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The hunt for spectrum by wireless carriers continued last week as Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest operator, offered more than $2 billion for Price Communications Wireless, a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Communications. While the purchase was not surprising-Price has …

ARLINGTON, Va.-After completing its merger with Tritel Inc. and swapping wireless properties and rights with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., TeleCorp PCS Inc. said it now has 18 million more people in its licensed service area and about $100 million. Following …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp.’s chances in the upcoming Federal Communications Commission C- and F-block auction are about $200 million better, thanks to an investment by AT&T Wireless Group. AT&T’s investment will be made through a purchase of series A convertible …

NEW YORK-Tokyo-based NEC Corp. has ambitious expansion plans for its wireless handsets and infrastructure business, but the plans do not target North America, said Koji Nishigaki, president. In Asia, the company sees a big opportunity to supply third-generation mobile networks …

Attempting to slash its debt load by as much as $14 billion and boost sales, which have fallen by as much as 50 percent this year, British Telecommunications plc announced a companywide restructuring plan that includes plans to sell off …

WASHINGTON-Carriers last week overwhelmingly warned the Federal Communications Commission that while they will make their best efforts to meet implementation deadlines for enhanced 911 Phase II, they are concerned that solutions-whether they be handset, network or hybrid-will meet the time …

WASHINGTON-The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it plans to fine Clear Communications Group $120,000 for willful and repeated violations of federal workplace safety regulations. “The failure to provide adequate fall protection is one of the most common and most …

Deutsche Telekom expects to obtain approval of its proposed purchase of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. by the first quarter of next year, according to a report in German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The deal, valued at $37 billion, still requires …

The specialized mobile radio industry is quickly becoming a fractured market divided between the traditional small SMR carriers, which are focused on providing dispatch services to customers at reasonable prices, and big players, which are marketing services as a high-end …

ARLINGTON, Va.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate TeleCorp PCS Inc., which plans to merge with fellow AT&T affiliate Tritel, added 85,563 subscribers during the third quarter ended Sept. 30, bringing the company’s total customer base to 405,444 subscribers. The additions were …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on Oct. 27 approved the transfer of several personal communications services and local multipoint distribution service licenses to TeleCorp Wireless Inc. The bulk of the licenses are being transferred as part of TeleCorp’s merger with …

NEW YORK-In this day of mega-mergers and high-dollar corporate buyouts, the thought of exchanging assets of similar value seems like a throw-back to our bartering ancestors. Trading objects of similar value is now largely left to the realm of sports, …

Sprint Corp. is planning to rely more heavily on its wireless segment and Internet backbone to balance out its faltering long-distance business. The company warned late last week its 2000 and 2001 earnings would be below Wall Street expectations, an …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced it has created a new default home page for PocketNet wireless Internet subscribers geared for teen users, with some 60 content sites of interest to younger users. Subscribers have a choice of default home …

NEW YORK-MCI WorldCom Inc. sees an opportunity to transform its wireless resale business into one of full-fledged virtual network operation, said Bernard J. Ebbers, president and chief executive officer. Resale for the three nationwide wireless carriers would become part of …

TOKYO-A press report has stated Japan’s NTT DoCoMo is in talks with AT&T Corp. regarding taking a minority stake in the U.S. carrier’s mobile-phone business. NTT DoCoMo has said repeatedly it is interested in the United States and other foreign …

NEW YORK-The battle over customer ownership in the emerging mobile-commerce market will evolve, by necessity, into a model of “coopetition,” said Philip Yen, executive vice president of e-Visa International. Banks, credit-card companies, middleware providers, telecommunications operators and equipment manufacturers must …

Following a trend set recently by rival AT&T Corp., WorldCom Inc. last Wednesday announced plans to realign its businesses with the customer bases they serve in an attempt to bolster its sagging stock price, which has fallen from its 52-week …

NEW YORK-Worries are misplaced that the proposed split of AT&T Corp. into four parts next year means a lost opportunity to tap the lucrative potential of multimedia bundling of services, the company’s chairman and chief executive officer said. “A lot …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Cesky Mobil, the Czech Republic’s third mobile telephone operator, is seeking to differentiate itself from its competition by offering low start-up costs and emphasizing ease of use. The formula has paid quick dividends. In its first four operational …

Canada Bell Mobility began offering two-way wireless data service in October in Ontario and Quebec, with plans to extend service nationwide by the end of the year. United States A report stated Japan’s NTT DoCoMo is in talks with AT&T …

CHICAGO, United States-One of the first commercial deployments of Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) technology could be in Mexico next year based on presentations and interviews at the PCIA GlobalXchange event in late September. Mexico’s largest wireless carrier, …

TOKYO-Japanese vendors are in the final stages of developing third-generation (3G) terminals. Japanese 3G services are scheduled to be launched earlier than any other country in May 2001 by NTT DoCoMo, followed by J-Phone, the mobile business of Japan Telecom …

Seven companies set up a TD-SCDMA Technical Forum in Beijing. TD-SCDMA is a third-generation (3G) mobile-phone standard developed by the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT) and Siemens. The seven companies that set up the forum are China Mobile, China …

TORONTO-Now that the C$6.6 billion (US$4.3 billion) Telus deal to acquire Clearnet Communications has been finalized, engineering issues are starting to surface. The challenge? How to combine the wireless operations of Telus and Clearnet and determine the best path for …