2003

WASHINGTON-As the Bush administration shifts gears from overseas battles to domestic issues and the president’s 2004 re-election bid, key personnel changes and political shakeups could delay or derail timely action …

WASHINGTON-Lawmakers stripped out a broadband tax break in the economic growth package passed by Congress Friday, but kept intact incentives designed to stimulate equipment purchasing by small businesses in high-tech …

WASHINGTON-The chairmen of the House commerce and judiciary committees introduced legislation on Friday to curb Internet spam. The legislation would allow consumers to opt out of any commercial e-mail they …

Tropos Networks Inc., formerly operating in stealth mode as FHP Wireless Inc., has unveiled its new Tropos technology, products and services to enable metro-scale deployments of Wi-Fi technology, offering end …

PARIS-Webraska Mobile Technologies has received an additional investment of $5.26 million from its current investors. The company said the capital will be used to fund growth opportunities in Webraska’s core …

WASHINGTON-Northpoint Technology Ltd. is again pushing its plan to offer wireless broadband using digital broadcast satellite spectrum, and it has received some powerful support on Capitol Hill in the form …

NEW YORK-Triton PCS Inc. has begun a cash tender offer for up to $315 million of the principal amount of its 11 percent senior subordinated notes due 2008. The offer …

SAN DIEGO-If the wireless industry can ensure high-quality, in-home coverage, as well as high-quality Internet access, close to half of all U.S. households would drop their landline phone in favor …

LONDON-U.K. mobile operator MmO2 has announced the launch of an online business mobile shop. Targeted primarily at small and medium-sized businesses wanting to manage their mobile accounts online, it will …

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. completed a private placement for gross subscription proceeds of $108,773 in relation to the issuance of 357,143 units. Each unit, composed of one common share and one …

WASHINGTON-The Bush Administration was berated Thursday by a powerful lawmaker for cutting and eliminating funding for telecommunications grants that could be used by Native Americans to improve teledensity in Indian …

SHANGHAI, China-Alcatel said it plans to open a center to enable application developers in the Asia-Pacific region to jointly create mobile multimedia medical applications to battle the SARS epidemic. The …

WASHINGTON-As the Federal Trade Commission struggles to establish a do-not-call list and the Federal Communications Commission decides whether it needs a separate one or to collaborate with the FTC, the …

WASHINGTON-Northpoint Technology Ltd. is again pushing its plan to offer wireless broadband using digital broadcast satellite spectrum, and it has received some powerful support on Capitol Hill in the form …

With the approval of the 802.11g standard by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a number of companies have started to announce plans to roll out products amid fears …

WASHINGTON-Patent user fees would increase, but receipts collected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office would no longer be diverted to other government programs under legislation passed by a House …

WASHINGTON-The chairmen of the House commerce and judiciary committees introduced legislation on Friday to curb Internet spam. The legislation would allow consumers to opt out of any commercial e-mail they …

GENEVA-STMicroelectronics has reinforced its interest in the smart card market with the acquisition of Incard, the world’s sixth-largest maker of cards. Incard has rolled out products covering terminals, security, wireless …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has demonstrated the first standards-based subscriber identity module card that offers users a single sign-on for both GSM and public wireless local area networks. “Until …

LONDON-Middle East satellite operator Thuraya has announced plans to launch its second mobile communications satellite early next month. Originally scheduled for launch in the first quarter of this year, Thuraya-2 …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has successfully demonstrated a push-to-talk initial call setup performance of less than two seconds over a cdma2000 network using handsets with its QChat technology. “Compared …

Wireless browser company Access Co. Ltd. said it will include Macromedia’s Flash technology in its NetFront browser. “Macromedia Flash is the obvious choice for our NetFront browser because of its …

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-A majority of Americans believe motorists should use a hands-free device while driving and talking on cellular phones, but many do not practice what they preach, according to …

WASHINGTON-Lawmakers stripped out a broadband tax break in the economic growth package passed by Congress Friday, but kept intact incentives designed to stimulate equipment purchasing by small businesses in high-tech …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless completed the acquisition of 50 PCS licenses and related network assets of Northcoast Communications L.L.C. for $750 million cash. The deal includes 10-megahertz personal communications services licenses …