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TOKYO-Japan hopes to stoke competition in its hard-to-penetrate mobile-phone market by allowing three new entrants to offer wireless services. The country’s telecommunications ministry opened the door for Softbank Corp., eAccess …

WASHINGTON- The timing of two nominations to the Federal Communications Commission could leave FCC Chairman Kevin Martin with an evenly split agency-or he could even be in the minority at …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-USA Mobility Inc., the one-year-old messaging company formed by the merger of Arch Wireless Inc. and Metrocall Holdings Inc., reported third-quarter financials and declared a special dividend of $1.50 …

DALLAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. unveiled a CDMA core network solution for the United States that includes a wireless softswitch and a media gateway. The company said it expects the product …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-In a letter addressed to Palm OS developers, Palm Inc.’s Ed Colligan reiterated the company’s support for the Palm platform. “I’m writing to you today because I’m concerned by …

Sweden Nordic carrier TeliaSonera said it will test its fixed and mobile telephony initiatives using L.M. Ericsson’s Unlicensed Mobile Access technology in Sweden. The carrier is conducting similar tests in …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. this week plans to launch a mobile radio service with more than three dozen channels of commercial-free streaming music. MobiTV Inc. is powering the service, dubbed MobiRadio. …

The legal tussle over Qualcomm Inc.’s licensing practices turned into a full-scale war last week as Qualcomm took aim at longtime rival Nokia Corp. with a patent-infringement lawsuit. The charges …

WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Service Commissioner Susan Kennedy could be forced to strengthen her proposal to overhaul the telecom consumer bill of rights before a scheduled vote next month, according to …

WASHINGTON-Since customers must be at least 18 years old to have their own mobile-phone account, the wireless industry last week said it would begin classifying carrier-controlled content and restrict access …

When it comes to using their phones to vote, U.S. wireless subscribers are generally limited to American Idol contestants like Ruben Studdard or Clay Aiken. But that may be changing. …

ATLANTA & MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it reached a multi-year agreement to lay the foundation for BellSouth Corp.’s Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem architecture. Lucent said its next generation …

European operator O2 UK plc said it will use Qualcomm Inc.’s uiOne user interface technology in its high-end, “X range” devices. Although somewhat limited in scope, the deal signals a …

WASHINGTON-Since the digital TV transition issue put universal-service reform on the back burner, lawmakers recently agreed to extend for another year efforts by the Federal Communications Commission to limit telephone …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Visto Corp. hopes a whopping $70 million financing round can propel it to the forefront of the white-hot wireless e-mail space. The developer added to its already-fat wallet …

Verizon Wireless said it obtained an immediate injunction against Florida-based private investigative agency Global Information Group, which the carrier said had attempted to obtain confidential information about its subscribers. In …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and The Michigan Department of Transportation announced plans to establish a roadside network aimed at reducing accidents and congestion by wirelessly connecting vehicles to each other and …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-InfoSonics Corp., a wireless handset distributor, said it extended its distribution agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. through December 2006. The deal calls for InfoSonics to continue selling …

WASHINGTON-The long-running legal battle between former Illinois wireless dealer Kempner Mobile Electronics Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has taken a new turn as a federal appeals court reversed a lower …

The wireless industry should be applauded for implementing a content classification system well before data applications take off. (Clap. Clap. Atta boy! Way to go big guy!!) Remember all the …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc. is coming back strong, posting a fiscal third-quarter net income of $5.8 million, or 8 cents per share, after posting a $14.9 million net loss, or …

DENVER-Amy DeVita has rejoined RCR Wireless News as Northeastern/International Sales Manager. DeVita spent six years representing RCR Wireless News from 1998 to 2004, before deciding to take some time off …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-European telecommunications provider Tele2 AB added to its Russian mobile holdings with the acquisition of Russian mobile operator Lipetsk Mobile. Lipetsk operates an AMPS/D-AMPS and limited GSM network in …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-The Tier 1 carriers continued to move to universal multimedia messaging service interoperability this week as Verizon Wireless quietly became MMS-interoperable with Sprint Nextel Corp.’s iDEN network and T-Mobile …

NEW YORK-Fitch Ratings placed U.S. Cellular Corp. and its parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. on Rating Watch Negative following TDS’ announcement that it plans to restate financial results …