wireless provider

noun

US
: a company that provides cell phone service

Examples of wireless provider in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The size of individual grants didn't change, but the FCC refused to give final authorization to certain grants, including $886 million that was originally awarded to SpaceX's Starlink satellite service and $1.3 billion that was slated for wireless provider LTD Broadband. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2023 While a smaller business than Dish, EchoStar has better margins, and its existing telecom business is seen as boosting the company tries to pivot toward becoming a wireless provider. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2024 While a smaller business than Dish, EchoStar has better margins, and its existing telecom business could be useful as the company tries to pivot toward becoming a wireless provider. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023 In that way, Flo Rida is the perfect headline for Jingle Ball, which featured interludes that promoted a discount wireless provider, a pharmaceutical brand and a military contractor. Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023 Rogers Communications is the country’s largest wireless provider and the owner of a cable television empire, the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team and other media and sports assets. Derek Decloet, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023 During that half-hour, wireless phones that are turned on and compatible with the alerts should receive a test message, as long as they are located within a certain range of an active cell tower and their wireless provider participates in the national alert system. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2023 During this time, WEA-compatible wireless phones that are switched on, within range of an active cell tower and in a geographic area where the wireless provider participates in WEA, should be capable of receiving the test message. Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023 One is the Wireless Emergency Alerts, which will direct text messages to all consumer cellphones that are on and within range of an active cell tower from a participating wireless provider. Huiling Zhou, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2023

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“Wireless provider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wireless%20provider. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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