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InternetNews
October 16, 2008
Judy Mottl |
FCC Green Lights Wireless Mergers The Federal Communications Commission will approve Verizon Wireless' acquisition of rural carrier Alltel and the proposed Sprint-Clearwire WiMAX venture at its next monthly meeting on Election Day.   |
InternetNews
June 6, 2008
Judy Mottl |
Alltel-Verizon Merger Not a Win-Win for All While the vendors and their customers benefit, it could be a negative force for the industry and future wireless innovation. |
InternetNews
October 25, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
DoJ: Cingular Free to Buy AT&T Wireless The Department of Justice today announced that it would approve Cingular's $41 billion dollar acquisition of AT&T Wireless, provided the mobile carrier sells assets, such as spectrum and customer contracts, in 11 states. |
InternetNews
September 29, 2008
Judy Mottl |
Verizon-Alltel Not On FCC Agenda Just Yet Sprint-Clearwire project also not on next month's meeting list. |
InternetNews
October 27, 2005
Roy Mark |
Bell Mergers Sealed on DoJ Approval The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday afternoon approved the SBC-AT&T and Verizon-MCI mergers, requiring only that Verizon and SBC divest portions of certain local fiber-optic network facilities. |
InternetNews
October 11, 2006
Roy Mark |
DoJ Approves AT&T-BellSouth Merger The AT&T-BellSouth proposed merger cleared its first regulatory hurdle today with a resounding thumbs up from the Department of Justice, which unconditionally approved the $67 billion deal. |
InternetNews
November 4, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Feds OK Verizon, Sprint Deals With Some Caveats An FCC sign-off on the Alltel acquisition means Verizon will become the No. 1 U.S. carrier, while Sprint's WiMAX effort also gets a major thumbs-up. |
InternetNews
August 20, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
VZ Wireless Westward Expansion on Track FTC approves the company's $418M purchase of Qwest's mobile assets. |
InternetNews
July 1, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
AT&T-SBC Inches Closer AT&T shareholders vote their way through to the next step. The next step is for the companies to convince federal agencies that the merger won't hurt competition. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2011
Dawn Kawamoto |
Lots of Static for AT&T's iPhone Strategy AT&T gets hit with a double-whammy of T-Mobile antitrust woes and an iPhone earnings challenge. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
Dave Mock |
All the Tea in China Mobile The world's largest wireless company just keeps growing. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
December 16, 2004
Jim Wagner |
No Static Expected in Sprint-Nextel Deal Industry watchers don't expect any trouble from regulators or competitors when it comes to the proposed Sprint Nextel merger. The two companies announced their "merger of equals" Wednesday after nearly a week of rampant speculation. |
InternetNews
August 30, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Verizon Wireless Expands to Circuit City The mobile carrier plans retail expansion inside 570 Circuit City stores. |
The Motley Fool
July 3, 2007
Dave Mock |
AT&T's Latest Prize: Dobson Communications The biggest wireless service provider keeps getting bigger. While much smaller than recent acquisitions of SBC and BellSouth, the deal is nonetheless significant in helping boost AT&T's presence in some underserved regional markets. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Could Verizon's Deal Go Sideways Too? Verizon's major spectrum buy and wireless/cable reselling agreement is coming under scrutiny. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
AT&T to FCC: Sez You! The FCC has suggested that it might allow AT&T to withdraw its application to merge with Deutsche Telekom, but with prejudice. |
InternetNews
July 26, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Verizon Eyes Expansion Verizon Wireless uses Motorola network equipment to improve service, grow network in competitive marketplace. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Maybe This Wasn't AT&T's Year -- but It Can Still Pay a Nice Dividend The company misfired with its merger proposal, but it still has places to go. |
BusinessWeek
December 27, 2004
Gene G. Marcial |
Alltel: Expecting A Call? Now that Sprint has agreed to buy Nextel, one outfit wired as the next takeover, some say, is Alltel, a Little Rock provider of telecom services, mainly in small towns and rural markets. |
InternetNews
February 26, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
VZ Wireless, Nextel Play Hardball Over Spectrum License VZ Wireless says Nextel's proposal to pay the government $850 million in a spectrum deal amounts to a 'multi-billion-dollar give-away' and urges the FCC to open an auction. Nextel fires back. |
InternetNews
August 22, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Google, Verizon Close to Mobile Search Deal Rumored partnership between Google and Verizon would bring together companies that had sparred over spectrum policies. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
AT&T Lashes Back at FCC AT&T calls the FCC report "one-sided" and says it "lacks all credibility." |
InternetNews
March 3, 2005
Roy Mark |
Verizon Wireless Wins Spectrum The FCC allows wireless giant to crank up capacity in 22 markets thanks to NextWave spectrum. |
InternetNews
October 4, 2010 |
Verizon To Refund Millions in Errant Charges The wireless service provider's mea culpa will return at least $50 million to consumers. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
Dan Radovsky |
Can DISH Satisfy AT&T's Needs? Rumors have been floating about AT&T and DISH. |
InternetNews
October 24, 2007
Christopher Saunders |
Verizon Wireless Drops FCC Auction Appeal Verizon Wireless is throwing in the towel on legal challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's "open access" push in the upcoming wireless spectrum auction in January. |
PC Magazine
July 2, 2008
Sascha Segan |
The Return of Ma Bell We're headed for a future with only two wireless phone companies. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
FCC Study Trashes AT&T Merger Claims An FCC report shows how little the agency thinks of the AT&T-Mobile merger. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2008
Dave Mock |
Verizon Hugs Penguin, Snubs Android The mobile carrier chooses mobile Linux over Google's rival open platform. |
InternetNews
October 11, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
FCC Chair Balks at Verizon's Spectrum Plea Google alleges underhanded tactics by the Verizon while regulators look increasingly unlikely to waver on "open access" rules anytime soon. |
InternetNews
September 20, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
No Hanging Up Spectrum Scrap Verizon Wireless complains that Nextel is trying to cut the price tag in its controversial airwaves deal with the FCC. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2008
Dave Mock |
Not So Fast, Verizon Verizon's second quarter numbers show that it is not immune to the challenges of the current economy. |
InternetNews
April 27, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Verizon Earnings Rise on Wireless Data Strength Verizon posts solid numbers for Q1 based on strong wireless demand and Alltel acquisition. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Chinese iPhones Could Change Apple's World Apple's moves in China may be signs of a new direction in America. I see hints of a new direction in the American market as well. Bye-bye, AT&T -- hello, Verizon. |
InternetNews
May 13, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Verizon Closes in on MCI Stake Verizon will soon own 13 percent of MCI after a $1.1B deal with a private stockholder. But the larger merger vote looms. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2009
Eric Jhonsa |
Verizon Holds the Fort The company isn't executing perfectly, but it's doing enough to keep shareholders happy. |
InternetNews
April 8, 2004
Roy Mark |
DOJ Joins FCC in Cable Case The agencies ask a court to hold off on enforcing a ruling that could force cable companies to open broadband networks to rival ISPs. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2007
Dave Mock |
The iPhone's Poaching Potential Investors, just how much will the iPhone boost AT&T's business? |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Verizon's Really Big Score The Verizon/SpectrumCo deal may be a defining moment in the changing of the telecom landscape. |
InternetNews
November 27, 2007
Christopher Saunders |
Verizon to Support Open Device Access Verizon Wireless plans to open up its wireless network to outside devices, software and services, continuing a change of heart for the mobile carrier in advance of the upcoming 700MHz wireless spectrum auction next month. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2009
Dave Mock |
Verizon Just Can't Keep Up Pity poor Verizon. You just can't impress investors these days with your tales of smashing growth in the wireless and fiber-optic services business. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Who Controls Verizon Wireless? Verizon can go simple or big with its wireless operations. So what will it be? |
InternetNews
February 14, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Verizon Makes Move On MCI Following the SBC-AT&T mega-merger blueprint, Verizon aims for a global enterprise reach in a deal worth $6.7 billion. |
InternetNews
October 26, 2009 |
Verizon Narrowly Beats Street Verizon Communication manages to meet analyst expectations despite a lack of buzz over the summer in the sizzling smartphone sector. |
InternetNews
September 26, 2005 |
Midwest Wireless Expects Suitors Verizon Wireless and Alltel are among those expected to bid for the customers and spectrum of Midwest Wireless, according to a published report. |
InternetNews
October 29, 2008
Judy Mottl |
Data Services Mean Big Bucks for Verizon, AT&T Despite shaky economic times, the biggest wireless carriers are making money - thanks to demand for advanced, Internet-enabled smartphones and data services. |
InternetNews
October 29, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Verizon Mulls Local Line Sales Verizon Communications may divest millions of local phone lines as its fiber-to-the-premises and wireless businesses become more central to its long-term plans. |
InternetNews
April 4, 2008 |
Verizon Drops Details on New Spectrum Plans Verizon speaks out for the first time on its goals with the 700MHz airwaves. |
InternetNews
December 10, 2004
Jim Wagner |
Sprint, Nextel Talking Merger? Though neither side has confirmed talks, speculation abounds over the merger of the two wireless carriers. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2008
Dave Mock |
Who Hears Verizon Now? The company's strong quarterly results didn't excite the market. |
