August 15, 2003 articles

T-Mobile posts strong earnings growth

Aug 15 2003 - 03:14 PM ET | T-Mobile
T-Mobile had a strong quarter--19% subscriber growth against a year ago. Most of the growth came from the US, where it almost doubled its size. It now boasts over 56 million customers with revenue of $12.3 billion US....

When wireless fails, callers turn to landlines

Aug 15 2003 - 03:03 PM ET | In The News
A massive power outage in the North East region of North America caused millions of people to turn to their cellphones, and then turn to their home phones. Between towers being powerless, and the few powered towers being overwhelmed at...

Nextel coming after Verizon?

Aug 15 2003 - 02:54 PM ET | Push-to-talk, Rumor
The latest rumor is the Nextel is looking to sue Verizon over its new push-to-talk service that was launched yesterday. The problem is said to be over the use of "push-to-talk", a phrase Nextel says it trademarked a few months...