Monthly Archives: January, 2006

Level 3 to acquire Progress Telecom

BROOMFIELD, Colo.-Level 3 Communications Inc. said it will spend $137 million to acquire Progress Telecom L.L.C., a regional wholesale network services company. Level 3...

InfoSpace shares down on 4Q report, CFO departs

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Shares of InfoSpace Inc. edged downward despite a solid fourth quarter that helped the company nearly double its annual profits.The Internet and mobile...

Qualcomm guidance raises concerns

SAN DIEGO-While wireless chip titan Qualcomm Inc. posted strong first quarter results, the company's stock slipped slightly downward due to warnings of slowing sales...

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA post blowout fourth-quarter results

NEW YORK-The wireless surge continued during the fourth quarter with Verizon Wireless officially claiming an industry-record 2 million net customer additions and T-Mobile USA...

Grueneich says her bill-of-rights proposal balances consumers, industry

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission member Dian Grueneich said her telecom consumer-protection plan imposes far fewer obligations on carriers than the existing bill of rights...

Nokia gains share in 4Q, but profits sag

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. reported gains in its business during the fourth quarter, but a drop in the company's mobile phone profits appeared to scare...

Congressional Rural Caucus mimics rural wireline legislative priorities

WASHINGTON-The House Congressional Rural Caucus released its telecommunications priorities earlier this week and they mirror-almost word for word-the priorities of the Coalition to Keep...

U.S. Cellular, TDS again delay reporting financial results

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. and its parent company, Telephone and Data Systems Inc., have again delayed the release of their financial results for the third...

White House releases GPS upgrades

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today announced the availability of new Global Positioning System capabilities, accuracy and reliability upgrades that are expected to benefit cell phone...

Germans not fond of current mobile TV experience

BOSTON-German wireless users are unimpressed with mobile TV, according to a report from Strategy Analytics.Poor network performance, a lack of compelling content and inadequate...

CPUC dealing with dueling bill-of-rights plans

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission member Dian Grueneich later today plans to release a telecom consumer bill-of-rights plan countering one crafted by CPUC President Michael...

House committee presses FCC for carriers’ security policies

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee began its investigation into the data brokering of cell-phone records by requesting that the Federal Communications Commission turn over information...

Metro One on verge of Nasdaq de-listing

PORTLAND, Ore.-Directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it received notice that its stock is in danger of being de-listed from the Nasdaq...

Vodafone posts strong results, not interested in selling Verizon Wireless stake

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported solid numbers for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2005 and the company said its guidance for the full year of...

Chong sides with national truth-in-billing push

WASHINGTON-Former federal telecom regulator Rachelle Chong wasted no time as the newest member of the California Public Utilities Commission in making her presence known,...

Airwide adds $25M in financing

LONDON-Mobile infrastructure software provider Airwide Solutions Inc. snagged $25 million in its fourth round of financing.New investor Advent International led the round, joined by...

Bitfone signs up Amoi for remote device management

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-Bitfone Corp., which specializes in over-the-air updating technology for mobile phones, said Chinese mobile-phone manufacturer Amoi Electronics plans to use its mProve...

Dell to sell HSDPA-capable laptops for Vodafone

ROUND ROCK, Texas-In the latest collaboration between laptop makers and wireless carriers, Dell Inc. announced plans to add built-in access to Vodafone Group plc's...

AirIQ cuts 13 percent of workforce

TORONTO-Telematics provider AirIQ Inc. cut its work force by 13 percent and shuffled its front office in an effort to "accelerate profitability."The company said...

MobileIGNITE signs up new members to its FMC cause

LONDON-MobileIGNITE, a trade group aiming to accelerate the adoption of fixed-mobile convergence, picked up new member companies. The group said E28 Limited, BCT Global,...

Cingular partners with Gigante to target Latinos in Southern California

CERRITO, Calif.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a deal with Gigante USA Inc. targeting Latino wireless users in Southern California.The carrier said it plans to operate...

MetroPCS to use Preferred Voice’s ringback tone service

DALLAS-Preferred Voice Inc. scored a carrier deal, announcing an agreement to deliver ringback tones for MetroPCS Communications Inc. The developer said it plans to...

LG posts 16.2 million in 4Q handset shipments

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. reported 16.2 million mobile phone sales in the fourth quarter, along with an 8.1 percent operating margin in...

Beep Science, LG team for DRM interoperability

OSLO, Norway-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. selected products from mobile digital rights management specialist Beep Science AS to ensure its mobile devices are OMA v2...

Verizon smashes 4Q with 2 million net adds, Cingular roars with 1.8 million

ATLANTA-In a record-smashing quarter, Verizon Wireless clocked 2 million net customer additions to pull past Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s blockbuster results of 1.8 million net...
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