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WASHINGTON-Industry is trying to fend off bill-of-rights measures in two liberal states at opposite ends of the country, while a court battle rages over how regulatory recovery fees are itemized …

SAN DIEGO-InfoSonics Corp., which distributes and provisions handsets for companies in the United States and Latin America, said it has extended its distribution agreement with Samsung Telecommunications America through Aug. …

ARLINGTON, Texas-National Cellular announced it will distribute Starkey Laboratories’ Ear Level Instrument product, which the companies said will allow hearing-aid users to make calls on any Bluetooth-capable mobile phone. “ELI …

LONDON-Digital video broadcasting for handhelds (DVB-H) is poised to become the primary channel for mobile video in Europe, according to a study from Frost & Sullivan. Manufacturers will launch DVB-H …

The animosity between Sprint Nextel Corp. and wireless affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. stepped up as Nextel Communications Inc. and its subsidiary Nextel WIP Corp.-neither of which are part of Sprint …

Much of the wireless industry’s strong subscriber growth over the past several quarters has been attributed to carriers’ ability to target customer segments that had previously been unable to qualify …

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said nearly 1,000 Sprint Nextel Corp. workers have gone on strike in four states, balking at company demands for job cuts and slashed health benefits. …

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago-Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. announced plans to launch third-generation mobile broadband services in Trinidad and Tobago to residential and commercial customers via Nortel Networks …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. announced a contract to supply Cingular Wireless L.L.C. with its third-generation network testing equipment for a nationwide quality benchmarking program. Cingular recently announced that it would …

Motorola Inc. had planned to pay more than $300 million to acquire Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc. That is, until Japanese software vendor Access Co. Ltd. upped its bid to …

L.M. Ericsson and Canadian telecom carrier Rogers Communications Inc. say they are set to begin third-generation HSDPA and IP Multimedia Subsystem platform trials. Rogers said HSDPA is the natural progression …

Cable & Wireless Rick Kimsey joined Cable & Wireless as the company’s new chief executive officer for the Caribbean. In addition, Leonardo de Barros, the current chief operating officer for …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communication allocated the 2010-2025 MHz band for UMTS TDD wireless broadband networks, according to the Global UMTS TDD Alliance. The ministry awarded …

Tegic Communications plans to unveil a multi-modal user interface for smart phones this week that integrates Web browsing, messaging, search and location-based services. The software developer is set to launch …

WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether to review a lower-court ruling that would revive five class-action lawsuits alleging wireless firms endangered consumers by knowingly marketing unsafe radiation-emitting cell …

The squabble over mobile e-mail market share continues, with Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., Visto Corp., and others making waves in the market. Market potential drives such feuds, as …

LONDON-Nokia Corp. continues to pursue enterprise users, using last week’s Smartphone Show here to unveil a trio of advanced devices that pit the manufacturer squarely against Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. …

Instead of racing down separate standardization paths, wireless chipmakers Broadcom Corp. and Intel Corp. have joined a consortium of Wi-Fi players to form the Enhanced Wireless Consortium, which says it …

BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. announced the latest addition to its family of test products, launching its portable 3G troubleshooting and network optimization solution, the PC-based NSA 18, a next-generation UMTS UTRAN …

WASHINGTON-Aloha Partners L.P. and Lucent Technologies Inc. showcased a new third-generation high-speed data network at 700 MHz aimed to benefit the Phoenix Fire Department and Bureau for Homeland Defense. The …

Wireless developers really do own the short end of the stick. Whereas Microsoft Corp.’s Windows system largely dominates the computer industry, there is no such unifying platform in wireless. Developers …

WASHINGTON-Spectrum licensees that may-or may not-bid on frequencies made available with the transition to digital TV could be forced to make up a $10 million shortfall next year, according to …

SEOUL-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. posted increasing revenues, but the company’s profit line took a hit due to a $300 million fine the U.S. Department of Justice levied against the company …

MATAWAN, N.J.-Malinche Entertainment is bringing interactive books to the mobile arena. The company recently launched “The First Mile,” an interactive fiction title that allows readers to engage with tortured residents …

KINGSTON, Jamaica-Cable & Wireless said it will offer exclusive Motorola Inc. handsets pre-loaded with content from Tempo via its Bmobile service in the Caribbean. Tempo is the new MTV network …