SAN JOSE, Calif.—Cellfire Inc. is the latest to get into the mobile-couponing game, partnering with retailers including T.G.I. Friday’s and Hollywood Video to deliver...
ATLANTA—BellSouth Corp. chose Alcatel Inc.’s Evolium mobile WiMAX technology portfolio for testing in its lab next quarter, saying it plans to "assess the viability...
Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. revamped its pricing and messaging plans and added options that look much more like postpaid offerings than its traditional prepaid...
Hats off to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) for finally making telecom reform legislation truly meaningful, even if it is potentially at...
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. has been given the green light from federal regulators for its acquisition of Nextel Partners Inc., with the purchase expected...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week raised the safe harbor percentage that the wireless industry can use to pay into the universal-service fund, but...
WASHINGTON-AT&T Inc. Chairman Edward Whitacre last week told the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee he would not oppose conditions on special access lines as part...
BOSTON-Motorola Inc., Jabra and Plantronics Inc. continue to lead the Bluetooth headset market with a combined 57 percent share of total global sales last...
WASHINGTON-The independent panel reviewing the communications disaster sparked by Hurricane Katrina told the Federal Communications Commission it should encourage various changes to help prevent...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to expand its music offerings, launching a series of made-for-mobile studio sessions featuring audio and video from nine...
WASHINGTON-A trio of designated entities claim the Federal Communications Commission grossly mischaracterized to a federal appeals court the regulatory process leading to controversial changes...
WASHINGTON-Motient Corp.'s largest shareholder filed a new lawsuit against the wireless company, alleging in a Texas court that a recent transaction involving mobile satellite...
WASHINGTON-A California state appeals court upheld a record $12 million fine levied by the California Public Utilities Commission against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in 2004,...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. and bidding partner Alaska Native Broadband 1 License L.L.C. continued their post-Auction 58 expansion by launching Leap's Cricket service...
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-Motient Corp. said it is selling its legacy wireless data business, including its narrowband terrestrial DataTac wireless data network and its iMotient Solutions...
WASHINGTON-States will no longer be able to regulate the wireless industry under language included in the latest draft of the Senate telecommunications-reform bill. The...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Regional carrier SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it has started the final phase in upgrading its network from TDMA to GSM, and plans...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. closed on $1.1 billion in loans that the company said would help finance the operator's bids in the upcoming...
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-Text-savvy Southerners may help explain why all five "American Idol" winners hail from south of the Mason Dixon line, according to figures...
While it's widely understood that developing technology standards is never an easy road to travel, the recent schism between Intel Corp. and Qualcomm Inc....
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a pair of international data roaming deals, opening up Canada and Mexico for its data customers as part...
