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Articles tagged with: Cingular and Verizon Wireless
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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Samsung has joined Nokia and Ericsson and agreed to sign a license for an AMR patent which is currently the subject of several lawsuits. General Patent Corporation International (GPCI), a patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced yesterday on behalf of its client, Digital Technology Licensing (DTL), that it has licensed a cellphone patent to Samsung Electronics. more
New Sprint CEO Has a History of Keeping Things Simple
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- New Sprint Nextel Chief Executive Dan Hesse likes to keep things simple. more
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U.S. Wireless-phone Customers More Satisfied, J.D. Power Finds"
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- Wireless-phone customers say their problems are being fixed more quickly and they give the highest marks once again to T-Mobile USA, according to a study by noted consumer-research firm J.D. Power & Associates. more
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UPDATE: Apple To Roll Out IPhone On June 29
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Apple said it will release the iPhone on June 29, as the company rolled out a slate of commercials over the weekend to promote the combination mobile phone and iPod music player. more
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Sprint Nextel Wins Mobile Portal Discoverability
The Strategy Analytics Wireless Media Lab has recently evaluated the portal experience of leading network operator providers in the US and concludes that Sprint has the best in class US operator portal, marginally ahead of Verizon Wireless. Achieving the highest score for Portal Accessibility, Sprint was rated the best portal experience for access and download content, shortest time taken and highest user satisfaction. Overall, 65% of our mobile panel users chose SprintNextel as the preferred portal model. more
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