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Articles tagged with: Us Cellular
Cingular and AT&T Wireless have the worst combined complaint record for 2004, according to records obtained by Consumers Union from the Federal Communications Commission through the Freedom of Information Act. AT&T Wireless also had the worse complaint record for two years running, the data showed. more
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Canada's Telus Mobility says that it has earned top spot in a ranking of North America's wireless carriers by N. Moore Capital, Ltd., an independent New York company providing financial analysis of the telecommunications industry. It's the third consecutive quarter Telus Mobility has ranked first. more
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Mobile number portability confirmed for the USA
A court hearing has upheld a requirement for the US cellular network operators to introduce mobile number portability by this November. Verizon Wireless and the local trade association, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) had taken the telecoms regulator to court in an attempt to block the move on the grounds that the regulator had oversteped its authority. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected the appeal. more
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US cell phone market to grow at 6% per year - report
Strategy Analytics has issued a new report, which has concluded that the US cellular subscriber market will grow at a compound annual rate of 6% over the next five years resulting in penetration approaching 70%. Wireless minutes sold will double to 1.6 trillion, while operator service revenues will approach US$133 billion.
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Cell phone usage costs continue to fall
The cost of using a cell phone in the USA declined 4.0% in November, according to the consultants Econ One. The decline in November followed a 1.4% price reduction reported in October. Cost reductions by several of the major national carriers were responsible for the sizable cost decline in November. The overall cost decline from the previous month amounted to US$1.50. Cost declines were witnessed in all of the Top 25 markets. more
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CDMA Development Group (CDG) has held a webcast that revealed that CDMA technology reached more than 117 million subscribers, including 3.5 million CDMA2000 users on eight commercial networks at the end of last year. Other milestones from 2001 include the recognition of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (Evolution Data-Only) as part of the IMT-2000 standard by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU); advancement of 1xEV-DV (Evolution Data-Voice) by 3GPP2; development of standards for all-IP core networks; launch of new 3G applications; and completion of the CDMA user identity module (UIM) standard. more
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US wireless revenue expected to rise.
A new report by The Phillips Group has said that US cellular network revenues will grow by around 71% per annum for the next five years, rising from US$4.3 billion in 2002 to US$63 billion by 2007, largely fuled by wireless internet and 3G services." more
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NextWave In Court Bid To Retain Licenses
NextWave, the bankrupt US cellular operator has resorted to court action to try and stop the Federal Communications Commission from re-selling their cellular licenses to other bidders." more
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A survey of US cellular users has shown that 38% of the customers plan to change their cellular company in the next twelve months resulting in a revenue displacement of nearly US$4 billion. The survey has also shown that among the low users, 83% have never used voicemail and only 4% used advance facilities such as fax/data. Leading desires from low users in the US is to abolish the incoming call charge" more
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