BROWSING: U.S. Cellular

The fifth-largest carrier in the U.S. is expanding its LTE reach with plans to add more than 1,200 new sites this year in partnership with King Street Wireless. In addition, U.S. Cellular says it will expand its existing LTE service, which already covers roughly...

Mobile Minute: U.S. Cellular is the latest carrier to offer its customers contract-free pricing, as well as incentives to abandon their current contracts. The Chicago-based carrier is offering unlimited talk, text and data for $40 a month. For $50 a month, customers can get the...

No-contract wireless reseller TracFone Wireless came out on top of a new customer experience survey by the Temkin Group, with the operator besting all of its wireless rivals for the fourth year in a row. According to the “2014 Temkin Experience Ratings,” TracFone earned...

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular continued to bleed customers through the final three months of 2013, a trend it witnessed throughout all of last year. U.S. Cellular said it lost 97,000 direct customers through the fourth quarter of 2013, including 71,000 postpaid and 26,000 prepaid...

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! --Sprint expanded its Spark network offering...

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! --Sprint and Nokia Solutions and Networks...

Kyocera Wireless highlighted some of the real-world features of its mobile devices at this year’s CES event, features that have allowed the company to find a growing niche in the domestic space. Those features include ruggedized construction for its Torque line of smartphones available...

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. CES 2014 may be dominating headlines this week, but some of the biggest stories in software came from companies not participating in CES, like Oracle announcing its acquisition of Corente or Apple announcing the $10...

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. There's no real common thread in the week's news, but there's definitely a sense of gearing up for 2014 with new acquisitions, new software deployments and new partnerships. Redknee landed an impressive $10...

Just weeks after prodding the industry for action, the Federal Communications Commission garnered an agreement with wireless trade association CTIA and five of its largest carrier members

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular announced that online retail giant Amazon.com would begin carrying prepaid devices compatible with the carrier’s network. The move comes just ahead of increasingly important holiday shopping season. The U.S. Cellular devices that will be available through Amazon.com include the...

Sprint’s attempt to kick start customer growth took a hit today as the carrier found itself at the bottom of Consumer Reports latest ranking of domestic wireless providers, displacing previous door mat AT&T Mobility. The rankings, which were based on a survey of more than...

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! --U.K.-based wireless operator EE said this...

Sprint has done a pretty good job in deflecting its current financial woes by highlighting the potential of its network assets. Sure, Sprint continues to under-perform in relation to its rivals, both larger and smaller, but the promise of what Sprint can do with...

Unfortunately, Sprint surprised few in the analyst community with its third quarter financial results that showed the carrier may be the Q3 source for customer gains at its rivals and the continued impact of its iDEN shutdown. The nation’s No. 3 carrier said it lost...

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 telecommunications provider Ntelos Holdings announced...

Wireless carriers and trade associations looking to limit the level of participation of Verizon Wireless and AT&T’s in the planned 600 MHz incentive auction have increased their consumer-facing efforts with the launch of a new website mobilebroadbandcompetition.com. The site, which is backed by among others...

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! --Canadian wireless operator Rogers suffered a...

The heated battle over 700 MHz interoperability may be set to cool as AT&T announced it would be willing to work the Federal Communications Commission and current lower 700 MHz license holders on a solution to disputed interference concerns. In a filing with the FCC,...

As has become a yearly occurrence, Apple today unveiled its latest iPhone iterations, though this time it changed up the plan a bit by announcing two separate models: the “entry-level” iPhone 5C and updated iPhone 5S. For wireless carriers, the biggest issue with these...

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular reported second quarter financial results overshadowed by recent news involving asset sales and changes of leadership. The carrier, which recently sold its operations in its hometown of Chicago and other Midwest markets to Sprint for $480 million,...

Sprint Nextel was not the only telecom company making news over the past week, as early last week, Mary Dillon abruptly

U.S. Cellular continued to rationalize its spectrum position, announcing today plans to sell 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz band to T-Mobile US for $308 million. The licenses cover 32 million potential customers in 29 markets in the Mississippi Valley region, including...

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular lost its president and CEO, Mary Dillon, who abruptly resigned her position late last week. The carrier’s board of directors appointed Kenneth Meyers to replace Dillon effective June 22. Meyers previously served as EVP and CFO of U.S. Cellular parent...