In a rare review of wireless advertising claims, T-Mobile USA Inc. received a modest slap on the wrist last week as The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">NAD report requests T-Mobile limit claims >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Stanton parlayed early McCaw success to wins with Western Wireless, DT >
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AWS' recent troubles likely pushed decision to sell >
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s presence in the wireless industry is set to come to an end sometime later this year when Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s pending $41 billion acquisition of the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ambivalence forces some data players to shoot at new targets >
Beaten back by a lackluster economy and ambivalent wireless users, an assortment of veteran wireless data players has sought refuge in the company of network operators. By targeting wireless carriers, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile agrees to $1.1 million fine for missing E911 deadlines >
WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. Thursday agreed to pay a fine of $1.1 million for failing to deploy wireless enhanced 911 services on its GSM network in a manner consistent with a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile U.S.A. exec resigns >
WASHINGTON-Brian O’Connor, vice president for legislative and regulatory affairs at T-Mobile U.S.A., has resigned to pursue opportunities elsewhere in the private sector. O’Connor said his departure from T-Mobile, effective Jan. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Report: DT unlikely to sell T-Mobile USA >
TOKYO-The Financial Times reported German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG is unlikely to sell off its T-Mobile USA Inc. division when it announces its debt-reduction plans next week due to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">DT may opt for T-Mobile offering rather than VoiceStream sale >
FRANKFURT, Germany-Instead of trying to sell off its U.S.-based VoiceStream Wireless Corp. holdings, analysts said German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG may choose an early public offering of its T-Mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile replaces VoiceStream brand >
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. officially replaced the VoiceStream Wireless Corp. brand name across the United States today with its T-Mobile brand. The rebranding began in July with the launch of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile replaces VoiceStream brand in U.S. >
BELLEVUE, Washington, United States-T-Mobile USA officially replaced the VoiceStream Wireless brand name across the United States today with its T-Mobile brand. The rebranding began in July with the launch of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">European W-CDMA stalls affect U.S. players >
While U.S. wireless carriers have often strayed from the international model when it comes to delivering service, most industry watchers anticipated the U.S.-based GSM carriers would follow a similar path …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">VoiceStream adds reported strong in July, August >
FRANKFURT, Germany-German weekly magazine Focus reported VoiceStream Wireless Corp. added 500,000 new customers during July and August, which was approximately the same number of customers the carrier added during the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Interconnection changes could cost wireless carriers >
WASHINGTON-A debate is simmering at the Federal Communications Commission that could result in wireless carriers having to pay incumbent local exchange carriers significantly more to carry calls on the ILEC …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint PCS, VoiceStream entertain spectrum swap >
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Sprint PCS and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. are looking at swapping a handful of spectrum licenses in Louisiana and Florida, according to a report from Raymond James & Associates. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">DT tries link to Cingular? >
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">IBM releases gateway that chooses best network >
ARMONK, N.Y.-Technology giant IBM Corp. released an important new product the company said allows wireless device users to seamlessly roam across a variety of disparate wireless networks-including wireless local area …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile decreases U.S. churn, increases ARPU >
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile International AG reported detailed second quarter results for its U.S. operations consisting of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and Powertel Inc., reaffirming its 525,900 net customer additions and ending the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile launches PDA >
BELLEVUE, Washington, United States-T-Mobile USA, which is known as VoiceStream Wireless in most of the country, launched its T-Mobile-branded Windows Powered Pocket PC Phone Edition for its T-Mobile and VoiceStream …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">HereUare looking for buyer, may shut down entirely >
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless Local Area Network services provider HereUare Communications Inc. is up for sale, and could shut down its services within two weeks if a buyer is not found, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FCC affirms E911 cost demarcation point >
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday announced a decision made May 14 to keep in place the selective router as the demarcation point for wireless enhanced 911 cost recovery. Verizon …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cingular sinks teeth into Big Apple >
NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. officially launched its GSM service in New York City today, placing the nation’s second-largest carrier in 43 of the top 50 markets nationwide and covering 217 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T Wireless, VoiceStream discuss merger >
NEW YORK-U.S. operators AT&T Wireless Services and VoiceStream Wireless are in preliminary talks to merge their wireless operations, which would create the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier, according to a Wall …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T Wireless, VoiceStream mull merger >
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. are in preliminary talks to merge their wireless operations, which would create the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier, according to a Wall …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Text messaging appears to be success story, but no one’s talking >
The text messaging industry in the United States is growing by leaps and bounds, and most agree it has the potential to be huge. The application is really the first …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Moody’s changes DT, VoiceStream outlooks to negative >
LONDON—Moody’s investor services changed its outlook for German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and its guaranteed subsidiary DT Finance B.V., as well as its American subsidiaries VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and Cook …