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AT&T's A : At the Nomura U.S. Media, Cable and Telecom Summit, AT&T's CEO expressed that though there is a slowdown in phone sales, the company has been boosting margins.

Sprint obtains a $1 billion credit facility that will enable it to buy equipment from Ericsson for its 4 gigabyte LTE intro.

Amidst all of Sprint's eagerness to phase out its iDEN network , the carrier hasn't given us a hard cutoff date to mark on our calendars until now.

Sprint Nextel announced today that it has entered into a new $1 billion credit facility with Deutsche Bank and a syndicate of other banks to finance equipment purchases from Ericsson for Network Vision.

Sprint Nextel announced today that it intends to redeem a portion of fourth quarter 2013 debt maturities with an aggregate principal amount of $1 billion on June 8, 2012.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a rule change for part of the 800MHz band at a meeting on Thursday, opening the door for Sprint Nextel to use the band for its 4G LTE network.

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)

AT&T, Inc. : Within New York City, AT&T plans to re-allocate some bandwidth, or radio frequency, from 2G to its more developed 3G and 4G networks.

If you can't wait to get a U.S. carrier version of Samsung's Galaxy S III , Amazon is offering the unlocked version early.

Despite chief executive Dan Hesse accepting that the company's big investment on Apple's iPhone will not pay off until 2015, Sprint is getting aggressive in taking on more of the smartphone consumer base in the U.S. from competitors AT&T and Verizon Wireless .

In view of larger than originally expected demand for LTE smartphones, international vendors including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and HTC have been worried that their shipments are not enough to meet demand due to short supply of LTE solution chips by Qualcomm, the only provider of LTE chips currently, according to Taiwan-based smartphone ... (more)

A system of text-like Wireless Emergency Alerts, including "imminent threat" , Presidential, and AMBER alerts, are set to roll out to mobile phones soon, via participating carriers.

Voyager Mobile, the startup that had planned to launch last Tuesday but said it was delayed by an attack on its website, went live on Sunday with an unlimited voice, text and data plan for US$39 per month.

Verizon Wireless said on Monday it hired Loop Capital as a second adviser for a proposed sale of wireless spectrum, a move seen as an attempt to help it gain regulatory approval for its controversial plan to buy $3.9 billion of airwaves from cable companies.

Virgin Mobile USA's payLo pre-paid service today announced a new plan that offers unlimited voice minutes, unlimited messages, and 50MB of data for $40 per month.

When Verizon Wireless and AT&T roll out their shared-data pricing plans, it is expected to change how the industry charges for wireless.

AT&T Inc. is considering shared data plans and reduced subsidies in an effort to increase profit margins as growth slows.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- -- Sprint today has made it easier for individuals with speech disabilities to initiate calls using a wireless phone.

Verizon Wireless plans to make its data-hungry customers pay a lot more, either in service fees or smartphone prices, as it tries to cut costs and boost revenue from data services.

Sprint Nextel's CEO, Dan Hesse has ruled out any options for the company to merge with another in the near future, but might consider buying a smaller network if the option exists.