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NEEDHAM, Mass.-ATM operators could benefit from offering prepaid wireless airtime at U.S. automated teller machines, according to new research from financial services company TowerGroup. According to TowerGroup, non-financial electronic transactions are being aggressively explored as possible revenue streams for ATMs. At the same time,...

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Forty-eight operators around the world have announced commitments to EDGE technology, according to data released today by the 3G Americas association, which promotes the technology.In the United States, AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C., T-Mobile USA, Dobson Communications, Cellular One of Northeast...

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said customers who enroll in a new qualified service plan can earn up to 10,000 bonus miles with American Airlines AAdvantage, Delta Air Lines SkyMiles, Continental Airlines OnePass or Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan frequent flyer programs and continue to...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS launched an aggressive advertising campaign focused on the business market and targeting AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which Sprint PCS said is perceived by business customers as the leading wireless provider.In the initial print campaign, which ran today in the Wall...

WASHINGTON-The government should play the role of facilitator rather than regulator as it tries to ensure that network and communications infrastructure are secure, said a panel of witnesses at a cybersecurity hearing Tuesday. The House cybersecurity subcommittee held a hearing to find out what...

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its CCC rating to Western Wireless Corp.'s aggregate $600 million senior notes offering, reaffirmed the carrier's B- corporate credit rating and removed Western Wireless from the ratings agency's CreditWatch, on which it was placed earlier this year.The ratings...

Verizon Wireless announced its subscribers will be able to vote on the selection of the most valuable player in the WNBA All-Star game using a short code voting system.Fans can pre-register for the wireless voting directly from their Verizon Wireless phones by sending the...

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Intel Corp. unveiled a distribution program in which Intel will promote and sell AT&T Wireless GPRS- and Wi-Fi-based data solutions through more than 200 Intel Product Dealer Channel members. The two companies also said they are working together...

Centennial Communications Corp. selected Ericsson as the sole supplier for its planned GSM/GPRS technology overlay of the carrier's U.S.-based legacy TDMA network.Ericsson said it will immediately begin deploying EDGE-ready 850 MHz GSM/GPRS radio access and core network equipment onto Centennial's network under a five-year...

WASHINGTON-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Verizon Wireless asked a federal appeals court here to overturn a Federal Communications Commission ruling permitting mobile satellite service operators to use their frequencies to provide land-based mobile-phone communications."Converting a satellite-only authorization into a license for mixed satellite and...

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. signed a GSM/GPRS roaming agreement with Western Wireless Corp. that will enable AT&T Wireless customers to roam onto Western Wireless' planned GSM/GPRS network in portions of 17 western states.Financial terms of the agreement were not released, although it will be...

In a move many industry analysts say eventually will level the wireless data playing field, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched commercial EDGE services in Indianapolis, allowing the carrier to offer data speeds it claims will range from 75 to 135 kilobits per second and peak...

Following a competitive first quarter that witnessed the wireless industry meeting modest customer addition expectations, moderating customer churn results and a drop in customer revenue, analysts and investors are hinting that the wireless industry should report slightly improved results during the recently completed second...

Executives from the nation's largest wireless carriers met last week in an effort to hammer out the details of a universal short code system, according to industry sources.Future meetings have been scheduled with an eye toward having the system commercially up and running by...

WASHINGTON-Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon late last week reached a settlement with Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS that ends a wireless consumer lawsuit that was to have gone to trial in early October. The agreement requires both carriers to use clearer and more...

WASHINGTON-Congress returns to work this week to a brewing controversy over funding for first responders and what to do when states raid wireless enhanced 911 funds like North Carolina did on June 30.The action by North Carolina comes as the Senate Commerce Committee is...

Telemarketing calls and junk mail have evolved. Now that consumers are used to dodging junk e-mail and Internet pop-up ads on their desktops and wireless messaging and mobile marketing are becoming more mainstream, mobile phones are quickly becoming the next vehicle of choice for...

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to cut about 1,000 jobs, or approximately 3 percent of its current work force, this year as part of the carrier's plans to consolidate its national operations into its Redmond, Wash., and New York/New Jersey-area headquarters.According to...

The tightened economy seems to be pushing the wireless enterprise market in opposite directions. On one hand, big-name technology players are bolstering their wireless enterprise efforts, hoping to entice new business customers looking to use wireless services to cut down on operational expenses. But...

Laurent Vermot-Gauchy wants to introduce a new acronym into the location services market-ELS, or enterprise location-centric services.As head of location-services company Maporama, Vermot-Gauchy is looking to sell location information and services to the business market. And Maporama is not alone in its focus on...

Following a competitive first quarter that witnessed the wireless industry meeting modest customer addition expectations, moderating customer churn results and a drop in customer revenue, analysts and investors are hinting that the wireless industry should report slightly improved results during the recently completed second...

WASHINGTON-Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon today said Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS have agreed to settle a wireless consumer lawsuit that was to have gone to trial in early October. The agreement requires both carriers to use clearer and more explanatory language in...

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to cut about 1,000 jobs, or approximately 3 percent of its current work force, this year as part of the carrier's plans to consolidate its national operations into its Redmond, Wash., and New York/New Jersey-area headquarters.According to a...

Verizon Wireless is set to launch a color-screen mobile phone from LG Electronics that includes an integrated digital camera and support for multimedia messaging services, according to the carrier's Web site.The device is notable because Verizon has largely remained out of the camera-phone market...