SBC Communications

SBC Communications Inc. reported Wi-Fi roaming agreements with Airpath Wireless and Boingo Wireless that will add 3,300 nationwide and international hot-spot locations to SBC’s FreedomLink service and open the company’s …

WASHINGTON-A key House lawmaker today said the proposed $36 billion merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. would bring added competition to a broadband market currently dominated by Bell …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its EDGE-based wireless wide area network connectivity service, which the carrier said is the first commercially available solution using a gateway device at the edge of …

Two key lawmakers recently introduced legislation that would authorize the Justice Department to use wiretaps to investigate and prosecute criminal antitrust conspiracies. Somehow I cannot not see Big Brother listening …

SBC Communications Inc. said it made a joint filing with the Federal Communications Commission as part of its pending $16 billion acquisition of AT&T Corp. The deal, which was announced …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its EDGE-based wireless wide area network connectivity service, which the carrier said is the first commercially available solution using a gateway device at the edge of …

Rebuffing a more substantial offer from Qwest Communications International Inc., MCI Inc. agreed last week to be acquired by Verizon Communications Inc. for approximately $6.7 billion. Qwest, which initiated the …

CHICAGO-SBC Communications Inc. reported that its FreedomLink Wi-Fi service is now available throughout the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, creating the largest SBC hot spot in the city. The network includes …

Turning rumor into fact, SBC Communications Inc. reported a deal last week to acquire former parent company AT&T Corp. for $16 billion, creating a telecommunications provider with vast domestic and …

Few carriers have put as much strain on their technology personnel over the past several years as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. From its beginnings as the merged wireless operations of BellSouth …

SBC Communications Inc. said it plans to cut 12,800 jobs following its pending $16 billion acquisition of AT&T Corp. The job cuts are expected to include 5,125 jobs as part …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. disputed organized labor’s claim that the No. 1 mobile-phone operator promised not to fire any union employees as a result of the carrier’s $41 billion acquisition of …

Despite a rash of operational difficulties during the past several years that led to its eventual sale to rival Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Forrester Research Inc. found that AT&T Wireless Services …

As the nation’s largest wireless carriers consolidate, large questions remain about what these companies should do with their existing wireline businesses. And carriers are talking openly about potential plans to …

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-SBC Communications Inc. reported an agreement to install Wi-Fi networks covering 85 California state parks. SBC noted that San Eli State Beach located outside San Diego will be the …

WASHINGTON-Telecom and tech firms, some already in the wireless business and others planning to enter it, are helping foot the bill for President Bush’s inauguration Jan. 20. The donors, according …

AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless and wired broadband service provider Wayport Inc. said it has become the nation’s largest Wi-Fi hot-spot provider with more than 6,300 locations available in the United States. The …

Time Warner Cable is in discussions with Sprint PCS to test a wireless offering that would be bundled with the media giant’s TV, landline phone and Internet services. However, it …

Editor’s Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. By successfully closing the …

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.-SBC Communications Inc. reported a deal a the City of Palm Springs and Q3 Telecom to launch SBC FreedomLink Wi-Fi service at the Palm Springs International Airport. The …

SAN ANTONIO-Telecom company SBC Communications Inc. will offer Wi-Fi service at Barnes & Noble bookstores and Avis Rent-A-Car locations, the company said in separate announcements. SBC’s FreedomLink hot spots have …

SBC Communications Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. signed a multi-year extension of their current agreement to provide co-branded DSL and Dial services and announced plans to extend the alliance to wireless …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. Thursday said it has completed the sale of its remaining 20.6 million shares in Danish telecommunications provider TDC A/S for approximately $740 million. SBC Wednesday announced …

Wireless and wired neutral host broadband service provider Wayport Inc. said it has reached a preliminary agreement with Hertz Corp. to provide high-speed Internet access to Hertz customers at more …

WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding last week’s government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody’s Investors Service reacting immediately by …