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As expected, Teligent Inc. voluntarily filed for bankruptcy last week following a long and tedious demise that included debt extensions, layoffs and management shake-ups. Vienna, Va.-based Teligent said it filed …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS reported nationwide availability of voice-enabled, Web access through its Voice Command service. The network-based service allows customers to listen and respond to e-mail messages and access …

LOS ANGELES-The average cost of monthly wireless calling plans is falling steadily, in part because providers are pushing “off-peak” calling time in their plans, according to a recent Econ One …

NEW YORK-The worst is just behind or dead ahead for technology stocks, depending on whether you believe the bull or the bear who shared the dais at the New York …

NEW YORK-Although growing use of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry e-mail service has congested wireless networks in some areas, paging carriers are not well-positioned to seize this opportunity to serve as …

As the news swirls around Wall Street, analysts think a possible merger between Alcatel Alsthom of France and Lucent Technologies Inc. may not only be the biggest acquisition of a …

WASHINGTON-The lawyer representing rural carriers hoping that a federal appeals court will overturn the enhanced 911 mandate because of the deletion of a cost-recovery mechanism was cautiously optimistic following oral …

Wireless local loop continues to make a strong showing in its “classic” form in various parts of the world, particularly in India and South America, but in the United States, …

Intel Corp. may be one of the newer chip players in the wireless space, but it already is attracting a green eye from the older mainstays. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Parthus Technologies plc, which designs mobile platform-level technology, said it acquired Chicory Systems Inc. for $41.4 million in cash and stocks, a move which coincides with the company’s release …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on Thursday denied a request from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to keep confidential test results showing some enhanced 911 Phase II technologies won’t work for …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week said it was overhauling its universal-service program by proposing new rules to determine how much telecommunications carriers pay into the universal-service fund and largely …

NEW YORK-Wireless carriers seeking to reduce customer defections would do well to pay close attention to the important but overlooked linkage between subscriber churn and rising turnover among customer service …

For the thousands of children who are abducted each year, and for those adults with Alzheimer’s Disease or other impairments that can cause confusion and often lead them to become …

In a case of less equaling more, Sprint PCS’ recent announcement that it was reducing the roaming rates between the carrier and its affiliates is expected to have little effect …

DALLAS, Texas-CTIA has decided to follow up on cost concerns from hopeful conference participants and reduce the entry fee for its WirelessAgenda 2001. Until the close of online registration May …

Nextel Communications Inc. posted stronger-than-expected subscriber numbers for the first quarter, along with financial results in line with most analysts’ lowered expectations. The carrier also reported its customer acquisition and …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc., through a subsidiary, completed a $32 million purchase of certain assets of Let’s Talk Cellular & Wireless Inc., including approximately 200 retail stores, a national distribution …

The role Thomas F. Carter played in the birth of modern telecommunications has been largely overlooked.”He had a huge impact on the telecommunications industry-way beyond what I think people give …

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-As Cable & Wireless positions itself to be the company of choice in wireless, Internet and its traditional bread-and-butter service, long-distance communications, some start-up companies are claiming it might …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With a growth rate above 50 percent during 2001 and a 20-percent penetration, cellular telephony has proven itself as the main communications vehicle in Paraguay. Four operators compete …

NEW DELHI, India-The Indian wireless market, so far a preserve of GSM, has been opened to the competing CDMA technology in a big way. CDMA growth is expected to pick …

GENEVA-How the mighty have fallen. British Telecommunications (BT), once ranked among the world’s most powerful carriers, is finding itself buckling under a crippling mountain of debt in a climate where …

MADRID, Spain-Telefonica’s mobile subsidiary, Telef

TORONTO-It is clear that Canada’s dominant trunked radio network is going to get much more dominant. Last year’s C$6.6 billion (US$4.3 billion) blockbuster deal by Telus to acquire Clearnet Communications …