Monthly Archives: December, 2005

Cingular turns on PTT service

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. infused some new blood into the languishing push-to-talk market with the launch of its PTT service. The carrier joins a market...

Sprint Nextel wants FCC to delay 800 MHz retuning

By Heather Forsgren Weaver WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. asked the Federal Communications Commission late Thursday to delay the retuning process for the 800 MHz band,...

Downloadable content supporting charities

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless said it will donate all the proceeds from sales of its new Alicia Keys ringtone "Don't Give Up" to Keep A Child...

InterDigital expects up to $42 million in 4Q

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it expects to report fourth-quarter revenues in line with most analyst expectations. Investors seemed unmoved by the...

Alltel to sell phones through Kmart kiosks

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. will partner with Kmart Corp. to sell wireless phones and service in kiosks at select Kmart stores. Alltel has kiosks...

Wall Street recovers Ma Bell’s ‘T’ ticker symbol

NEW YORK-SBC Communications Inc. conversion to the AT&T Inc. brand name came to a conclusion as the company swapped its former "SBC" stock ticker...

Nortel loses two longtime executives

BRAMPTON, Ontario-Just two weeks after Mike Zafirovski took the reins as Nortel Networks Ltd.'s new chief executive, two longtime employees have been shown the...

Nokia releases W-CDMA slider for Americas

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. introduced one of its first W-CDMA gadget built specifically for the Americas-the sliding-style 6282, which is scheduled to be available in...

Crown Castle to redeem $200 million in convertible preferred stock

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced plans to redeem $200 million in convertible preferred stock held by an affiliate of General Electric Co.Under terms of...

Mforma unleashes Spider-Man game

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile game-maker Mforma Group Inc. unveiled its latest licensed title from Marvel, launching Ultimate Spider-Man in the United States and Europe.The two-dimensional platform...

French operators fined for collusion

PARIS-A trio of French wireless operators were fined more than $625 million by French regulators for alleged market collusion and fixing market share. The...

New Orleans to build citywide Wi-Fi network

NEW ORLEANS-Free, municipally run Wi-Fi Internet access will become a permanent fixture in New Orleans, according to Mayor Ray Nagin, who announced plans to...

Verizon to use MediaFLO for live TV

SAN DIEGO- Verizon Wireless will use Qualcomm Inc.'s MediaFLO network to broadcast live TV to cell phones, the companies announced. The nation's second-largest carrier...

AOL joins Yahoo, Google in offering expanded wireless search options

DULLES, Va.-America Online Inc. launched a suite of services allowing users to shop, search the Web and access local listings from their wireless handsets....
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