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The No. 6 U.S. wireless provider has proposed moving its operations to airwaves in the 1.9 Gigahertz band, but the Federal Communications Commission is considering instead offering space in the 2.1 Ghz band because of opposition from Nextel's rivals. The FCC is trying to solve interference with critical wireless communications of police, fire and rescue services in the 800 Mhz band and has been considering plans for Nextel to move its… Read More

If successful, the deal would vault Cingular from its perch as the second-largest wireless provider in the U.S. to the largest with 55 million subscribers, while hastening the expected consolidation in the U.S. wireless industry. British carrier Vodafone declined to further the bidding war after reportedly offering $38 billion for AT&T Wireless. In a statement, Vodafone said it pulled out of the auction process for AT&T Wireless… Read More