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InternetNews December 16, 2004 Jim Wagner	No Static Expected in Sprint-Nextel Deal Industry watchers don't expect any trouble from regulators or competitors when it comes to the proposed Sprint Nextel merger. The two companies announced their "merger of equals" Wednesday after nearly a week of rampant speculation.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Phil Wohl	Wireless Shakeout Alters Marketplace Even though the telecom services industry has been disappointing over the past few years, there are still many investment opportunities to be found.
InternetNews January 28, 2004 Colin Haley	AT&T Wireless Seeks More Bidders The carrier, already weighing a $30B offer from Cingular, invites minority stakeholder NTT DoCoMo to make a takeover offer before next month's deadline.
InternetNews February 17, 2004 Colin Haley	Cingular Wins Out in AT&T Wireless Bid UPDATE: Outbidding Vodafone, Cingular will pay $41 billion in cash to vastly expand its voice and data subscriber customer base.
InternetNews October 25, 2004 Colin C. Haley	DoJ: Cingular Free to Buy AT&T Wireless The Department of Justice today announced that it would approve Cingular's $41 billion dollar acquisition of AT&T Wireless, provided the mobile carrier sells assets, such as spectrum and customer contracts, in 11 states.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Dave Mock	Cingular Sells Out The nation's soon-to-be (possibly) No. 1 provider sells some big assets.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2004 Dave Mock	Cingular Snags AT&T Wireless Cingular Wireless nabs its rival for a cool $41 billion in cash.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2004 Tim Beyers	Customers Boot AT&T Wireless The beleaguered telecom leads in consumer complaints.
InternetNews November 23, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Job Cuts Coming at Cingular Following its AT&T Wireless merger, the mobile carrier expects to slash 7,000 positions.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	What Next, Sprint Nextel? The rumors are true: Sprint Nextel will form the No. 3 wireless company. For now, investors are on hold as we see how the next stages of consolidation unfold.
InternetNews January 21, 2004 Jim Wagner	Suitors Flock to AT&T Wireless Speculation abounds over an acquisition of the nation's third-largest carrier by another wireless carrier. Some are more likely candidates than others.
Knowledge@Wharton	A Cingular Challenge: Becoming More Than the Sum of its Parts It's time for Cingular's final exam. The nation's second-largest wireless company has spent the 18 months since its creation building a brand, integrating its back offices and figuring out what to do with its two clashing wireless technologies...
The Motley Fool April 21, 2004 Ben McClure	AT&T Wireless' Bum Q1 With revenues flat and customers fleeing, AT&T Wireless is looking like a raw deal.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 Tim Beyers	Still AT&T Wireless, for a Spell A tussle over the beleaguered wireless service provider's brand name leaves one investor uninspired.
InternetNews November 30, 2004 Colin C. Haley	With New Spectrum, Cingular Plots 3G Course Thanks to spectrum gained in the $41 billion AT&T Wireless acquisition, Cingular said it will build a third-generation network in several U.S. markets, starting next year.
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Roger O. Crocket	How The Cingular Deal Helps Verizon By paying a premium, SBC and BellSouth could hobble themselves in a fast race
InternetNews December 7, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Cingular Activates Wireless Broadband The nation's largest carrier launches BroadbandConnect for laptop users on the go.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Tim Beyers	Disconnecting AT&T Wireless The Cingular deal moves forward, but Verizon benefits from customer defections.
InternetNews January 24, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Cingular Surges on Subscriber Rush Cingular reported that it ended 2006 with 61 million subscribers and a net income of $782 million, a 283 percent surge over 2005.
InternetNews November 29, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Cingular Divests More Spectrum To clear the way for its merger with AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless has sold spectrum licenses in Dallas and Detroit to MetroPCS for $230 million.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Rich Smith	Can 2 Wrongs Make Cingular Right? The acquisition of AT&T Wireless by SBC Communications and BellSouth daughter Cingular Wireless may be little more than the joining of two bad cell phone companies to make one very bad cell phone company.
InternetNews August 30, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Wireless Expands to Circuit City The mobile carrier plans retail expansion inside 570 Circuit City stores.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Phil Wohl	BellSouth's Cingular Pursuit The nation's leading regional phone company is resting growth hopes on its Cingular Wireless venture. Despite the company's attractive dividend yield, the shares are missing a catalyst that would drive them off their flat trend over the last year.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2004 Dave Mock	Courting AT&T Wireless Suddenly, AT&T Wireless looks like the fair damsel whom knights want to rescue.
InternetNews January 26, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Opens NextWave Spectrum Auction Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile are expected to make aggressive bids for additional airwaves. The auction covers spectrum in Los Angeles and Denver as well as smaller markets throughout the country.
InternetNews January 14, 2004 Colin Haley	Cingular, AT&T Wireless Talking Merger The carriers are reportedly talking about joining forces, a move that would create a formidable industry player and could spark further consolidation.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2004 Rich Duprey	Circuit City Hears Verizon's Call Electronics superstore drops T-Mobile wireless service to make room.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Dave Mock	Few Defectors in Wireless War How has wireless number portability changed the competitive landscape over the last year?
InternetNews December 21, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Cingular Service Restored in Texas Cingular Wireless customers in parts of eastern Texas experienced a network outage on Monday caused by "hardware and software issues," the company confirmed today.
InternetNews December 1, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Cingular to Sell BlackBerry Pearl Cingular Wireless put a little more smarts in its handset lineup today with news that subscribers can now have Research in Motion's consumer-oriented Pearl smartphone.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2011 Curt Woodward	AT&T Drops T-Mobile Bid, Will Pay $4B Breakup Fee But what about the spectrum deal?
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Brian Grow	SBC Is Edging Onto BellSouth's Turf The SBC-AT&T deal means SBC will be competing far more aggressively for business accounts deep in BellSouth's territory.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2004 Dave Mock	Sprint and Nextel: A Done Deal? Rumors are swirling that the next massive wireless merger is in the works. Current speculation is that Sprint will consume Nextel shares in exchange for 1.3 shares of its own plus some cash.
InternetNews September 27, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Cingular Sells Off Biz Messaging Unit Cingular divests its messaging technology unit. AT&T Wireless, which is being acquired by Cingular, has launched a messaging-only handheld for teens.
InternetNews February 16, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC OKs Cingular To Buy NextWave Licenses Agency dismisses Nextel's complaint that deal is unfair to taxpayers.
InternetNews March 24, 2004 Erin Joyce	U.S. Carriers: 3G Has Caught Up Here In a rare gathering of executives of six wireless carriers, some agreement and lots of healthy jabs as providers say 3G will help boost their margins.
InternetNews July 26, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Eyes Expansion Verizon Wireless uses Motorola network equipment to improve service, grow network in competitive marketplace.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2004 Sasha Sobol	Leaving Lines Behind for Wireless Consumers are canceling their landlines in favor of wireless, which is good news for wireless companies.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Dave Mock	Wireless Smackdown: Comparing Carrier Churn Investors, see just how the big four U.S. carriers stack up. AT&T... Verizon Wireless... Sprint Nextel... T-Mobile USA...
InternetNews December 10, 2004 Jim Wagner	Sprint, Nextel Talking Merger? Though neither side has confirmed talks, speculation abounds over the merger of the two wireless carriers.
InternetNews January 4, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Cingular, Lucent Rev 3G Cingular and Lucent said they achieved successful trials of their third-generation wireless network technology, with data transfer rates hitting "true" 3G speeds.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2004 Dave Mock	Verizon: Just DO It! Verizon Wireless is bringing mobile broadband to the masses.
InternetNews September 26, 2005	Midwest Wireless Expects Suitors Verizon Wireless and Alltel are among those expected to bid for the customers and spectrum of Midwest Wireless, according to a published report.
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005	Getting Cingular Up to Speed Cingular Wireless CEO Stanley Sigman talks about the challenges of the AT&T Wireless merger and how he plans to catch up with Verizon Wireless.
InternetNews July 18, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Handheld Crime Fighting Cingular and BIO-Key launched a service to let police officers access criminal databases from anywhere.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Ericsson Dials It Up More people jabbering on cell phones means more revenue for Ericsson. There's still a fair bit of analyst disagreement about Ericsson (some say "buy," others say "sell"), and that often speaks both to opportunity and risk.
InternetNews March 29, 2011	Sprint Opposes AT&T Bid for T-Mobile AT&T's bid to acquire T-Mobile USA is facing opposition from rival telecom vendor Sprint.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2004 Phil Wohl	Nextel's Walkie-Talkie Grows Up The wireless phone provider's focus on business spills over into the consumer market. Despite the fact that the company's shares have appreciated 11% in the past year, there still seems to be some more room to grow.
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The Motley Fool March 13, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Dropped Call at Motorola? Although the effects are temporary, Razr glitches could mean bad news for Motorola. Investors, take note.