of the mobile TV market to the nation’s wireless carriers, nine U.S. TV broadcast groups have formed an industry alliance called the Open Mobile Video …
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As carriers tempt customers to move into data services beyond text messaging, some of them are designing service or accessory packages that specifically appeal to how different types of customers …
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T-Mobile USA Inc. continued to dominate the J.D. Power and Associates regional survey of wireless customer satisfaction, receiving the highest ranking in all six regions of the U.S. for the …
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It’s been about a month since wireless number portability kicked in for consumers in Canada, and in the words of analyst Lawrence Surtees, “Guess what? The sky hasn’t fallen.” Surtees, …
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AT&T Inc. said its customers can now use their cell phones to control their home digital video recorders through the company’s U-verse TV service.The San Antonio-based firm launched a service …
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Marc LeFar, who shepherded the $1 billion-plus marketing budget of the former Cingular Wireless L.L.C. for the past four years, has resigned from AT&T Inc., the wireless provider’s new parent. …
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T-Mobile USA Inc. continued to dominate the J.D. Power and Associates regional survey of wireless customer satisfaction, receiving the highest ranking in all six regions of the U.S. for the …
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AT&T Inc. is taking another step along the path of convergence as it rolls out integrated business service plans that include wireless along with the rest of its suite of …
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AT&T Inc. said it reached confidential settlements and obtained court-ordered injunctions against 13 alleged pretexters in the federal lawsuits it filed in San Antonio and San Francisco. “We stated at …
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Wireless broadband service provider Clearwire Corp.’s stock rose briefly today as analysts issued favorable reports of the company’s prospects, but later continued its downward trend. Clearwire’s stock rose more than …
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AT&T Inc. has dropped negotiations to acquire a one-third stake in a holding company, Olimpia S.p.A., which controls about 18 percent of Telecom Italia’s ordinary shares. AT&T said in a …
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A free conference calling service says that Sprint Nextel Corp. has stopped blocking calls to its numbers, a move that comes after FreeConference.com urged its customers to make an outcry.Now, …