2008

After years of only minor price plan tweaks and occasional promotional offers, the nation’s four largest carriers have ignited a new pricing war centered around unlimited voice calling minutes for …

Greg Brown, CEO of Motorola Inc. since Jan. 1, was set to participate today in a “fireside chat Q&A session” at Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in Dana Point, Calif. The …

And if he hadn’t won? Alltel gave 500 free bonus minutes to new customers and existing customers who added a line of service to celebrate race car driver Ryan Newman’s …

A new category of consumer electronics device – the Mobile Internet Device – is expected to appeal to a wide variety of consumers, according to a new study from ABI …

Video chat services will help fuel mobile adult content revenues as the worldwide market for the steamy stuff reaches $1.5 billion by 2012, according to new figures from Juniper Research.Interactive …

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The war of words continues over government testing of wireless devices that could be allowed to operate in vacant broadcast spectrum, with claims about the viability of Wi-Fi operations in …

Verizon Wireless’ $2.67 billion play for Rural Cellular Corp. has turned intensely political, with Republican and Democratic lawmakers urging the Federal Communications Commission to rule soon on a deal whose …

T-Mobile USA Inc. ended 2007 with 28.7 million customers after adding 951,000 customers and posting a net income of $383 million during the fourth quarter. The carrier netted more than …

Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) may have opted himself out the wireless industry’s good graces. I don’t know whether Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin, a Republican, ever had a warm …

What is Google’s game plan for wireless?The easy answer: I have no clue. But as we await the outcome of the FCC’s 700 MHz auction, and the winner of the …

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency urged federal regulators to defer key decisions in efforts to establish a voluntary mobile-phone emergency alert system.FEMA, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, …

The field of mobile content aggregators has seen more casualties than a “Terminator” movie. For the few remaining players, though, there’s still plenty of money to be made in going …

So, Sprint Nextel posted a $29.5 billion loss for the fourth quarter of 2007. That would be a billion with a “b.” (And you were shocked when you received your …

A divided appeals court struck down a Federal Communications Commission’s decision in which the agency rejected the contention it illegally licensed 6,000 towers in the Gulf Coast by failing to …

The wireless industry relies on towers like a lifeline. All those wireless calls, messaging exchanges and data downloads and uploads rely on a steadily budding array of transmission towers. Without …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s performance is likely to get worse before it gets better, the company told agitated investors last week.The company’s stock plummeted to new lows after it reported a …

HOUSE LAWMAKERS OFFERED A PREVIEW of the debate apt to escalate in coming months over efforts to write a wireless consumer protection bill, with the role of states expected to …

In an effort to bring the event to a close, the Federal Communications Commission announced that starting today the 700 MHz auction will speed up to eight rounds of bidding …

The Bush administration official responsible for implementing key spectrum, public-safety and digital TV transition initiatives is leaving her post, prompting concern from lawmakers.Meredith Baker, acting head of the National Telecommunications …

Mobile virtual network operator Helio scored $171 million in revenue during 2007, way up from the $46 million in revenue the company reported in 2006.However, the company’s net loss also …

Verizon Wireless’ $2.67 billion play for Rural Cellular Corp. has turned intensely political, with Republican and Democratic lawmakers urging the Federal Communications Commission to rule soon on a deal whose …

Priceline.com is the latest online travel firm to go mobile, launching a wireless Web site for on-the-go road warriors.The destination, www.priceline.mobi, is a stripped-down version of the company’s Internet destination, …

Like it or not, Bluetooth marketing is gaining traction in the United States as an effective – if sometimes intrusive – way for advertisers to get their messages in front …