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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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Cingular, T-Mobile USA joint venture nears finish line.(News)
- 2006-05-22
Byline: KELLY HILL The once-noble joint venture between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and T-Mobile USA Inc. that allowed each carrier to fill in a significant coverage hole-California and Nevada for T-Mobile USA, New York for Cingular-is nearing a Byline:...
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 divests markets as part of AWS buy.
- 2004-12-06
Byline: DAN MEYER Cingular Wireless L.L.C. continued the business of integrating AT&T Wireless Services Inc. with a pair of deals to sell spectrum and wireless assets designed to comply with government divestiture requests related to the Byline:...
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...
Verizon Wireless agrees to buy NextWave licenses
- 2004-11-06
NEW YORK AP -- Verizon Wireless is buying cellular capacity for 23 markets, including Provo, from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for $3 billion, ending the government's long tug-of-war over the never- used licenses and bolstering Verizon against a big new rival created by the merger of Cingular Wireless and AT&T...
Divestitures annoying, not deal breaker.
- 2004-11-01
Byline: DAN MEYER The highly anticipated closing of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s $41 billion acquisition of rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. did not come without some sacrifice. Beyond the pile of cash AWS' management and shareholders will Byline: DAN...
U.S. Markets 21-40.(News)
- 2004-08-23
Editor's Note: The cities listed below represent the 21-40 largest markets in the United States and are ranked based on the total number of subscribers in each metropolitan statistical area. Total market subscribers and penetration rates were provided by TeleCompetition Inc. of San Ramon, Calif., and...
T-Mobile takes Nevada, California from Cingular.
- 2004-05-31
Byline: DAN MEYER Removing concern over its future network coverage, T-Mobile USA Inc. agreed last week to acquire Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s California and Nevada operations for $2.5 billion, properties that are currently part of the carrier Byline: DAN...
Likely fewer suitors for NextWave spectrum.
- 2004-04-26
Byline: DAN MEYER NextWave Telecom Inc.'s announcement last week that it would give back 60 of its PCS licenses to the Federal Communications Commission could finally give the government a clear path to auction the licenses to a spectrum-starved industry. But unlike...
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