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Article | 16/11/2011 Stanton: Jobs wanted own network with unlicensed spectrum
Steve Jobs initially hoped to create his own network with the unlicensed spectrum that Wi-Fi uses rather than work with the mobile operators, said wir...
Article | 9/11/2011 Critics of AT&T/T-Mobile merger question job gain estimates
AT&T's assertions that its planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA will create up to 96,000 new U.S. jobs are "completely unfounded" and contrary to p...
Article | 5/11/2011 AT&T extends date for T-Mobile deal to close
AT&T has pushed back the expected date of its proposed US$39 billion merger with T-Mobile USA, saying now that the deal will close in the first ha...
Article | 3/11/2011 Sprint suit against AT&T/T-Mobile deal allowed
A judge in the U.S. on Wednesday allowed parts of C Spire Wireless and Sprint Nextel's lawsuits against AT&T's proposed US$39 billion acquisition...
Article | 1/11/2011 Clearwire pares down its own WiMax brand
WiMax carrier Clearwire has stopped selling postpaid service plans and dual-mode 3G-WiMax client devices, two moves that make it less of a competitor ...
Article | 29/10/2011 Sprint, Clearwire may help drive LTE convergence
Cooperation between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire on LTE should help to bring two versions of that technology together, leading to increased device choi...
Article | 28/10/2011 FCC votes to end telephone subsidies, shift to broadband
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to overhaul a decades-old system of telephone subsidies in rural areas, with the funding refocuse...
Article | 27/10/2011 Sprint aims to use Clearwire's LTE network
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire plan to make their future LTE networks work together and are working on a commercial agreement under which Sprint would us...
Article | 27/10/2011 iPhone exceeds Sprint's expectations
The Apple iPhone is attracting more new subscribers than expected to Sprint Nextel, and it will probably ease rather than worsen congestion on the car...
Article | 22/10/2011 Mobile growth driving out unlimited data
All-you-can-eat data ran up against booming demand this week as Sprint Nextel became the last big U.S. carrier to end unlimited mobile broadband plans...
Article | 22/10/2011 Sprint cutting unlimited 4G data plans
Sprint Nextel is ending unlimited data plans for all devices except smartphones, bringing the era of all-you-can-eat mobile data in the U.S. nearer to...
Article | 21/10/2011 AT&T revenue down slightly, but net income up
AT&T's revenue was down slightly in the third quarter of 2011, compared to a year earlier, but net income rose by about US$400 million, on a compa...
Article | 18/10/2011 US mobile carriers to offer free usage alerts
Major U.S. mobile carriers will begin offering free usage alerts to customers in an effort to help them avoid surprise charges on their bills, the U.S...
Article | 12/10/2011 Mobile operator CEOs play up harmony
The CEOs of the three largest U.S. mobile operators largely ignored their fierce competition on Tuesday, delivering one keynote speech after another a...
Article | 8/10/2011 Sprint's solo LTE plan ignores Clearwire assets
Shares of Sprint Nextel and Clearwire plummeted on Friday after Sprint laid out plans to build its own LTE network, leaving the ailing Clearwire alone...