Nextel Partners

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. and its affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. signed a 10-year agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority to provide wireless service at 15 TVA public utility facilities in …

Verizon Wireless added some much-needed fuel to a rather bleak-looking second quarter last week as the nation’s largest carrier posted an industry-record 1.5 million net customer additions during the quarter …

Continuing what it claims is its 18th consecutive quarter of exceeding analysts’ expectations, Nextel Partners Inc. said it added 92,000 net customers during the second quarter, ending the first half …

While wireless broadband technologies stir some excitement around both service providers and vendors, rural carriers are likely to take the most advantage of them in the short run as the …

High-profile nationwide carriers and niche-focused mobile virtual network operators are not the only wireless service providers that stand to benefit from specific marketing geared toward the highly desirable youth market. …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. joins Nextel Communications Inc. in offering a mobile phone-based global positioning system service through a deal with Televigation. The service offers location-based driving directions and points …

A pair of carriers shared the top spot in N. Moore Capital Ltd.’s ranking of 20 North American wireless operators’ first-quarter financial results as Verizon Wireless and Canadian operator Telus …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported the expiration and final settlement of the tender offer for its 11-percent senior notes due 2010, noting it had accepted for purchase approximately $355.8 million …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Rating Services assigned its ‘B+’ bank loan rating and a ‘3’ recovery rating to Nextel Partners Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary Nextel Partners Operating Corp. $800 million …

Nextel Partners Inc. said it has accepted for purchase approximately $352.5 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 11-percent senior notes due 2010, representing approximately 98.8 percent of the total principal …

Nextel Communications Inc. continues to dominate the walkie-talkie space and is not expected to relinquish that lead for some time, despite recent attempts by Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS and Alltel …

While there may be a lack of visual similarities, John Stanton’s career in the wireless industry has nearly mirrored John Travolta’s stardom in Hollywood. Both came out of nowhere at …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported $4.7 million in net income during the first quarter of the year or a return of 2 cents per share, which the carrier noted was …

Wireless customers are often viewed as the most valuable asset a carrier has, though they are often the hardest to quantify. While having more customers usually translates into higher revenues, …

The liberation of wireless local number portability is scheduled to sweep across the nation May 24 as carriers serving markets outside of the already WLNP-enabled top 100 markets will be …

Verizon Wireless ended 2003 in the same position as it began the year, as both the nation’s largest carrier as well as the highest ranked wireless provider based on five …

Nextel Partners Inc. said it plans to open at least 30 new retail stores this year to keep up with demand for its services and to build on the 40 …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it plans to open at least 30 new retail stores this year to keep up with demand for its services, and building on the 40 …

The wireless industry’s love-hate relationship with Wall Street appears to be on the mend as investors again flocked back to the segment that just over a year ago was offering …

Steve Dodge, founder of American Tower Corp., announced he will retire as chairman of the board. Dodge said he intends to retire officially sometime before American Tower’s annual meeting of …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner Edge Wireless L.L.C. said a federal court has placed an injunction prohibiting U.S. Cellular Corp. from marketing its recently launched Easyedge wireless data service …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it broke ground on a 30,000-square-foot expansion of its Panama City Beach, Fla., customer-care center. The expansion, which is located next to the carrier’s existing …

PHOENIX-Nextel Partners Inc. reaffirmed its full-year 2003 guidance at today’s Smith Barney Citigroup Entertainment Media and Telecommunications Conference. “Our preliminary results for 2003 indicate that Nextel Partners achieved its objectives …

Billing and customer retention management provider Amdocs Ltd. said it has reached an agreement to acquire privately held mediation software provider XACCT Technologies for approximately $29.5 million. Amdocs expects the …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported that its Nextel Partners Operating Corp. subsidiary refinanced its $475 million senior secured credit facility in an attempt to reduce interest rates and extend maturity …