2003

WASHINGTON-A group of judges transferred seven billing lawsuits against Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS to a federal court in Missouri, a change of venue that could benefit the two …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission said two New York firms that claimed their devices blocked harmful radiation from cell phones and other electronic gadgets agreed to pay $85,000 to settle charges …

WESTPORT, Conn.-STMicroelectronics said it is sampling the Java-based smart card chip known as ST22FJ1M from NCT Group Inc. ST believes it “opens up a host of new market opportunities in …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. signed $10 million in contracts with L.M. Ericsson and Nortel Networks Ltd. to upgrade the carrier’s current TDMA-based network in Alaska with GSM/GPRS/EDGE technology and said …

NEC Corp. said its mobile Internet platform and i-mode handsets are being used by Wind Telecomunicazioni for its i-mode launch, announced earlier, in Italy. In addition, NEC Italia is providing …

As businesses eye the beauty of wireless services on a massive scale, hardware and software vendors have stepped up their activities. Despite a continued sluggish economy, the frenzy began about …

WASHINGTON-The campaign of leading Democratic presidential contender Howard Dean downplayed comments it said were misinterpreted as favoring wholesale re-regulation of telecommunications and other key industry sectors, but last week’s flap …

Alcatel Corp. said it has joined with Royal Philips Electronics to showcase EDGE technology in an interoperability test. The companies said the tests achieved an uninterrupted download of 30 Megabytes …

NEW YORK-Nextel Communications Inc. is reportedly set to refinance up to $2.2 billion in existing loans in an attempt to take advantage of what it called “favorable bank loan market …

TORONTO-Mobile Diagnostix Inc. said it has secured an undisclosed amount of investment from Bell Wireless Accelerator Fund to develop its Mobile Care Framework. MCF has an engine that detects configuration …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Danger Inc. said Cable & Wireless will offer its Hiptop mobile-phone device through its Cayman Islands mobile operation. Cable & Wireless is the first Caribbean operator to launch …

ORANGEBURG N.Y.-Verizon Wireless said it has invested nearly $1 billion during the past three years to enhance its digital wireless network in the New York metropolitan area. The announcement comes …

With the blessing of its parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is reportedly set to acquire one of its competitors as early as next year, …

WASHINGTON-The wireline industry quickly ran to federal appeals court Friday morning after the Federal Communications Commission late Thursday turned down a request to delay wireless local number portability. “In the …

With the holiday season around the corner, Motorola Inc. made several device-related announcements this week. The company said the new Motorola V300 camera phone will be available through T-Mobile USA …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-With the view of diversifying the company’s debt profile, L.M. Ericsson said it has launched a bond exchange offer for its euro medium term notes. The offer, which is …

WASHINGTON-More than one-third-35 percent-of respondents to a survey by the National Regulatory Research Institute would give their mobile-phone carriers D or F grades, said the NRRI in a report released …

Sprint PCS said it has deployed a Session Initiation Protocol platform, and its Ready Link push-to-talk service uses the protocol. Sprint purchased the platform from SIP company Dynamicsoft. “As we …

MONTREAL-TelePlus Enterprises Inc. said its subsidiary TelePlus Retail Services Inc. will acquire all the assets of TelePlus Services, providing the company with a network of 19 wireless retail outlets. TelePlus …

TOKYO-NEC Corp. said its mobile Internet platform and i-mode handsets are being used by Wind Telecomunicazioni for its i-mode launch, announced earlier this week, in Italy. In addition, NEC Italia …

RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings, which operates iDEN-based networks in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Peru, said it will expand its portfolio of handsets with new models from Motorola Inc. The new handsets, …

NEW YORK-A trio of law firms filed class-action lawsuits on behalf of investors against Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. claiming the carrier violated Securities and Exchange Commission rules, including …

FORT WAYNE, Ind.-U.S. Cellular Corp. launched service in Fort Wayne, Ind., with supporting services, including eight company-owned retail locations, 12 exclusive agent sites and 65 cell towers. The carrier added …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. unveiled enhancements to its mMode wireless data service, which the carrier said are designed to provide customers with faster and easier access to content with an …

BRAMPTON, Ontario-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has retained a law firm, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, to review the restatement of its results for 2000 through 2002 and the first half …