Carrier networks
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Alltel breaks campaign for Penske race team sponsorship
February 27, 2008
Alltel Wireless will bring the No. 12 Penske Racing Team closer to fans with an initiative that supports the company’s My Circle calling feature.
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Alltel launches LBS/Nationwide Roaming
February 25, 2008
Alltel Wireless customers now have access to GPS applications outside of their home network area with the carrier’s introduction of LBS Nationwide Roaming.
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Boost Mobile looks for agency of record as it rebrands
February 22, 2008
Sprint Nextel’s Boost Mobile division unveiled a brand makeover to eliminate fragmentation and unite the product line under one name.
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T-Mobile to offer landline services
February 22, 2008
Wireless carrier T-Mobile USA Inc. now offers landline service in Seattle and Dallas, a move that takes it into dual-line players AT&T Inc. and Verizon’s territory.
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Game changes with Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile flat-rate voice plans
February 20, 2008
Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA, the nation’s leading wireless carriers, ratcheted up their rivalry with all-you-can-eat voice plans for $99.99 a month.
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Verizon, Vodafone plan compatible networks with China Mobile
February 15, 2008
China Mobile joins Vodafone and Verizon Wireless in Long Term Evolution trials to explore the performance of LTE with different spectrum types.
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FCC auction may spur mobile broadband networks
February 7, 2008
The FCC raised about $18.9 billion in its 700-MHz auction, exceeding its own early estimates of getting bids between $10 billion and $15 billion. Now expect some major changes in mobile.
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Rivalry among carriers lowers consumer prices, claims FCC
February 6, 2008
A competitive marketplace for wireless services brings consumers more choice, better services and lower prices, per a new study from the Federal Communications Commission.
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Virgin Mobile expects to report losses for 2007
February 5, 2008
Although Virgin Mobile USA’s number of subscribers is increasing, the wireless unit of Virgin Group expects to report losses for 2007.
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Sprint Nextel to redefine itself with new marketing strategy
January 31, 2008
Sprint Nextel has announced plans to attract more attention to its Nextel Direct Connect and Push-to-Talk services.
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T-Mobile gains subscribers in U.S.
January 30, 2008
In sharp contrast to troubled rival Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA Inc. said it has posted year-on-year growth with 3.6 million net new customers in 2007.
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Verizon sees 11.3 percent growth in customer numbers
January 29, 2008
Verizon Wireless continued to be the most profitable domestic wireless company and the largest in terms of retail customers in the fourth quarter of 2007.
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Sprint lets go of CFO, CMO, head of sales
January 25, 2008
Sprint Nextel yesterday announced the departure of its chief financial officer, chief marketing officer and head of sales in the same week that it admitted subscriber losses.
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Sprint cuts 4,000 jobs amid subscriber hemorrhage
January 22, 2008
Sprint Nextel Corp. may have gained subscribers in the last quarter of 2007, but it is shedding older ones at a rate alarming enough to call for a companywide restructuring.
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Google in the running for wireless spectrum
January 16, 2008
Search giant Google Inc. made the list of companies that the Federal Communications Commission cleared to bid in the coveted 700 megahertz wireless auction.
