BROWSING: MetroPCS

DALLAS—MetroPCS, which offers flat-rate local wireless service in the Atlanta, Miami and the Sacramento, Calif., areas, said it has partnered with Telvista Co. to handle all of its customer contact center services in an attempt to maintain its low operating expenses.Financial terms of the...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—MetroPCS launched its unlimited local calling service in the greater Sacramento and Stockton, Calif. areas, allowing customers to talk all they want on the MetroPCS CDMA network for $35 per month. Customers can also call anywhere in northern California from their home calling...

AlcatelParis. With Orascom Telecom for the supply and installation of GSM solutions in the Middle East and Africa.Value: Undisclosed. Brazil. With Telemar for a GSM 1800/GPRS network in Brazil.Value: US$275 millionMoscow. With ZAO SMARTS for GSM 900 MHz solutions to extend networks in the...

SAVANNAH, Ga.-H.O. Systems Inc., which offers next-generation billing solutions for the telecommunications industry, announced it has signed a long-term billing and customer care contract with wireless operator MetroPCS.MetroPCS said H.O. Systems' billing system, which features its speedSUITE solution and includes billing, customer care, point...

NEW YORK-The telecom/wireless sector of U.S. industry stood out last year, riding high on an overall rising tide of venture capital investments, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' "MoneyTree Survey."Taken in aggregate, venture-backed investments in domestic companies during 1999 shattered all previous records, with 4,006 firms receiving...