Articles tagged with: Cingular and Metropcs

Verizon-Alltel Deal Just One of Many as Wireless Consolidates

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Communications's $28.1 billion agreement to acquire Alltel Corp. is the latest megamerger in a wireless industry that's quickly consolidating to compensate for slowing subscriber growth.  more

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USA Market Update - MetroPCS and Leap Ahead

Although the top four operators in the USA are unlikely to change in the near future, a comparison of the proportionate annual customer growth rates amongst the small and large American operators yields an interesting result. more

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Sprint's Rivals Seen Benefiting From Company's Struggles

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Sprint Nextel's deteriorating business left the door open to rivals who expanded at the expense of the ailing wireless carrier over the past quarter.  more

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