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NLRB ruling does not find direct T-Mobile US infringement, but carrier dinged for broad interpretation T-Mobile US had its labor practices dinged by the National Labor Relations Board, which found that wording in an employee handbook might prevent workers from organizing or discussing work-related problems. The...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! MWC 2012: Nokia...

Unlimited LTE plan tied to T-Mobile US’ LTE network T-Mobile US announced a new promotion for its MetroPCS prepaid brand that looks to ramp up its efforts in nudging legacy MetroPCS customers to give up their CDMA devices and hop aboard the carrier’s GSM/LTE network. Through...

No. 4 carrier touts strong porting ratios against rivals T-Mobile US threw down a strong challenge to its rivals, announcing preliminary fourth-quarter results that showed it added 2.1 million net connections to its network, pushing its 2014 total to 8.3 million net new connections, an...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades and enjoy the memories! Softbank to buy Sprint Nextel It’s official — Japan’s...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades and enjoy the memories! Verizon Wireless to join Vodafone in upgrade to...

Just ahead of Apple’s expected launch of new iPhone models on Tuesday, T-Mobile US said it would provide the highest trade-in value for used devices among nationwide operators. Along with tracking the market for trade-in values, T-Mobile US said that if a consumer finds a...

Another day, another new rate plan. As has become standard practice over the past couple of weeks, a wireless carrier today threw out a new tweak to its rate plans in an attempt to counter the dozens of changes that have flowed from rivals. Today’s change came...

Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy! --Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular showed...

Virgin Mobile USA’s PayLo offering is set to expand its entry-level rate plans in connection with distribution partner Wal-Mart. The service, which runs across Sprint’s network, will offer customers a choice between unlimited domestic voice calling and 50 text messages or unlimited messaging and 50...

International telecommunications giant Vodafone Group announced a “partner market” agreement with Canadian telecom provider Rogers Communications.

Sprint’s pursuit of rival T-Mobile US appears to be moving forward unabated as reports have surfaced that Deutsche Telekom has accepted an offer by Softbank for their respective subsidiaries to merge. Reuters reported that Japan’s Kyodo news service, citing industry sources, claims Softbank Chairman Masayoshi...

T-Mobile US got in on the recent voice over LTE fun, announcing today that it has launched the data-based voice service in the Seattle area. T-Mobile US CTO Neville Ray explained in a blog post that the VoLTE service allows for call set-up times twice...

Highlighting the increasingly competitive nature of the prepaid market, Sprint’s Boost Mobile division unveiled new rate plans dubbed “Monthly Unlimited Select” that do away with different pricing levels depending on the device selected. The new plans are priced at $40, $50 and $60 per month...

With its pending acquisition by AT&T set to close this month, Leap Wireless released what is likely its last report as an independent carrier on its operational performance. And from looking at the results, operations have been running thin for the one-time no-contract leader. According...

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...

T-Mobile US quest for customer growth looks to be taking a toll financially as the nation’s scrappiest carrier saw its net losses widen year-over-year during the fourth quarter. The carrier reported a loss of $20 million during the final three months of 2013, an...

German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom gained full control of its Czech Republic wireless operations, announcing plans to pick up the remaining stake in T-Mobile Czech Republic. The deal will see DT acquire the remaining 39.23% interest in T-Mobile Czech Republic it does not currently control...

AT&T Mobility usurped rival Verizon Wireless atop J.D. Power and Associates latest survey of “customer care full-service performance,” building on recent top customer care scores in similar surveys. According to the latest J.D. Power and Associates findings, AT&T Mobility posted a score of 793 out...

Leap Wireless may be in the midst of some organizational changes, but the carrier is looking to keep its Cricket brand moving forward announcing a pair of new limited-time initiatives. Leap said that beginning Jan. 26, customers would be able to sign up five lines...

With apparently not enough on its plate, Sprint is reportedly looking at bringing back the Nextel brand to target enterprise customers as well as consolidate its prepaid operations under one brand, according to TechCrunch. The story, citing un-named insiders at Sprint, said that the carrier...

Sprint parent company Softbank is reportedly intent on pursing a push for T-Mobile US, with reports out of Japan suggesting the carrier is speaking with banks about potential financing for such a move. According to Reuters, Japan’s Nikkei news service reported that Softbank is looking...

Before we turn the page on 2013, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these in order...

Before we begin our two-part discussion of several important trends that will impact the telecommunications landscape over the next year, I want to respond to several questions posed