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Following AT&T's merger with BellSouth in December 2006, Cingular Wireless is now solely owned by AT&T.
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Hearing-aid mandate causes static; February 2008 benchmark seems out of reach with fewer handset makers in market.
- 2007-01-29
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The mobile-phone industry and disability advocates are at a critical stage in negotiations over whether modifications should be made to a key benchmark in the Federal Communications Commission's hearing-aid-compatibility mandate, with the nation's largest carrier at risk of...
Fontes brings passion to wireless.(News)
- 2006-05-22
Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER In the dog-eat-dog world that is life inside the Beltway, it is rare to find someone who is liked, respected and considered effective from people on both sides of the aisle. Meet Brian Fontes, this year's inductee to...
AT&T, Cingular, and Bellsouth seek nod from FCC.(MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS)(Cingular Wireless L.L.C.)(BellSouth Cellular Corp.)(Brief article)
- 2006-05-01
AT&T, Cingular Wireless, and Bellsouth seek the approval from the US Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission for the asset transfer and licensing issues, stating that it could not adversely affect competition if they had to call off the deal, and said that the combined...
The FCC Starts The Clock On AT&T/BellSouth Deal
- 2006-04-24
The Federal Communications Commission last week started its self-imposed 180-day "time clock" to review the asset/license transfer applications involved in the proposed $67.1 billion all-stock "super-merger" merger of AT&T formerly SBC and BellSouth (TelecomWeb news break, April 21). The clock started effective April 21, with the...
FCC, DoJ Ponder Trio Of 'Super-Merger' Apps
- 2006-04-03
Late last Friday, AT&T, BellSouth and Cingular Wireless filed formal license/asset transfer and antitrust clearance applications with federal agencies seeking approval for their "super merger" that clearly eclipses last year's AT&T/SBC and Verizon/MCI transactions (TPR, March 13) Filings on the merger proposal with the Federal Communications...
2 carriers seek waivers on hearing-aid handsets.(News)
- 2005-09-05
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA Two of the four national mobile-phone operators will not meet the first major deadline this month for rolling out hearing-aid-compatible handsets to the public. T-Mobile USA Inc. on Aug. 26 asked the Federal Communications ...
US telecoms face a shake-up after the merger of AT&T and Cingular
- 2005-03-01
The face of US telecoms has changed dramatically in the past year. Following the consolidation of the cellular sector with the mergers of Cingular Wireless with AT&T Wireless, and then Sprint with Nextel, the most dramatic of them all has been agreed--the acquisition of AT&T by SBC, one of the...
Top News Events of 2004.(News)
- 2004-12-27
Editor's note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories during the past 12 months. While our list does not include the ins and ...
Cingular opposes Nextel plan.(Business)(Wireless telecommunications services)(Brief Article)
- 2004-12-01
Cingular Wireless has urged communications regulators to reject a request by rival Nextel Communications Inc. to lower the cost of its plan to swap airwaves with the government, which is aimed at reducing interference with public safety communications. The FCC in July approved a...
Verizon, Nextel declare truce; peace, however, comes as Nextel, Cingular sort network issues.(Services)
- 2004-11-15
WASHINGTON -- Verizon Wireless' decision to drop its blistering legal actions against rival Nextel Communications could be a good strategic move in a market where competitive dynamics have changed drastically in the last month or so. In a stark, 2-paragraph surprise...
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