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CALGARY, Alberta-CSI Wireless Inc. saw its stock take a 20-percent plunge on the Toronto Stock Exchange Thursday after the designer and manufacturer of wireless global positioning systems products announced that …

The battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. took another strange turn as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the last of NTP’s …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. signed a multi-year contract extension to little-known T-Mobile USA Inc. affiliate I Wireless. I Wireless is a partnership between T-Mobile USA …

WASHINGTON-Living up to a warning it made in 2004, Sprint Nextel Corp. asked for a waiver for its iDEN network of the enhanced 911 rules requiring some carriers to have …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

TAMPA, Fla.-Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. said it has launched its flat-rate, unlimited calling service in Tampa and Sarasota, Fla. The carrier noted the new markets join its current …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. announced two deals this week. The company’s Brightpoint North America L.P. subsidiary entered an agreement with Samsung Telecommunications America L.P. that calls for Brightpoint to distribute a …

UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J.-Rave Wireless Inc. said Montclair State University has deployed a mobile-phone program enabled by Rave that allows students to customize their mobile phones for always-available access to information …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said wireless complaints dropped in the second quarter, a shift the agency attributed to a reduction in consumer gripes about billing and rates. At the same …

SAN FRANCISCO-Municipalities in the United States are expected to spend more than $400 million in 2007 on wireless networks and nearly $700 million during the next three years. So says …

KINGSTOWN, Jamaica-Digicel Group, a mobile communications provider in the Caribbean, said it has completed the acquisition of seven Cingular Wireless operations in the Caribbean and Bermuda after receiving regulatory approvals. …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has enhanced its business distribution portfolio by adding three new value-added distributors-Global Wireless Data, Mobile DataComm and Trio Teknologies-to its Business Solutions Program. Through the …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with MTV Networks to supply MTV Networks’ brands and programming direct to Sprint Nextel customers using CDMA-based multimedia phones. The programming will …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. plans to step up its competition with the likes of Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. by introducing more mid- and low-end phones in …

SAN DIEGO-Modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. said it has begun shipping its Merlin U740 HSDPA-enabled PC data cards to European carriers. The company said the cards would work on HSDPA …

Investors dumped shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. following the company’s surprise subscriber shortfall. Although RIM scored earnings ahead of expectations, lower-than-anticipated subscriber numbers sent the company’s stock …

The wireless industry reported 25.2 million new subscribers, its largest one-year addition of new subscribers in its more than 20-year commercial history, according to CTIA’s semi-annual industry survey released this …

SAN FRANCISCO-Following years of delays, Nokia Corp. finally is set to launch its 9300 device running Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry software in the United States. The device will be …

SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola Inc. plans to release its new dynamic idle-screen technology-dubbed Screen3-to U.S. wireless users in time for this year’s holiday season. Although the company declined to provide specifics, Motorola’s …

SAN FRANCISCO-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided another round of updates on the progress it is making in integrating the former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. operations. An executive Wednesday said the integration …

ATLANTA-SouthernLinc Wireless announced its second new phone this week. The carrier is offering the Motorola Inc. i275 phone, which features a digital camera. When using SouthernLinc’s LINC View product, the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and newly formed SeaMobile signed a three-year contract to bring wireless voice and data communication services to the seas. Ericsson said it will supply a complete wireless …

NEW YORK-Demand for paid wireless information services remains low, according to new research from JupiterResearch. The company said only one-fifth of consumers are willing to pay for 411 information, and …

SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia announced plans to release a collection of casual games for Java-enabled cell phones later this year. The first four titles, all powered by Nokia’s SNAP Mobile technology, are …

Memory company SanDisk Corp. announced a major new initiative the company said will allow companies to sell music, movies and other content through removable memory cards. Such cards are becoming …