CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. More significant is AT&T Wireless' recent problems retaining subscribers; it lost about 250,000 last quarter, which it blamed on network glitches that are now fixed. Analysts believe that any more customer losses could ultimately affect how much Cingular owners BellSouth and SBC pay for the wireless carrier. The deal would make Cingular the largest wireless carrier in the United States, with about 47 million subscribers after it absorbs AT&T Wireless' approximately 21.8 million customers. Verizon Wireless, currently the largest U.S. carrier, has about 38.8 million subscribers.

AT&T Wireless shareholders on Wednesday also gave Zeglis and NTT DoCoMo USA President Nobuharu Ono additional terms on the board of directors, The board, however, will likely be dissolved, once the obliq slim meta ii series iphone 6s / 6 case - white / champagne gold reviews buyout is completed, an AT&T Wireless representative said, Cingular's purchase of the company wins the approval of shareholders eager to see a payoff that CEO John Zeglis describes as "handsome.", Of the shareholders who actually voted at AT&T Wireless' annual meeting, 98 percent approved the merger with Cingular, slated to take effect by the end of the year, But not all of AT&T Wireless' 2.7 billion shareholders cast ballots, When taking that missing voting block into account, the merger proposal was approved by 65 percent of all shareholders..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Wireless broadband, commonly called WiMax, delivers Internet access over the airwaves rather than through cable television or telephone lines. Subscribers need to mount an antenna on their homes to receive the signal. The technology is still at its beginning stage and is not expected to see widespread deployment for at least a few years. Nevertheless, Atlanta-based EarthLink hopes that wireless broadband and other access delivery technologies will serve to reduce its dependency on telephone and cable companies. Earlier this year, EarthLink struck a deal with Progress Energy to offer broadband access over power lines.

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CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. However, if AT&T were to mix conflicting cell phone standards into one network, its subscribers would have a difficult time making calls from anywhere in the country reliably, Jupiter Research analyst Joe Laszlo said. Phones that offer multiple standards are more dependable, but those are rare and expensive. Otherwise, customers would have to settle for calling in more limited areas, he said. "It makes anywhere you go, unlimited roaming plans, very hard to do," Laszlo said. "Dual handsets (those that support both GSM and CDMA) are going to be just so outrageously expensive.".