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WASHINGTON-Wireless customers are still complaining with their feet. Three million customers switched mobile-phone providers from December 2004 to the end of April, and the figure does not include customers who …

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.-Payless Communication Holdings Inc. said it has filed an application for a 214 license with the Federal Communications Commission. Any company that sells retail and wholesale service with …

PETALUMA, Calif.-PixToPix Inc., an Internet-based picture-messaging service, announced it is shutting down its free interoperability service. The service allowed users to send camera-phone pictures to subscribers of rival carriers. Although …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. appears to be joining the likes of Enfora L.P., Firefly Mobile Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. in selling mobile phones to children. According to documents filed …

To the Editor, I was reading your opinion piece (“The forces of good and evil”) in the July 25 edition of RCR Wireless News, and I had a thought. What …

ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Italy and Nokia Corp. made a end-to-end call at Vodafone Italy’s test facilities with High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology using W-CDMA network equipment, obtaining data speeds of …

To the Editor, One significant differentiator for MVNOs (Aug. 8 “Different looks” editorial) would be to acquire a channel or two of 2.5 GHz spectrum to gain greater flexibility in …

Controversial messaging company SMS.ac is hoping to scrub its image by issuing consumers’ rights guidelines for wireless companies. The text-messaging company issued a six-point Consumer Bill of Rights calling on …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG announced it has set up a third-generation High Speed Downlink Packet Access testing network for Telkomsel, an Indonesian mobile operator, and plans to test broadband and multimedia …

Has another town fallen in love with Wi-Fi networking? So it seems, as Tropos Networks recently announced it has added Malden, a staunchly small-town city 5 miles north of Boston, …

NEW YORK-The number of U.S. wireless users who have downloaded ringtones has more than quadrupled during the past year, according to a report from research firm Ipsos Insight. The company’s …

Consumer appetite for wireless services continued unabated during the second quarter as the nation’s seven largest operators posted a 39-percent jump in net customer additions to more than 6 million …

WASHINGTON-Using FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s goal of universal broadband access as a jumping-off point, a group of 700 MHz guard-band licensees asked the Federal Communications Commission to reband the commercial …

FREMONT, Calif.-Digital Fountain Inc. unveiled a deal to license its Forward Error Correcting technology for wireless multimedia broadcasts to Nokia Corp., the software developer said last week. The world’s largest …

The most unlikely of technology mergers has begun as Sprint Corp. announced Friday that it closed its $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. The new Sprint Nextel Corp. will …

LONDON-Amid rumors that it was in takeover talks with China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Marconi Corp. plc, a U.K. telecom equipment maker, confirmed that the company is “continuing to pursue …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Verizon Wireless said it plans to expand its nationwide network into Little Rock, Ark., beginning Nov. 1. As part of the expansion, the carrier said it will spend …

Included in discussions about efforts to reform telecom at the federal level is debate about whether cities should be banned from offering Wi-Fi services. But frankly, the issue is too …

Qualcomm Inc. augmented its wireless reach with the $600 million acquisition of OFDM technology startup Flarion Technologies Inc., a move that pushes the company beyond its CDMA roots and gives …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported that its newly acquired Western Wireless International Austria Corp. subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Austrian business Tele.ring Telekom Service GmbH …

Nortel Networks Ltd. seems to have emerged from under a financial cloud that has haunted it in recent years. The company recorded net earnings of $45 million, or 1 cent …

Motorola Inc. will score $4.4 billion in accumulated earnings in the third and fourth quarters thanks to a federal tax incentive. The company said the incentive will add $200 million …

Sprint Corp. closed on its $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. in a deal that will strengthen its position as the industry’s third-largest wireless operator with nearly 40 million …

NEW YORK-Star Trek fans will soon be able to access themed content through a branded phone modeled on the communicators used in the 1960s TV show. Sona Mobile Inc. will …

Verizon Wireless suffered a glitch in its online bill-paying service that allowed some subscribers to see details on other subscribers. Verizon spokesman Tom Pica said the carrier learned of the …