Monthly Archives: March, 2006

UbiquiTel hints at prepaid plans to vie with MetroPCS, Leap

UbiquiTel Inc. touted its solid fourth-quarter results last week and company officials spoke of future plans for a prepaid product and possible benefits from...

U.S. Cellular pushes back reporting financials again

U.S. Cellular Corp. and its parent company, Telephone and Data Systems Inc., again delayed reporting their third-quarter 2005 results and financial restatements dating back...

TD-SCDMA handset ready, pending Chinese 3G permits, network buildout

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands-In the parallel 3G universe occupied by China, the world's largest mobile-phone market, the cart apparently comes before the horse. The first video...

Vodafone to file $48B charge

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it expects to file a $48 billion charge to its assets related to the value of goodwill, or the difference...

Shentel to restate 2 years’ of financials due to tower leases

EDINBURG, Va.-Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. announced that it plans to restate its financial results for the years 2003 and 2004, plus the first three quarters...

T-Mobile USA relishes AWS auction amid strong 4Q results

T-Mobile USA Inc. recorded a banner 2005 and posted the best overall performance of T-Mobile International's wireless subsidiaries, while parent company Deutsche Telekom AG's...

Wireless a shining spot in VC market

SAN FRANCISCO-The overall decline in venture-capital investments hasn't touched the wireless industry, according to new research from telecom industry research firm Visiongain. Indeed, the...

Va. legislature OKs flat tax

WASHINGTON-The Virginia state legislature last week passed a bill creating what is believed to be the first statewide communications flat tax in the nation,...

CFIUS as Sisyphus, and echoes of Ernest Hollings

As if warrantless domestic spying, Hurricane Katrina, Harriet Myers, Jack Abramoff and Scooter Libby haven't caused enough heartburn and disunity within the GOP, along...

Commerce open to significant spectrum reform: Fed speaker notes disconnect between economics, gov’t policy

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration signaled it is open to bold reforms on government use of the airwaves, a possible shift that could meet resistance from...

Dobson signs deal with WorldCell

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it signed an agreement with WorldCell Inc. to expands international service options for Dobson wireless customers. The companies said...

Proposed e-waste ban in California draws on EU model

A proposed law introduced in the California legislature last week would require makers of electronic equipment to phase out the use of hazardous materials...

Too much, too little

I love cell phones. In my book they are one of humanity's greatest advancements-along with Red Bull and break dancing-of my lifetime and I...

N.J. Senate passes stricter talking, driving law

WASHINGTON-The New Jersey Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation to crack down on drivers already subject to a statewide ban on handheld cell-phone use by operators...

Verizon Wireless signs up restaurant chain

ALPHARETTA, Ga.—Verizon Wireless inked a two-year deal to provide wireless voice and data services for Chick-fil-A Inc. The Georgia-based fast-food chain has purchased 1,000...

BlackBerry maker unveils WLAN plans

WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled its push into the wireless local area network space with the launch of its BlackBerry WLAN Solution. The...

AT&T merges with BellSouth; Cingular to go back to AT&T brand

ATLANTA—AT&T Inc. announced Sunday that it will merge with Baby Bell BellSouth Corp. in a $67.1 billion, all-stock transaction that, if approved by regulators,...

Disney Mobile launches free handset promotion ahead of service offering

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Walt Disney Internet Group is making more noise in advance of the launch of its planned mobile virtual network operator service this...

Court orders firm to stop unlocking TracFone handsets

WASHINGTON-A federal court has ordered a Florida firm to immediately halt "unlocking" TracFone Wireless Inc. prepaid cell phones. Unlocked phones can be used on...

Sony shows picture-sharing program

Sony Corp. revealed new details about a digital photo program that is expected to allow users to view, upload and share pictures via various...

UMA gets following

It may seem like Unlicensed Mobile Access has only recently burst onto the wireless scene, but the Third Generation Partnership Project standard that enables...

Ads get mobile, mobile gets ads

Mobile advertising has come a long way since the early days of "American Idol." The hit show is credited with catalyzing text messaging in...

Russian trojan cited as proof-of-concept threat to mobile security

In the wake of reports that a mobile trojan dubbed Redbrowser.A had been encountered in Russia, the major security firms working in the mobile...

Vodafone seeks to unload lethargic Japanese assets

BONN, Germany-Vodafone Group plc shares surged more than 9 percent on the London Stock Exchange Friday when the company confirmed reports that it is...

Helio sets lofty goals for MVNO

Head honchos from soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. have been talking up their MVNO the past few weeks, speaking to groups at...
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