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Parsing the Google announcement that wasn't

November 9, 2007 Does Google really need to build a Google phone? Only if the network carriers try to play tough, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. TAGS: Google Inc., carrier, spectrum, announcement, dollar

Tackling the cell phone unlock game

September 19, 2007 SIM card swapping for travel outside of the U.S. is a snap, but give your carrier some time to get the unlock code. TAGS: SIM card, Vodafone Group Plc., code, phone network, carrier, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.K., process, U.S.

Switching carriers for the iPhone

June 27, 2007 AT&T competitors could take a hit in the next few quarters as enthusiastic Apple fans switch providers for the hyped device. TAGS: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., carrier, graphic design, Verizon Wireless, Steve Jobs, RIM BlackBerry, Motorola Razr, Apple Computer, T-Mobile, Motorola Inc., Verizon Communications, CEO

Rural telecoms denied portability delays

May 24, 2004 The FCC refuses to grant requests from two phone companies that wanted more time to meet new switching rules. TAGS: rule, carrier, telecommunications, cell phone

Problems for AT&T Wireless-Cingular union?

November 20, 2004 Complaints that online store is down, among others. TAGS: AT&T Wireless, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., merger, subscriber, carrier, Cingular Wireless

Portability problems? Take a number

January 29, 2004 The FCC says it's received around 4,750 gripes from cell phone customers frustrated by the slow pace of switching carriers. TAGS: carrier, AT&T Wireless, BellSouth Corp., phone provider, complaint, cell phone service provider, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., cell phone

Cingular: Switching numbers not so simple

September 23, 2003 The company says cell phone users should prepare for the worst once carriers make it possible for customers to keep their old numbers when they switch to a competitor. TAGS: Cingular Wireless, BellSouth Corp., carrier, Verizon Wireless, wireless phone, cell phone, AT&T Corp., U.S.

MetroPCS obtains Cingular air

November 29, 2004 Cell-phone service provider MetroPCS can finally do business in its hometown. TAGS: Cingular Wireless, Dallas, carrier, service provider

AT&T Wireless to explain portability woes

December 9, 2003 The carrier is set to tell federal regulators that it has addressed software problems that kept people waiting weeks to switch carriers while keeping their old phone number. TAGS: AT&T Wireless, carrier, phone number, subscriber

Year in review: Apple and Google, telecom's new stars

December 25, 2007 Moves made by the two companies in 2007 could set the stage for the future of the telecommunications market. TAGS: Google Inc., Apple iPhone, auction, telecommunications, star, telephony, Apple Computer, carrier, wireless network, AT&T Corp., U.S.

The Achilles' heel in Google's phone plan

November 12, 2007 Can Google be a partner to cell phone makers? Only if the company can force itself to beg, beguile, and bluff, says CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos. TAGS: lifestyle, Starbucks Corp., Google Inc., ARM, cell phone company, handset maker, carrier, Microsoft PowerPoint, handset, cell phone, Microsoft Corp.

Google's Android has long road ahead

November 6, 2007 Search company's new mobile software platform could revolutionize the cell phone market, but consumers shouldn't hold their breath for cool new phones. TAGS: Open Handset Alliance, Google Android, mobile operator, T-Mobile, Google Inc., handset, carrier, alliance, Forrester Research Inc., Verizon Wireless, cell phone, platform, mobile phone, U.S., PC

Fujifilm develops for Nextel

June 28, 2005 Aim, click, then print your cell phone photos. Fujifilm-based service is new at Nextel and coming soon to other carriers. TAGS: Fujifilm, camera phone, Nextel Communications Inc., carrier, BellSouth Corp., Alltel Corp., printing, Cingular Wireless, camera, Sprint Nextel, photograph, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.S.

Splitting up with your cell phone carrier

July 6, 2007 Sprint Nextel's breakup with some customers may not be popular, but it could make financial sense.Images: Sprint's Dear John letter TAGS: Sprint Nextel, cell phone carrier, AT&T Corp., letter, carrier, subscriber, profit, Verizon Wireless, cell phone, spokesman

Europe mulls spectrum trading

July 15, 2004 Starbucks isn't the only contribution America is making to the European market. How about good old-fashioned spectrum swapping? TAGS: spectrum, Deutsche Telekom AG, carrier, regulator, Europe, cell phone

T-Mobile heeds FCC portability call

October 23, 2003 The company announces its plan to let subscribers who have switched from five other carriers, and vice versa, keep their phone numbers. TAGS: AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile, carrier, agreement, Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, telephone company, cell phone

Nextel, Cingular agree on keeping numbers

October 13, 2003 The companies ink a deal that will let each other's customers switch carriers but keep their old cell phone numbers. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., SLA, BellSouth Corp., cell phone service provider, Cingular Wireless, carrier, phone provider, cell phone, AT&T Corp.

Boingo roams further into the U.K.

October 13, 2003 The Wi-Fi access provider announces a deal with U.K. network operator The Cloud that will add 2,500 more hot spots to its network. TAGS: Boingo Networks, access provider, carrier, hot spot, U.K., Wi-Fi, service provider
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