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We believe that Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA have seen a reversal of fortunes over the last 3-5 years.

St. Cloud, Minn. May 28, 2012 NewCore Wireless, a leading provider of hosted switching and wireless carrier support services, announced they recently hired two additional full time team members in their Network Engineering Department; Michael Masog and Tim Boie.

Spectrum changes approved by the Federal Communications Commission late last week open the door for Sprint to launch an LTE service and provide hospitals with a way to wirelessly monitor their patients.

A report released by J.D. Power and Associates stated that as the average price of a wireless phone call drops, more consumers are subscribing to wireless service than ever before.

Deutsche Telekom Chief Executive Officer Rene Obermann said Thursday a merger of the T-Mobile USA division is an option, while ruling out revisiting a complete sale after its fallout with AT&T last year.“We do not exclude any option for the T-Mobile unit in the U.S., also not a merger,” Obermann told shareholers Thursday at an annual ... (more)

A cell phone was reported stolen on Friday, May 18 from a display at the Sprint PCS Store on Highland Avenue.

Maybe it's all these high school and college commencement addresses that are doing it.

Most of the gains were in the postpaid sector. The number of smartphones sold by the largest operators skyrocketed, as customers flocked to purchase the iPhone 4S, which was released in October.

Last week marked the worst week for stocks this year and brought to the forefront the worries in Europe that investors have been sweeping under the rug for months.

MetroPCS is the 51st company to license Klausner Technologies' Visual Voicemail patents.

"Clearly, the time is not ideal based upon where our shares are currently trading," said Chief Executive Dan Hesse on a conference call with analysts on Wednesday.

U.S. sales of two new smartphones from Taiwan's HTC Corp will be delayed due to a patent dispute with Apple Inc, a fresh blow to the company as it tries to turn around declining sales in what was once its largest market that knocked its shares down 5 percent.

Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO Dan Hesse enjoys “the full support” of the company’s board of directors, Sprint’s chairman told shareholders this morning.Jim Hance, chairman of the Overland Park-based wireless telephone company, made the remarks at Sprint’s annual shareholders meeting, which was held in Overland Park.

On Monday May 14, 2012, beleaguered LightSquared finally filed for its long anticipated bankruptcy protection.

It seems like everyone is getting in on the budget wireless network business. Joining Virgin Mobile, Boost, Metro PCS and Cricket, new comer Voyager Mobile also has high hopes in the pre-paid mobile phone market.

Thomas C. Keys, President and Chief Operating Officer, and J. Braxton Carter, Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman, of MetroPCS Communications, Inc.

Shaina Reed struck out 12, and Katelyn Ritter went 2-for-2 with a homer and two RBIs as No.

Bloomberg reported Thursday that T-Mobile's parent company, Deutsche Telekom, is considering a merger with Richardson-based MetroPCS Communications , the fifth largest mobile phone carrier in the country.

The Rumor : Deutsche Telekom is rumored to be discussing a merger of its T-Mobile USA unit with MetroPCS Communications according to Bloomberg .

Shares of U.S. wireless operator MetroPCS Communications are down 44 cents, or almost 6%, at $7.05, retreating from yesterday's 14% gain following reports Deutsche Telekom might be interested in merging its T-Mobile USA unit with PCS.