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LOS ANGELES-MTV Networks will invest $50 million in Amp’d Mobile Inc. and will work with the mobile virtual network operator to offer both repurposed and exclusive, made-for-mobile content from MTV, …

WASHINGTON-Securities industry regulator NASD is warning investors to be cautious about text messages they receive on their mobile phones that claim to provide hot stock tips. A new version of …

BELLEVUE, Wash-T-Mobile USA Inc. has pulled job postings with anti-union language from its Web site, after protests from Switzerland-based international union group UNI. T-Mobile USA spokesman Peter Dobrow said that …

Dwango Wireless is hoping a change in name helps bring about a change in fortune. After losing $15 million so far this year, the content provider is rebranding this week …

By Alice Z. Cuneo SAN FRANCISCO-In an effort to harness mobile phone TV as a major branded entertainment medium, Jeep is launching its own mobile phone channel with MobiTV. The …

LONDON-Vodafone won an auction to purchase Turkey’s second largest wireless operator Telsim for $4.55 billion. “With a larger population than every European country except Germany, and [Telsim’s] penetration level of …

NEW YORK-Direct-to-consumer wireless content provider Thumbplay Inc. said it raised $7.5 million in second-round funding to go along with an undisclosed amount of first round funding. Thumbplay said it will …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson is defending the actions of its employees after the Swedish National Economic Crimes Bureau expanded on the tax evasion charges it filed against Ericsson employees. SNECB filed …

HOLMDEL, N.J.-Voice over Internet Protocol company Vonage Holdings Corp. released a Wi-Fi telephone it will sell for around $80 with a service plan. The UTStarcom Inc.-sourced phone will allow Vonage …

BOULDER, Colo.-SpectraLink Corp., which provides workplace wireless telephone services, said it plans to acquire Kirk Telecom, a Denmark-based company that provides on-site wireless communications products. Terms of the definitive agreement …

PARIS-French media services company Thomson reported plans to acquire Thales’ Broadcast & Multimedia business unit in a move Thomson said will put it in the mobile TV space. The company …

NEW YORK-Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. announced it will offer TV clips from CBS and UPN, news that comes on the heels of several similar deals between …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should not discriminate against Voice over Internet Protocol providers when there are more than 100 counties that do not even have wireline 911, Sen. John Sununu …

NEW YORK-Siemens AG’s equipment is not part of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s 16-city UMTS/HSDPA rollout, according to UBS Investment Research, which stands as a blow to the equipment provider. Further, Siemens’ …

LONDON-Staellium U.K. Ltd. launched a text messaging product sure to please all those amateur spies out there. The company’s StealthText service allows users to send text messages that “self destruct,” …

RA’ANANA, Israel-Emblaze Ltd. announced it acquired a stake in European handset distribution company Global Telecoms Distribution plc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Emblaze, which designs mobile phones, said …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Enterprise broadband service provider iPass Inc. reported plans to purchase Wi-Fi hot spot service aggregator GoRemote Internet Communications Inc. for $76.5 million in cash. While iPass serves roaming …

Alltel Corp. will forge ahead as a wireless-only business, the company announced. Alltel is spinning off its wireline business into a $9.1 billion merger with Texas-based Valor Communications Group Inc. …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless has forced two telemarketing firms to stop making illegal sales pitches to the wireless carrier’s customers. As part of court-approved settlements, Verizon won permanent injunctions against Intelligent …

WASHINGTON-One week after the 9/11 Commission gave the federal government an “F” in public-safety interoperability, Wayne County, Mich., said it chose a software solution from Codespear L.L.C. to solve its …

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey is poised to take control of the deregulatory telecom bill-of-rights plan championed by Commissioner Susan Kennedy, who is set to leave the agency …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should “declare victory” on the deployment of enhanced 911 service, even if many carriers do not have 95 percent of their customers using a location-capable handset. …

BellSouth Corp. denied that it withdrew an offer to donate a building to house the displaced New Orleans Police Department. At the same time, the carrier also announced plans to …

After 12 official drafts, the IEEE finally approved the 684-page proposal from the 802.16 Task Group, designating the mobile WiMAX standard as 802.16e-2005. The WiMAX Forum is set to begin …

SAN FRANCISCO-Akira Technologies launched its Publisher 2.0 Web-based publishing and content management tool, which the company said allows users to create interactive content for mobile devices. Akira noted the product …