AT&T

NEW YORK-Citing increased competition and challenges integrating former WorldCom Wireless customers, Lehman Brothers lowered its net customer additions guidance for AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s third quarter from 300,000 subscribers to …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it will discontinue service for Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in California, Nevada and Washington after the contract related to the service …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. president Norio Wada said the telecommunications giant would discuss the possibility of writing down losses on its overseas investments including AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Hutchison 3G UK …

TORONTO-Canadian and U.S. wireless carriers are planning soon to offer text messaging services across all their networks. Since April, Canadian cell-phone subscribers have been able to send text messages to …

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. received the highest overall customer satisfaction rating in 15 markets according to the J.D. Powers and Associates 2002 Wireless Industry Services Study. The survey …

SEATTLE-Rogers AT&T Wireless in Canada is expanding its relationship with ViAir Inc. to offer its new Wireless Desktop, which gives customers wireless access to Internet and corporate e-mail, as well …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Walt Disney Internet Group signed a pair of content deals with Sprint PCS and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. allowing wireless customers to download ringtones, graphics, animation, games and …

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc. shares dropped to their lowest ebb since the vendor’s spin-off from AT&T Corp, raising the specter of possible delisting. The company’s shares fell to 97 cents …

NEW YORK-With the possibility of being released from its obligations to the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 35 fiasco, Verizon Wireless Inc. is reported to be interested in purchasing Cablevision Systems …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-If you believe the latest predictions from the handset manufacturers and market research firms, then mobile gaming is set to become a major business for mobile operators. Nokia …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo users in Canada will be able to speed up their devices through a new GPRS software download, Treo maker Handspring Inc. announced. The personal digital assistant/mobile phone …

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and InnerWireless Inc. partnered with Rockefeller Group Telecommunications Services Inc. to deliver in-building wireless coverage to the lower level of the Rockefeller Center Concourse, which …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Instead of trying to sell off its U.S.-based VoiceStream Wireless Corp. holdings, analysts said German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG may choose an early public offering of its T-Mobile …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is marking the final phase of the rollout of its GSM/GPRS network across the country with an unlimited calling plan, allowing customers to make all …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. announced the nationwide rollout of its MetroDex personalized phone directory service. MetroDex allows AT&T Wireless Services Inc. subscribers to upload personal contact information via the …

While U.S. wireless carriers have often strayed from the international model when it comes to delivering service, most industry watchers anticipated the U.S.-based GSM carriers would follow a similar path …

NEW DELHI, India-Cellular phone customers in one of the fastest-growing markets in Asia are a happy lot, but this happiness is not shared by operators, as they face mounting losses …

BALA CYNWYD, Pa.-A class action lawsuit has been filed against telecom analyst Jack Grubman, Citigroup Inc. and Sanford Weill, Citigroup’s chief executive officer, on behalf of purchasers of AT&T Corp. …

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. confirmed it received a subpoena from the New York Attorney General’s office in regards to an investigation into whether Citigroup’s Salomon Smith Barney unit artificially raised its …

WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA is the latest U.S. carrier to open its network to cross-carrier text messaging-a business that is doubling every eight to ten weeks, according to messaging interoperability …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to eliminate approximately 2,500 to 3,000 jobs in a reorganization the carrier said would better serve customers in today’s segmented marketplace. The cuts are expected to …

NEW YORK-Deutsche Telekom AG has proposed merging its VoiceStream Wireless Corp. operations with Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which is owned by BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc., according to a report …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobility Networks Systems Inc. said it has integrated its pilot WiLAN system known as WiFiRAN into Rogers AT&T Wireless’ 2.5G and 3G network. “Mobile operators are able to …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported 30,150 total net wireless customer additions for the second quarter of this year, which was down slightly from the 38,350 the carrier reported for the …

TORONTO-A price cut by one of Research In Motion Ltd.’s customers and new product announcements by rivals have prompted a brokerage firm to cut its revenue estimates for the Canadian …