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Verizon prompted by FCC to divest 105 markets before gobbling Alltel

Verizon Wireless, the joint wireless venture from Verizon and Vodafone, is poised to become the largest wireless carrier in the US. Once the company finalizes a deal to acquire Alltel, Verizon will supplant AT&T as the largest carrier, by subscriber count. Verizon has been given the greenlight to acquire Alltel from the US DoJ and [...]

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 7:45 PM by IntoMobile - Mobile Phone News, Information, and Analysis

Filed under: verizon, fcc, Alltel, Announcements, financial

FCC OKs White Space Spectrum usage and Sprint-Clearwire merger

The FCC sure has been busy recently. Not only did the FCC beat their own deadline to deliver a decision Verizon’s bid to buy-out Alltel, the FCC has also been considering their position on the use of White Space Spectrum for mobile broadband as well as the Sprint-Clearwire merger. The former, which would allow the use [...]

Published Wed, Nov 11 2008 5:27 PM by IntoMobile - Mobile Phone News, Information, and Analysis

Filed under: fcc, wimax, Sprint, Announcements, Services

Deutsche Telekom found to be violating foreign ownership limits with T-Mobile USA

The FCC, in seeking to preserve homegrown competition, has reportedly found that T-Mobile USA is in violation of federal regulations that limit foreign ownership of US-based companies to 20% or less. Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s parent company, has been served with a notice from the FCC informing them that “T-Mobile USA’s level of foreign ownership through [...]

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 2:47 PM by IntoMobile - Mobile Phone News, Information, and Analysis

Filed under: fcc, T-Mobile, Announcements, Partnerships, financial

Sprint aims to cut ETF by December - Pro-rated cancellation fees on horizon

Following on Sprint’s move to waive the all-too-common eary termination fee (ETF) for government subscribers, Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse has announced that his company could cut its ETF as early as December. The announcement is in line with what we’ve expected from Sprint, and bolsters hopes that Sprint will make good on their promise to [...]

Published Wed, Oct 10 2008 4:35 PM by Into iPhone

Filed under: fcc, Sprint, Announcements, financial

FCC mulling Sprint/Clearwire and Verizon/Alltel mergers - Possible completion by year-end

There’s nothing like a little election season rush to light the fires under bureaucratic feet. Rather than take their sweet time in reviewing the Sprint/Clearwire and Verizon/Alltel wireless mergers (like they usually do), the FCC has announced that they are fast-tracking the review process and hopes to have decisions ready by the end of 2008. [...]

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 11:04 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: verizon, fcc, Sprint, Alltel, Announcements, Partnerships, financial

HTC Touch 3G hits the FCC

HTC’s on its way to US smartphone market glory with its new lineup of HTC Touch handsets. From the HTC Touch Diamond to the HTC Touch HD, the Taiwanese Windows Mobile smartphone maker is preparing to blitz our Yankee market with all manner of smartphones aimed at different price-points. The HTC Touch Viva is basically the [...]

Published Fri, Sep 09 2008 8:56 PM by Into iPhone

Filed under: Windows Mobile, fcc, HTC, Announcements, Devices

Leap moves to block Verizon-Alltel merger

It’s not just AT&T and the Rural Cellular Association that are asking the FCC to help muck-up competing wireless carriers’ merger deals. Leap Wireless has asked the FCC to block the $28.1 billion Verizon-Alltel merger deal that would have Verizon becoming the top wireless provider in the US. The merger between Sprint and Clearwire would give [...]

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 9:59 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: vzw, verizon, fcc, merger, Alltel, block, leap, Announcements, Partnerships, financial

Nokia N85 NAM hits FCC - US spec Nokia N85 is near

The Nokia N85 has only just recently come to light as a Nokia N96-esque pseudo-slider bearing the same glossy-black finish and backlit slide-out media controls that we fell in love with on the N96. Last we heard, the device was that Nokia seemed to be aiming the Nokia N85 to be placed towards the high-end [...]

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 8:01 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Nokia, Symbian, fcc, nseries, Announcements, Devices, nokia n85

Congress makes in-flight cellphone calling ban permanent

Score one for the sensible among us. Cellphone conversations in airborne cabins are now illegal! Call them slow to act, out of touch with reality, greedy politicians, liars, or practically useless civil servants if you want, but Congress comes through for the American public every now and again. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has made [...]

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 6:22 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: fcc, in flight, cellphone, Announcements, congress, bill, faa, in flight cellphone, in flight mobile phone, mobile phone ban

HTC Touch Diamond finally gets FCC approval with US 3G HSDPA support!

Well that sure took a while. As the rest of the world had the honor of being part of HTC’s launch markets for the up and coming HTC Touch Diamond, the US has had to wait for HTC to push their US-spec HTC Touch Diamond through the FCC. The HTC Touch Diamond already passed [...]

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 8:57 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Windows Mobile, fcc, EDGE, GSM, HTC, 3G, HSDPA, diamond, Announcements, touch, Devices, htc touch, 850Mhz, 1900MHz, htc diamond, htc touch diamond, 850, quad band

Court orders Sprint to pay $73 million over ETF lawsuit

The ubiquitous early termination fee. It’s a fact of life in the US wireless world. In return for significant handset subsidies, carriers levy ETFs against customers that terminate their contract early in order to guarantee that costs can be recouped. But, just because ETFs help keep handset prices down in the US, doesn’t mean people [...]

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 3:04 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: vzw, verizon, fcc, Sprint, lawsuit, Announcements, financial, etf, early termination fee

HTC Touch Pro (Raphael) hits the FCC

HTC sure has the FCC keeping busy with their different variants of their flagship smartphones - when they’re not reviewing designer handsets, that is. While the rest of us wait for HTC to bring their US-spec HTC Touch Diamond with US-friendly 3G radios (850/1900Mhz) in tow, HTC has been busy pushing their HTC Touch Pro Raphael [...]

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 7:40 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Windows Mobile, fcc, HTC, Announcements, Devices, Raphael, htc touch pro, touch pro

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