RBOC Update articles from March 2005

RBOC Update archives from March 2005

BELLSOUTH AND BUDGET PHONE SIGN LONG-TERM COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT.
March 1, 2005... BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) and Budget Phone Inc. have signed a long-term commercial agreement for the provisioning of wholesale local phone services throughout the nine-state BellSouth region in the Southeast. With the successful completion of...

BELLSOUTH AND U.S. ELECTRONIC DECIDE NOT TO RENEW AGREEMENT.
March 1, 2005... BellSouth and U.S. Electronics have decided not to renew their BellSouth-branded-products distribution relationship. The current agreement ended on December 31, 2004. However, in order to support the needs of current retail customers, USE will...

CINGULAR COMPLETES DIGITAL NETWORK ENHANCEMENT IN WASHINGTON.
March 1, 2005... Cingular Wireless has installed more than 110 cell sites throughout Washington and Northern Idaho in 2004 as part of a $203 million commitment to expand its digital wireless network performance and coverage. Combined with the cell sites...

CINGULAR "FRONT-RUNNER" IN WIRELESS B2B SEGMENT.
March 1, 2005... Cingular Wireless has been named as the "front-runner" in the wireless business-to-business marketplace in Forrester Research, Inc.'s "US 2.5 And 3G Business Services" report. Cingular Wireless was among the select companies that Forrester...

VERIZON WIRELESS LAUNCHES ONLINE ACCOUNT SERVICE IN SPANISH.
March 1, 2005... Verizon Wireless, has launched "Mi Cuenta", a Spanish version of its popular online account management tool, My Account. Like My Account, Mi Cuenta provides Verizon Wireless customers access -- in Spanish -- to account information and payment...

VERIZON PURCHASES URBAN COMM-NORTH CAROLINA SPECTRUM LICENSES.
March 1, 2005... Verizon Wireless has signed a definitive agreement with Urban Comm-North Carolina to purchase PCS spectrum licenses from Urban Comm-North Carolina in 10 North Carolina markets for $68.5 million. The purchase is expected to close around mid-...