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SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. continued to trumpet is BREW application download service, announcing BellSouth International will offer BREW services in nine areas in Latin America and that South Korean carrier KTF renewed its support for the platform. BellSouth will offer BREW …

BellSouth Corp. has agreed to buy WorldCom Inc.’s multichannel multipoint distribution system licenses for $65 million in an agreement the two companies reached last month. BellSouth’s bid for the company’s fixed-wireless assets is a “stalking horse” bid, in which a …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The new Ecuadorian cellular operator, which will begin to offer its services before the end of the year, will gain 20 percent of the market by 2007, according to a report by Pyramid Research. The U.S.-based consultancy estimated …

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Digicel paid US$2.5 million for a license in Guatemala to allow the company to operate GSM technology on 900 MHz spectrum. The company foresees an investment of US$30 million to start to offer its services toward the end …

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PHILADELPHIA-Morgan Stanley cut its rating on the U.S. telecommunications industry to “cautious” from “in line,” according to a Reuters report. The firm cited the recent strong stock performance and reduced earnings expectations compared with the rest of the market, according …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The National Telecommunications Commission in Honduras prequalified BellSouth, Entel Chile and Megatel-EMCE for the band A personal communications services (PCS) cellular telephone license for which 18 companies had presented proposals in November last year. The prequalified companies have …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. named Randall Stephenson to succeed Gary Forsee as chairman of the nation’s second largest wireless operator. Stephenson also serves as chief financial officer at Cingular’s parent company SBC Communications Inc. Forsee was named chief executive officer at …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-For the first time, Ericsson will not be the supplier to install a Telecom Personal network in Argentina, now that Alcatel has signed an agreement with the cellular operator to install a GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-It’s official. An arbitrator’s ruling late March 18 has allowed Gary Forsee, vice chairman of Atlanta-based BellSouth Corp. and chairman of Cingular Wireless, to replace William T. Esrey as chief executive officer of Sprint Corp. The arbitrator, William …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With the objective to challenge the monopoly held by Telef

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Based on a new survey of the online customer care offerings of 500 companies, including 22 telecom service and equipment providers, The Customer Respect Group found one-third don’t respond to inquiries sent to their Web sites, while half respond …

ATLANTA, United States—BellSouth signed an agreement to sell its stake in Brazilian cellular provider BSE, also known as BCP Nordeste, to América Móvil subsidiary Telecom Américas for an undisclosed amount. The sale is expected to close during the second quarter. …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Peruvian cellular market grew 25 percent during 2002, reaching 2.12 million customers. Telef

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. signed an agreement to sell its stake in Brazilian cellular provider BSE, also known as BCP Nordeste, to America Movil subsidiary Telecom Americas for an undisclosed amount. The sale is expected to close during the second quarter. BellSouth …

NEW YORK-Despite what he called, “one of the greatest brand launches ever and excellent results in brand awareness,” the Cingular Wireless name has “not delivered,” said Stan Sigman, chief executive officer, at last week’s Merrill Lynch & Co. “Communication Conference”. …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. and Sprint Corp. selected former FBI and CIA director William Webster to mediate the ongoing dispute between the two telecommunications providers concerning the future of current BellSouth vice chairman Gary Forsee. BellSouth is trying to prevent Forsee from …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Movicom Bellsouth in Argentina suspended payment of interests and capital of its debt, which is around US$ 500 million, and designated BroadSpan Capital as its financial adviser in order to restructure its debt with its creditors. The company’s …

PHILADELPHIA-BellSouth Corp. asked an appeals court to overturn a ruling voiding a clause in current Vice Chairman Gary Forsee’s employment contract that would make it easier for him to accept the chief executive officer position at rival telecommunications company Sprint …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-BellSouth’s Latin American operation saw a fall in income of US$2.23 billion in 2002, a 23-percent drop compared with the previous year. These results form 10 percent of BellSouth Corporation’s total income, and reflect the figures of seven …

WASHINGTON-A key House lawmaker has requested a probe into whether the Bush administration’s top telecom official acted properly in allowing wireless lobbyists to throw her a party in October 2001 and shortly afterward announcing support for lifting the spectrum cap, …

ATLANTA-BellSouth filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Glenayre Technologies Inc. and Call Sciences Inc. alleging that the companies are infringing on BellSouth’s patent on call routing technology, used for “one number service” offerings. “We are committed to maximizing the value …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After having suffered a fall of 2 percent in incomes during 2002, Pyramid Research forecasts that this year will see an increase of 13 percent in the U.S. dollar income of the cellular operators in the principle 18 …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. reported that Cingular Wireless L.L.C. lost 121,000 net customers during the fourth quarter of last year, below analysts’ expectations of between 100,000 and 200,000 net customer additions for the quarter. The fourth-quarter customer net loss tops the 107,000 …