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MIAMI-SunCom Wireless Inc., which recently changed its name from Triton PCS Holdings Inc., signed a third-party logistics services agreement with Brightstar Puerto Rico Inc. to support the carrier’s wireless business …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. named Daniel Hesse chief executive officer of its Local Telecommunications Division, which the company said it plans to spin off following its pending acquisition of Nextel …

Despite increasing competition and spectrum concerns, T-Mobile USA Inc. said it expects to continue posting around 1 million net customer additions per quarter through the rest of 2005, and with …

Red Bend Software Udi Dagan joined Red Bend Software as chief financial officer. Dagan joined the company from IBM where he was business consulting services country manager in Israel. Before …

The wireless industry’s drive for cost efficiencies has seen marked improvements during the past several years as many carriers have begun posting operating profits after years of racking up huge …

SAN DIEGO-Verizon Wireless said it will launch location-based services starting in the third quarter. The carrier joins Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint and other wireless carriers in offering LBS services. John …

Dobson Communications Corp. denied a Standard & Poor’s report that the regional wireless operator was considering a sale of its financially troubled American Cellular Corp. subsidiary. The S&P online newsletter …

Despite increasing competition and spectrum concerns T-Mobile USA Inc. said it expects to continue posting around 1 million net customer additions per quarter through the rest of 2005 and with …

Still reeling from last week’s lawsuit that saw Freedom Wireless Inc. win a $128 million decision, Boston Communications Group Inc. shook up its front office and announced the acquisition of …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. restructured its prepaid offering with a pair of services using the GoPhone brand name it acquired when it purchased AT&T Wireless Services Inc. last year. The GoPhone …

The Unlicensed Mobile Access group is shuttering its doors after getting its specifications included in the Third Generation Partnership Project’s Release 6. “It has always been the intent of the …

Wireless carriers have gained a level of satisfaction among business users equal to wireline offerings, but are still struggling to gain truly loyal subscribers, according to the Walker Loyalty Report …

WASHINGTON-While government approval of the proposed $35 billion Sprint Corp.-Nextel Communications Inc. deal and other pending telecom mega-mergers do not appear in doubt, there is a lively debate going on …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s board of directors approved a $5 million retention benefit for President and Chief Executive Officer Stan Sigman that is to be paid in cash Dec. 31, 2007, …

Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. said it expanded its Midwest footprint into Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich. Centennial acquired the 10-megahertz of spectrum used for the expansion from AT&T …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said antitrust czar Hewitt Pate will resign next month, creating a vacancy amid a pending $35 billion merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. and other …

WASHINGTON-While wireless carriers had years to deploy enhanced 911 services (and still missed the mark), Voice over Internet Protocol carriers are expected to have only until fall if rules proposed …

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. will delay its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access network launch until sometime later next year, a move that puts Cingular Wireless L.L.C. at the world’s bleeding …

With three months of financial and operational performance on the books, 2005 is setting up as another strong year for the wireless industry. Analysts noted that first-quarter results have shown …

T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a surprisingly strong 957,000 net customer additions for the first quarter of this year, which fell short of the nearly 1.2 million customers the carrier added …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department today said antitrust czar Hewitt Pate will resign next month, creating a vacancy amid a pending $35 billion merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. and …

TOKYO-Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. posted a $85.2 million loss for its fourth fiscal quarter 2004 ended March 31, which was a significant drop from the $1.5 billion profit …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. reported mixed first-quarter results showing a modest increase in revenues offset by increased net losses and continued net customer losses, which the carrier attributed to network …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week asked Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. to supply additional information on their proposed $35 billion merger, but the latest government request for data …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Cingular Wireless announced it is selling the Audiovox SMT 5600 smart phone for $200 with a two-year contract. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. previously sold the phone, and Cingular had …