Tom Krazit
Nov 1, 2011 2:59 PM
Tough times continue for wireless carriers at the lower end of the spectrum as they struggle to move into the smartphone era. Things got a little bit better for Leap Wireless yesterday, as it narrowed its losses and added more customers than expected, but got a little worse for MetroPCS…
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Tom Krazit
Aug 2, 2011 1:29 PM
Evidence of a competitive wireless market in the U.S. continued to elude AT&T (NYSE: T) with the release of the latest numbers from MetroPCS. The upstart wireless carrier gained fewer subscribers than expected and posted a weaker profit than analysts had forecast during the second quarter, sending its stock down…
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James Quintana Pearce
Mar 5, 2009 3:57 PM
It seems that 4G technology LTE is gaining ground on rival WiMax. MetroPCS COO Tom Keys said that the company is skipping EVDO deployment and moving straight to LTE: “Our hope is to deploy in the latter part of 2010, but that’s not nailed down” he told GigaOM. MetroPCS plans…
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Matt Kapko
Nov 5, 2008 8:03 PM
Four of the smaller U.S. carriers—Alltel (NYSE: AT), U.S. Cellular, MetroPCS and Leap Wireless, reported third-quarter earnings this week. Here’s a highlights from the financial performances: —Alltel: The Little Rock, Arkansas-based company reported a net loss of $55.2 million on revenues of $2.5 billion. The loss was due to the…
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