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Articles tagged with: At&t Wireless and Cingular
Class Action Lawsuit Over AT&T Cell Phone Service To Proceed
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UPDATE: Sprint Nextel Moves To A Loss
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- Sprint Nextel said Wednesday it lost more than $200 million in the first quarter, as the nation's third largest wireless-phone company lost key customers to rivals and invested more money in its network. more
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GUEST COLUMN - More spectrum, for whom?"
Mexico's antitrust authority CFC (Cofeco) recently won a legal battle upholding its decision to allow bidders no more than 35MHz of 1900MHz spectrum that was auctioned in 2005. This puts an end to temporary injunctions that allowed bidders to claim up to 65MHz and means the government must now re-auction any spectrum awarded in excess of the 35MHz permitted. more
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Sprint Testing Unlimited Cell Plan For Calling, Texting, Net"
NEW YORK (AP)--Sprint Nextel is testing a novel cellular plan in the San Francisco Bay Area that features unlimited call time, text messages and Internet access on a mobile phone for $120 a month. more
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Cingular COO Sees More Savings From Network Integration
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Cingular Wireless should see additional savings from the recently completed integration of the AT&T Wireless network, said Chief Operating Officer Ralph de la Vega. more
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Cingular Completes GSM Network Integration
In 1983, a small crowd gathered in Chicago to launch the nation's first citywide cellular service. Now, 23 years later, another seminal event in wireless history is taking place in the same city - the completion of Cingular's GSM network integration, which began shortly after the merger of Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless in October 2004. Cingular completed its GSM network integration by reusing existing assets, working closely with vendors, and minimizing site visits by technicians. more
Departure Of Sprint Operating Chief Doesn't Cure Co's Woes
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- In an attempt to placate critics, Sprint Nextel Corp. ousted its operations chief late Monday but that's not likely to be seen as enough to reverse the recent struggles at the country's third-largest wireless carrier. more
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Operators, authorities call for restrictions to AMX entry"
International telcos and Puerto Rico's local telecom regulator JRT are lobbying the US telecoms regulator FCC to ensure Mexico's América Móvil does not dominate the Puerto Rican market once it completes the acquisition of the island's largest operator PRT, local daily El Nuevo Día reported. more
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Cingular Wireless To Impose Surcharge On Older Phones
NEW YORK (AP)--About 4.7 million Cingular Wireless subscribers with older phones will have to pay US$5 extra each month as the company tries to prod them to get new handsets so it can devote its entire network to one type of signal. more
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Moodys Upgrades Cingular Debt Rankings
Moody's Investors Service says that they have upgraded the senior unsecured rating of Cingular Wireless to Baa1 from Baa2, and stated that the rating outlook is positive. Cingular's Baa1 rating upgrade reflects Moody's expectation that Cingular's operating results will continue to materially improve through 2008 as the company completes the integration of AT&T Wireless and the roll-out of its 3G network, but execution risks remain in achieving industry-average operating results. more
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