Monthly Archives: April, 2004

Connexion by Boeing links with mobile carrier in Singapore

SINGAPORE-Connexion by Boeing said Singapore mobile operator StarHub will add the company's real-time, high-speed Internet service to StarHub's wireless broadband services.As part of a...

RF Micro Devices expects revenues at high side of expectations

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Mobile-phone chipmaker RF Micro Devices Inc. said its revenues for the quarter will come in at the high end of its expectations of...

Qwest to offer Wi-Fi-capable DSL

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. said it will begin offering all new digital subscriber line customers and small business subscribers a Wi-Fi-capable DSL model that...

Senate passes antitrust legislation benefiting standards bodies

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association applauded Senate passage of legislation to further shield industry standard-setting bodies from antitrust lawsuits.TIA called on lawmakers to swiftly resolve...

CPUC to take bill of rights to the press

WASHINGTON-California Public Utility Commission members Carl Wood and Geoffrey Brown, who joined in revising a bill of rights for telecom consumers that mobile-phone carriers...

AT&T Wireless drops ad agency

SAN FRANCISCO-AT&T Wireless Services Inc., in the early stages of a possible merger with Cingular Wireless L.L.C., is parting with its advertising agency, Omnicom...

Justice Department voices concerns on Internet gambling ads

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said Tuesday it sent letters recently to various media trade groups outlining concerns about advertising Internet gambling, an action that could...

Hundt joins Tropos board

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Tropos Networks, supplier of metro-scale Wi-Fi network equipment, announced former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt has joined its board of directors."The...

XO's buy of Allegiance assets approved by FCC

RESTON, Va.-Broadband telecommunications services provider XO Communications Inc. announced the Federal Communications Commission has approved its acquisition of the assets of bankrupt Allegiance Telecom...

Proxim lowers 1Q expectations

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wi-Fi and broadband wireless equipment provider Proxim Corp. lowered its first-quarter financial expectations, saying it now expects to report lower revenues and greater...

Center for Public Integrity keeps up assault on FCC travel

WASHINGTON-The Center for Public Integrity criticized the Federal Communications Commission for reducing but not eliminating industry-sponsored travel."While travel by the highest-level FCC employees has...

Intel announces plans for environmentally friendly chips

TOKYO-Intel Corp. said it plans to make its processors and chipsets environmentally friendly by eliminating about 95 percent of the lead used in them.The...

FCC approves Nextel's buy of WorldCom licenses

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission approved Nextel Communications Inc.'s $144 million purchase of fixed-wireless licenses from WorldCom Inc.Last summer, a federal bankruptcy judge approved the...

KPN to expand InfoSpace relationship

THE HAGUE, Netherlands-KPN in The Netherlands announced it will expand its relationship with InfoSpace Mobile with the purchase of the company's Modalyst Storefront Management...

FTS sees uptick in Sprint PCS sales

LEVITTOWN, Pa.-Wireless retailer FTS Wireless Inc. reported sequential revenue gains of more than 100 percent for Sprint PCS wireless products and services. The retailer...

Affiliate iPCS reaches agreement with Sprint

Sprint PCS affiliate iPCS Inc. said it has reached an agreement with Sprint PCS amending its affiliation agreements, agreed to settlement terms to resolve...

Justice indicts 5 people on E-Rate fraud charges

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said five individuals were indicted and four of them arrested on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud and money laundering in connection...

Consumers Union asks FCC to forbid handset locking

WASHINGTON-Consumers Union on Tuesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to seek ways to stop the industry practice of handset locking, saying doing so would...

Nortel lawsuit period extended, Nokia hit with suit

COLCHESTER, Conn.-A law firm, Scott + Scott LLC., said it has extended the class period in a securities class action filed against Nortel Networks...

Lucent, Novatel supply UMTS cards to 3

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is partnering with Novatel Wireless Inc. to provide third-generation carrier 3 with UMTS card modems for high-speed...

Verizon leads in wireless user satisfaction survey

A survey of 1,000 cell-phone users by Strategy Analytics found that Verizon Wireless continues to lead the industry in "user satisfaction" and is the...

Sprint in multiyear sponsorship with Royals

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a multi-year sponsorship with the Kansas City Royals, making Sprint the official wireless communications provider to the baseball club.Financial...

Radio stations implement wireless polling

BOSTON-Under a new service from wireless technology companies RadioVoodoo and Upoc Networks, radio stations can quickly launch wireless polling and feedback services. Indeed, Boston's...

U.S. users to get papal advice via text messaging

NEW YORK-Wireless users in the United States can now sign up to receive messages with information gleaned from the teachings of Pope John Paul...

Phillips joins Western Wireless board

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. appointed Peggy Phillips to its now nine-member board of directors. Phillips previously served as executive vice president and chief operating...
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