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WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said progress is being made unionizing Cingular Wireless L.L.C. ‘s workers in the South, particularly former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. employees. Larry Cohen, chosen to …

As Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. begin to merge their separate identities into one company, there will be obvious comparisons to how Cingular Wireless L.L.C. integrated AT&T Wireless Services …

CALGARY, Alberta-Grayling Wireless USA Inc. signed a deal with Metaform Venture Corp., to purchase Edmonton, Alberta-based Sentai Software’s North American operations. Sentai Software provides distribution and financial solutions to businesses, …

Caribbean telecommunications provider Digicel Group said it has been given governmental approval to acquire Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s operations in Bermuda and to launch a GSM network in the eastern Caribbean …

Bolstered by a relatively speedy and uneventful approval process and a new ticker symbol that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange last week, Sprint Nextel Corp. said it …

WASHINGTON-Americans trying to call mobile phones in Ecuador recently may have found it difficult, and now the Federal Communications Commission is opening a broad investigation into “whipsawing”-a broad range of …

The battle for wireless customers between the industry’s No. 1 operator Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and No. 2 Verizon Wireless is set to move into the rapidly expanding hybrid-plan market segment. …

Consumer appetite for wireless services continued unabated during the second quarter as the nation’s seven largest operators posted a 39-percent jump in net customer additions to more than 6 million …

The most unlikely of technology mergers has begun as Sprint Corp. announced Friday that it closed its $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. The new Sprint Nextel Corp. will …

WASHINGTON-As expected, the wireless industry late Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn an appeals-court ruling that allowed state courts to handle lawsuits regarding the possible negative …

Regional telecommunications provider and former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. wireless affiliate Cincinnati Bell Inc. said it lost 10,000 wireless customers during the second quarter, ending the first half of the …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. staged a minor coup last week as the industry’s largest operator signed a 10-year deal to replace smaller, but faster-growing rival Verizon Wireless at RadioShack Corp.’s more …

Independent regional operators posted mixed second-quarter results that in most cases included sagging customer growth, but increased revenue per subscriber bolstered by growing wireless data usage. Recently strengthened Alltel Corp., …

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. all gained bragging rights from this year’s J.D. Power and Associates Wireless Call Quality Performance Study. Customers rated each carrier highest …

Dobson Communications Corp. said it has signed a new, multi-year roaming agreement with its primary wireless roaming partner Cingular Wireless L.L.C. Dobson noted the new agreement will replace its existing …

Regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc., which was formerly known as Triton PCS, posted 3,979 net customers during the second quarter compared with a loss of 833 customers during …

Alltel Corp., which completed its acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. earlier this week, reported mixed second-quarter wireless results that were highlighted by a steep climb in average revenue per user …

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. all gained bragging rights from this year’s J.D. Power and Associates Wireless Call Quality Performance Study. Customers rated each carrier highest …

The frenzy of consolidation sweeping the wireless industry may not be over as an industry research firm recommended that some nationwide operators could see both long- and short-term benefits by …

The second quarter is shaping up as a one-horse affair as Verizon Wireless appears set to take substantial market share away from its competitors and move ever closer to its …

Hearing comments on Sen. John Ensign’s telecom reform bill is like dejà vu all over again, to borrow a phrase from John Fogerty. Ensign’s bill aims to largely deregulate the …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launches high-speed data packet access-based service en masse in the United States later this year, the protocol is expected to double the carrier’s reach, making a …

WASHINGTON-The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs last week brought a lawsuit in state court against Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. for allegedly deceiving consumers …

The second-quarter earnings race got off to a relatively solid start as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nextel Communications Inc. posted financials largely in line with Wall Street expectations. The results-coupled …

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is closing the gap in customer care, but Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. maintained their positions atop Vocal Laboratories’ quarterly report measuring the quality …