Monthly Archives: June, 2001

Weiner asks GAO to probe consumer complaints

WASHINGTON-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) officially asked the General Accounting Office to probe growing mobile-phone service problems in the United States, a move likely to...

Point.com closes doors

BETHELL, Wash.-Privately held Point.com, a Web site for consumers looking to compare and purchase wireless phones, service plans and accessories, has apparently gone out...

NTT DoCoMo to up Taiwan stake, push i-mode services

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it will increase its stake in Taiwan's KG Telecommunications by purchasing a maximum of more than 62.36 million new shares from...

Incentive program software provider seeks Clickmarks wireless enablement

Clickmarks has agreed to provide its mobile access and critical alert capabilities to Again Technologies Inc.'s customers.Clickmarks, which is a software infrastructure company for...

OPINION: All politics is national

Having signed a $1.35 trillion tax-cut into law and organized a tee ball game on the South Lawn, President Bush has now turned his...

AT&T names new board members

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless, to be spun off from parent AT&T Corp. July 9, announced eight members of its new board of directors.John Zeglis will...

Pentagon budget woes could boost Industry 3G effort

WASHINGTON-While policy-makers struggle to balance commercial spectrum needs and national security, the outcome of industry efforts to secure the military's 1700 MHz band for...

FCC: Wireless is competitive

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proclaimed the good news that the wireless industry is competitive, as more than 75 percent of the population can choose...

CWA claims Verizon violated labor agreement, alleges workers blocked from unionizing

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America last week accused Verizon Communications Inc. of violating last summer's labor agreement by blocking wireless and information services workers...

Multimedia messaging service alliance formed

NEW YORK-A group of seven network infrastructure and software systems developers have joined forces in what they are calling an "initiative" to explain and...

DC BRIEFS

Michael K. Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said consumer welfare and market economics can coexist. But Powell, speaking to the Federal Communications...

NEWS

Motient adds IBM customersRESTON, Va.-Motient Corp. said it added 1,400 new customers through its lucrative deal with IBM Corp.IBM will deploy Research In Motion...

Late News

RIM confident about future despite declining revenuesResearch In Motion Ltd. released a solid first-quarter earnings report, showing declining revenues following a slowing economy but...

Infowave enhances product line

SEATTLE-Infowave is working to further simplify wireless connectivity for the enterprise with its new Open Application Connector and Air Power middleware.Infowave considers messaging, Web...

Wireless LANs help companies save time, money

As wireless local area networks continue to permeate the enterprise market, corporate IT managers are faced with having to learn how to integrate the...

Industry opposes settlement in health-related privacy suit

WASHINGTON-The mobile- phone industry last week opposed a proposed $1.4 million settlement in a health-related privacy lawsuit that provides funds for a registry to...

PWS gets Sony copyrights for ringtones

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Premium Wireless Services Inc., a wireless entertainment and messaging platform provider, has licensed the copyrights to a variety of songs and music...

RIM, Neomar partnership extends BlackBerry capabilities

LAS VEGAS-Research In Motion Ltd. and Neomar Inc. announced a deal to extend the wireless reach of RIM's popular BlackBerry devices.Under the deal, the...

American Tower warns of greater losses due to multiple troubles

NEW YORK-American Tower Corp., Boston, warned June 21 of greater losses than securities analysts had expected due to acquisition integration problems and a write-off...

Telenor looks to increase Malaysian presence

OSLO, Norway-Telenor said it is looking to increase its shareholding in Malaysian mobile operator DiGi.Com. The Norwegian company currently has a 32.9-percent stake in...

Xmarc, Airbiquity unveil location-based environment

ROME-Xmarc Inc. and Airbiquity Inc. are unveiling their Airbiquity-Xmarc Location Environment, or axle, a vertical location-based application environment designed to accelerate deployment of GPS-enabled...

BILLING: Carriers recognize need for transaction-based billing model

NEW YORK-The tail is wagging the dog when it comes to billing systems capable of meeting the needs of wireless network operators to enhance...

Motorola completes Mexican cellular sale with Telefonica

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola said it completed the sale of its investments in four cellular companies in northern Mexico to Telefonica S.A. for more than $1.8...

Nokia, Brightpoint enter distribution agreement

IRVING, TX-Nokia Corp. has signed a letter of intent with Indianapolis-based Brightpoint to distribute all of the Finnish vendor's original accessories and logistic services...

KPN discusses Belgacom merger

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands-KPN, the Dutch telecommunications company, is reportedly in talks with Belgian national telecommunications operator Belgacom regarding a merger. KPN is facing mounting...
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