January 13, 2004 articles

Cingular in talks with AT&T Wireless

Jan 13 2004 - 11:08 PM ET | AT&T Wireless, Cingular
We've touched on the Cingular / AT&T Wireless merger rumor before, but it now seems to be moving past the rumor stage. According to the piece by the Wall Street Journal, the two companies are in active talks. AT&T Wireless...

Orange goes push-to-talk

Jan 13 2004 - 01:44 PM ET | Push-to-talk
Euro wireless carrier Orange announced that it will begin push-to-talk (PTT) service in 10 European countries this year. The UK will get the technology, dubbed Talk Now, first. PTT is red-hot in the US, so this will be an interesting...

212 area code for mobiles

Jan 13 2004 - 01:39 PM ET | In The News
The New York Post notes that Cingular, T-Mobile, Sprint and Nextel have a limited supply of 212 area code phone numbers for customers. Expect these to go quickly as most residents of Manhattan have a hard time getting one for...