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• Simpatico? Will Verizon's Puerto Rican Telecom Sale Pass FCC Muster?

  - 2006-06-26

  The Federal Communications Commission FCC is examining a Verizon Communications proposal to sell its Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico Inc. Telpri holdings to Mexico's America Movil SA (TelecomWeb news break, April 3). The agency's process of evaluating asset/license-transfer applications surrounds Telpri and its wholly owned subsidiaries of...

  Tags: acquisition, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Intelsat Ltd., Investment, Mexico, NETWORKING, Nextel Communications Inc., TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, Verizon Communications Inc.

• Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Verizon, CBS Corporation and Sprint/Nextel

  - 2006-04-25

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with Zacks Equity Analyst David Weissman, who discusses Verizon (NYSE:VZ), CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS) and Sprint/Nextel (NYSE:S).

  Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Verizon Communications Inc.

• Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Verizon and Sprint/Nextel

  - 2006-04-10

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with Zacks Equity Analyst David Weissman, who discusses Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and Sprint/Nextel (NYSE:S).

  Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Verizon Communications Inc.

• SmartSMS(TM) Text Messaging Now Reaches Nearly 250 Million Cell Phone Users With Cingular, Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and Others

  - 2005-11-28

  SmartSMSTM's (OTC: SRSM) (www.SmartSMSCorp.com) CEO Gordon Lee announced today that virtually all cell phone users throughout the USA, Canada, and Mexico are now able to participate in popular contests and promotions utilizing SmartSMSTM's Text Messaging platform on Sprint, Cingular, Nextel, T-Mobile, and Verizon networks . Users may also access three...

  Tags: cell phone, Cingular Wireless, Nextel Communications Inc., phone, Sprint Communications, T-Mobile, text messaging, Verizon Communications Inc.

• ABI Research: Verizon and Nextel Battle for the Field Force Market

  - 2005-06-23

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- Over the past few years, Nextel has solidified its position as the premier provider of handset-based commercial telematics in North America. While AT&T Wireless, Cingular, Verizon and T-Mobile had focused primarily on the consumer segment, Nextel maintained the lion's share of commercial subscribers. But in the...

  Tags: ABI Research, Nextel Communications Inc., Verizon Communications Inc.

• Verizon regains 'fastest-growing' title for nationals.

  - 2005-05-02

  Byline: DAN MEYER Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s tenure as the nation's fastest-growing wireless operator came to a screeching halt as Verizon Wireless took back the title it lost in 2004. Surpassing even the most optimistic forecasts, Veriz...

  Tags: carrier, Nextel Communications Inc., revenue, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, wireless

• 3 giants make speed key in wireless race; Verizon, Cingular, Sprint/Nextel invest in ability to transmit data fast.(Special Report: Technology)

  - 2005-04-18

  Byline: Anita Jain The battle for dominance of the nation's largest and most lucrative cell phone market is entering a volatile new phase. A series of mergers has left just three major local players in a contest that is now shifting from one based...

  Tags: broadband network, cell phone, Cingular Wireless, company, data service, network, Nextel Communications Inc., phone, Sprint Communications, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, wireless

• 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...

  Tags: AT&T Corp., broadband, Cingular Wireless, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, MCI Inc., merger, network, Nextel Communications Inc., spectrum, Sprint Communications, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Verizon Communications Inc., Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS

• Telecom Merger Mania.(Verizon Communications Inc. and MCI Inc.)(Qwest Communications International Inc. and MCI Inc.)(Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.)

  - 2005-02-24

  Daryl Schoolar, In-Stat Senior Analyst Daryl Schoolar, In-Stat Senior Analyst

  Tags: In-Stat, MCI Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., telecommunications, Verizon Communications Inc.

• Strategy Analytics: $12 billion risk of lost profits facing North American wireless; WiFi expansion threatens Verizon, Cingular & Sprint/Nextel.

  - 2005-01-26

  M2 PRESSWIRE-26 January 2005-STRATEGY ANALYTICS: Strategy Analytics: $12 billion risk of lost profits facing North American wireless; WiFi expansion threatens Verizon, Cingular & Sprint/NextelC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01262005 Boston, MA - Increased deployment and aggressive pricing of WiFi capabilities from...

  Tags: Cingular Wireless, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Strategy Analytics, Verizon Communications Inc., Wi-Fi, WIRELESS