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Verizon, Comcast negotiating to limit joint ventures in exchange for airwaves 14 Aug 2012 | 06:00 pm
Verizon Wireless and Comcast Corp. have agreed in principle with U.S. antitrust officials to limit joint ventures as a condition for buying airwaves from cable companies, making it likely the deal wil...
FEMA moves from Nextel to Sprint's new push-to-talk service 13 Aug 2012 | 01:00 pm
Sprint Nextel Corp. said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has signed up for the Overland Park-based wireless carrier's new push-to-talk service called Direct Connect.
Sprint Nextel to tap bond market for cash needs 9 Aug 2012 | 01:00 pm
Sprint Nextel Corp. disclosed plans to raise an undisclosed amount of money in the bond market, days after its debt ratings were upheld by a rating agency.
Sprint tops J.D. Power's ranking for phone shopping experience 9 Aug 2012 | 01:00 pm
Phone shopping? Sprint satisfies best, says a survey of customers conducted by J.D. Power & Associates.
Sprint's head of strategic planning to leave 8 Aug 2012 | 01:00 pm
Sprint Nextel Corp. said Wednesday that its president of strategic planning and initiatives will leave the Overland Park-based wireless carrier at the end of September.
Leap Wireless shares tumble after sharp drop in subscribers 7 Aug 2012 | 06:00 pm
Leap Wireless International Inc.'s shares fell as much as 22 percent after its net customer losses almost tripled to 289,270 last quarter, a sign the company is struggling to keep up with larger carri...
Government study urges safety review of cellphones 7 Aug 2012 | 01:00 pm
Cellphones -- and their use -- have come a long way in 16 years. But federal safety standards haven't budged. Reason enough, according to the Government Accountability Office, to reassess how much rad...
Apple to drop YouTube from next version of iPhone, iPad software 6 Aug 2012 | 01:00 pm
Apple Inc. said Google Inc.'s YouTube won't be included in the next version of the software used in the iPhone and iPad, the latest evidence of escalating competition between the two companies.
AT&T sets deadline for phasing out 2G 3 Aug 2012 | 01:00 pm
AT&T said the shutdown of its 2G wireless network will be complete by the end of 2016, a process that will force customers with older phones to upgrade to 3G or 4G handsets.
AT&T to buy NextWave Wireless for about $600 million 2 Aug 2012 | 01:00 pm
AT&T Inc. has agreed to buy NextWave Wireless Inc. in a deal worth as much as $600 million in cash, giving it more airwaves to provide mobile Internet services.
