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Verizon sets up home in Circuit City

August 30, 2004 The wireless carrier will open showrooms in hundreds of branches of the retail chain across the United States. TAGS: Circuit City Stores Inc., Verizon Communications, wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless, U.S.

MapQuest: Lost? Check your phone

January 5, 2005 New feature designed to let customers send maps directly from MapQuest.com to their handsets. Images: MapQuest maps directions TAGS: Mapquest, wireless carrier, direction, Time Warner Inc., handset, map, cell phone, U.S.

Nextel hits bump for network upgrade

February 19, 2004 The carrier says it's months late adding a capacity-increasing technology to its network, an upgrade key to keeping pace with competitors. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., network upgrade, BellSouth Corp., wireless carrier, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Verizon to bring text to Latin American carrier

June 15, 2004 Adoption lags in the U.S., so Verizon Wireless continues reaching overseas. TAGS: Verizon Communications, text messaging, wireless carrier, message, carrier, U.S.

AT&T Wireless shareholders approve buyout

May 19, 2004 Cingular's purchase of the company wins the approval of shareholders eager to see a payoff that CEO John Zeglis describes as "handsome." TAGS: AT&T Wireless, shareholder, buyout, BellSouth Corp., Cingular Wireless, wireless carrier, merger, subscriber, AT&T Corp., U.S., CEO

Cingular, T-Mobile sever joint venture

May 25, 2004 The wireless carriers put an end to their infrastructure joint venture, as Cingular pushes forward with its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless. TAGS: Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T Wireless, venture, BellSouth Corp., spectrum, Nevada, wireless carrier, infrastructure, agreement, carrier, acquisition, AT&T Corp., California, New York, U.S.

Carriers target the young and the wireless

February 3, 2004 The youth market in the United States--with some 25 million to 35 million potential, but "highly fickle," customers--is set to be a lucrative one for the wireless industry, researchers say. TAGS: wireless industry, youth, Nextel Communications Inc., carrier, wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless, researcher, U.S.

FCC rule could drive switch to wireless

November 12, 2003 A new rule that would allow people to keep their landline phone numbers if they move to wireless services could spur a sizable transition across U.S. households, a report says. TAGS: landline phone, Nextel Communications Inc., wireless service, household, phone number, QoS, wireless carrier, barrier, survey, U.S., telecommunications

U.S. carriers pick up the 3G pace

March 22, 2004 At the CTIA show in Atlanta, wireless carriers will introduce broadband innovations they say will help them catch up to the global cell phone market. TAGS: wireless broadband, carrier, CTIA, 3G, Nextel Communications Inc., U.S. Cellular, BellSouth Corp., NTT DoCoMo Inc., broadband, terms of service, AT&T Wireless, phone network, wireless carrier, Cingular Wireless, cell phone, Verizon Communications

Wireless carriers show porting piety

December 5, 2003 Some U.S. cell phone providers are reportedly offering refunds to customers who have experienced multiple-day delays getting old numbers switched to new phones. TAGS: telephone number, AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile, BellSouth Corp., carrier, cell phone service provider, phone provider, wireless carrier, delay, cell phone, spokesman, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Digital music is going mobile

July 26, 2005 While the iTunes phone plays a waiting game, cell phone networks are building their own download stores. TAGS: digital music, Ed Zander, phone network, wireless carrier, carrier, Apple iTunes, wireless service, Apple Computer, cell phone, music, song, Motorola Inc., U.S.

Sprint, Nextel agree to $35 billion merger

December 15, 2004 The deal combines the No. 3 and No. 5 wireless carriers and will produce a company with 40 million customers. For Sprint and Nextel, a battle with titans TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, merger, shareholder, Cingular Wireless, wireless carrier, telecommunications, CEO, U.S.

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