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UPDATED: Editor’s Note: With all of the domestic industry’s public, facilities-based operators having announced second quarter results we decided to provide a quick snapshot of how the quarter stacked up.Verizon Wireless (106.3 million connections)Quick facts: Posted 2.2 million net additions …

LAS VEGAS – The Rural Cellular Associations snared a significant catch getting Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) to join the association, which traditionally has catered to smaller wireless players. The move follows similar additions from MetroPCS Communications Inc. and Cincinnati Bell …

AT&T Inc. (T) late last week filed its petition to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. with the Federal Communications Commission. The detailed document, excluding the lack of detail from redacted information, lays out AT&T’s argument as to why the FCC should …

The Rural Cellular Association reported that Cincinnati Bell Inc.’s (CBB) mobile divison has joined the trade organization. Cincinnati Bell Wireless served 509,000 customers across parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana at the end of 2010.“We are pleased to join RCA, …

Motorola Mobility Inc. acquired Zecter Inc., which provides synchronization and streaming technologies for on-demand digital media content. The company did not provide details on the terms of the deal. Zecter currently offers two products, including its ZumoDrive for cloud-based content …

Telecom solutions company Argela selected Picochip as the core technology supplier for its femtocell developments. Argela will use Picochip’s femtocell technology in products including a residential femtocell with home-zone applications as well as femtocell solutions for enterprise, metro and rural …

Editor’s Note: The list below is a wrap up of third-quarter 2010 results for the nation’s largest facilities-based and public wireless carriers. The results are from the carriers’ quarterly reports and include all customers on their networks, including network partners.Verizon …

Editor’s Note: The list below is a wrap up of second-quarter 2010 results for the nation’s largest facilities-based and public wireless carriers. The results are from the carriers’ quarterly reports and include all customers on their networks, including network partners.Verizon …

Intrado Inc. said it teamed up with the State of Vermont to deploy new 911 services. The new, statewide 911 system will be based on Internet Protocol technology and uses advanced real-time routing methods. Initial deployments are scheduled to be …

Regional telecom operator Cincinnati Bell Inc. said it plans to sell 196 cell towers to American Tower Corp. for $100 million in an attempt “to improve liquidity and unlock shareholder value.”The sale will include towers in Ohio and Kentucky that …

The Apple Inc. iPhone was expected to cause a shift in the industry on services, and its visual voicemail component may very well be initiating new ways for consumers to retrieve and review their audio messages.In recent weeks, applications developer …

Two disparate events-the 700 MHz auction and the iPhone introduction-have the potential to alter the wireless industry’s existing course. Traditional wireless players must adapt to these new forces of change-and if they respond correctly, they will remain healthy.It is ironic …

Two U.S. carriers have unveiled converged Wi-Fi/cellular products that use Unlicensed Mobile Access technology and offer customers the chance to stretch their wireless minutes and improve in-home coverage by relying on Wi-Fi for voice calls. Regional telco Cincinnati Bell was …

T-Mobile USA Inc. expanded its fixed-mobile converged service from its test market in Seattle to the national stage, leveraging its hotspot network as well as in-home routers to enhance its coverage. UMA-based technology allows seamless handoffs between a Wi-Fi network …

Arlene Harris has been connecting people to one another for a long time-ever since she was a child, helping connect calls for her family’s mobile telephone switchboard in the 1950s. Harris has continued to forge connections through communications products as …

DanielsDavid Parker has been promoted to managing director at Daniels & Associates. Parker is a member of the firm’s Telecommunications Group and is responsible for advising communications service providers and telecom infrastructure companies on mergers & acquisitions and corporate financing. …

Alltel Corp. posted robust wireless results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2006, solidifying its position as the largest small player in the wireless space. However, the company’s president and CEO, Scott Ford, sparked speculation about Alltel being a possible …

A growing number of colleges and universities around the country are grappling with how to communicate with and provide services for students who are part of a mobile generation, often have their own cellular phones and likely aren’t going to …

WASHINGTON-Next month’s advanced wireless services auction, anticipated for years due to the infusion of an additional 90 megahertz of spectrum into the U.S. wireless industry, may come to be remembered by who didn’t show for the big dance. In the …