SBC Communications

ATLANTA-Following a disappointing third quarter in which it reported a net loss of customers, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. named Stan Sigman president and chief executive officer replacing Stephen Carter who will take over as vice president of SBC Communications Inc. Prior …

LONDON-Attempting to continue its acquisition path, Vodafone Group plc announced an agreement to acquire British Telecommunications plc’s and SBC Communications Inc.’s stakes in French company Cegetel for about $6.2 billion in cash. Cegetel owns 80 percent of French mobile operator …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it will discontinue service for Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in California, Nevada and Washington after the contract related to the service expired last May. The Cingular contract accounted for approximately 5 …

LONDON-Rumors abound regarding the possible sale of Vivendi Universal’s stake in French mobile operator SFR to Vodafone Group. Vodafone has said it is interested in taking control of SFR, but not at any cost. Market analysts have valued SFR at …

NEW YORK-Deutsche Telekom AG has proposed merging its VoiceStream Wireless Corp. operations with Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which is owned by BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc., according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper said unnamed sources …

CARY, N.C.—SpectraSite Holdings Inc. is terminating its build-to-suit contract with Cingular Wireless and transferring its sublease agreements in 545 SBC Communications Inc. towers to Cingular, as well as modifying its agreement with SBC to reduce its future sublease agreements by …

HELSINKI, Finland—The Danish government has requested a meeting with SBC Communications to discuss the U.S. telecom company’s immediate future plans for its 42-percent equity in the Danish telecom company TDC. The invitation to talks has emerged following a confirmation by …

MONTREAL—Bell Canada International (BCI) said its reorganization focusing on the Brazilian mobile-phone market will help it see revenues grow from C$374 million (US$235.1 million) in 2001 to up to C$550 million (US$345.8 million) in 2002, a potential growth of about …

WASHINGTON-2002 offers the wayward wireless industry a chance to begin to redeem and redefine itself. But it won’t be easy, and survival skills will be essential. Indeed, with economic sluggishness persisting here and abroad, the industry is not totally in …

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MEXICO CITY—America Movil, the mobile subsidiary of Mexico’s TelMex, announced several transactions that will give it control of several Latin American companies currently held by Telecom Americas and centralize Telecom Americas’ holdings in Brazil. Telecom Americas is the partnership among …

LONDON—The Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC) announced it is planning a domestic initial public offering (IPO) early next year. Indications are that it will involve around 10 percent of the company. The long-awaited sale will be aimed at Saudi investors and …

NEW YORK-Calling it “the most well-known secret in corporate America,” Stephen Carter, president and chief executive officer of Cingular Wireless, said the nation’s second-largest mobile operator will overlay all its TDMA and analog networks with EDGE, a software enhancement of …

During the past 20 years, two overriding factors have shaped the wireless carrier landscape: customer growth and carrier consolidation. The number of wireless customers has grown from less than 100,000 subscribers after the first full year of availability in 1984 …

MONTREAL—Bell Canada International (BCI) said its Telecom Am

Crown Castle International Corp., SpectraSite Holdings Inc. and SBA Communications Corp. reported positive revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, but they did not escape the current telecom shakedown unscathed. All three companies laid off employees and cut back …

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications and SBC Communications Inc. held onto their respective first- and second-place rankings for profitability for 2000, according to research from Standard & Poor’s. Deutsche Telekom-which was not listed on RCR Wireless News’ stock chart in 2000 and …

Deutsche Telekom’s recent acquisition of U.S.-based GSM operator VoiceStream Wireless Corp. again showed the ever-shrinking nature of the wireless industry. Including United Kingdom-based Vodafone Group plc’s partial ownership stake in Verizon Wireless and Japan’s NTT DoCoMo’s interest in AT&T Wireless …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless Inc. plans to file a waiver from the enhanced 911 Phase II rules, probably within the next two weeks, said Brian Fontes, Cingular vice president for federal relations, confirming hints made last month by Stephen Carter, Cingular’s chief …

The ability to access anything, any time, any place seems to be every enthusiastic wireless user’s ultimate dream. But many seem unaware that the technology that might make that goal a reality is not just around the corner, it’s already …

OSLO, Norway-Norwegian telecom operator Telenor said it has had talks with SBC Communications Inc. concerning SBC’s stake in TeleDanmark, the Danish telecom operator, and such talks may or may not continue. The talks are reported to be part of a …

If teens remain `talkaholics’ and have fun doing it, Voyant Technologies wants to provide the fuel. With an instant voice-messaging solution in a next-generation environment, the company thinks it is ready to bring new spice to voice communications when it …

WASHINGTON-Proponents of a bill that would allow the Baby Bells to offer long-distance data services pointed to the largely deregulated wireless industry as a positive example of deregulation. “Broadband is a nascent market that does not need regulation. What it …

American Tower Corp. and SpectraSite Holdings Inc. reported positive operational results last week for the first quarter ended March 31. American Tower said it constructed 375 new towers, acquired 238 wireless towers and one broadcast tower, and removed 175 sites …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is wading through competing comments and competing economic studies as it decides whether to eliminate the cap that limits the amount of spectrum a company can control in a market, leave it in place or raise …