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WASHINGTON-The Secretary for Homeland Security danced around whether the House or Senate formula for divvying up first-responder and terrorism grants is better. The House would allocate grants at .025 percent …

LONDON-Mobile entertainment company Player X and Vodafone Group plc announced plans to release a cell-phone companion called Space Boy in August. The character “lives” inside customers’ mobile phones. Space Boy …

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-FiberTower Corp., which provides backhaul services for wireless carriers, said it closed a $150 million financing round led by Crown Castle International Corp. Other investors included Oak Investment …

CARROLLTON, Texas-Cell-phone distributor CellStar Corp. said it fired Lawrence P. King, its president and chief operating officer of the subsidiary that oversees its Asian operations. Terry S. Parker, the chairman …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. customers have access to wireless weather forecasts and information from Weathernews. The service is available via a downloadable application that customers can install on their cell …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-GlobeTel Communications Corp. has signed a letter of intent to acquire the assets and operations of Altvater GmbH of Germany. Altvater supplies wireless hot spots in Europe, with …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported that its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary amended its credit agreement to increase its senior secured credit facility by $100 million and has amended the …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-IQ Biometrix Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. said they closed their merger, making Wherify a wholly owned subsidiary of IQB. As part of the merger, IQB has changed …

A group of consumer and children’s advocates sent letters to key members of Congress Tuesday, urging the legislators to look into the marketing of wireless phones to children. Citing recent …

CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. released a new high-end Microsoft Windows mobile device targeted squarely at the BlackBerry and Treo enterprise market at the outset of its analyst conference here, but there was …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it has joined the Java Verified Program, which provides a process for testing and certifying Java-based mobile handset applications. The carrier said it is a Platinum …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. is teaming with Fujifilm on an offering allowing users to create and send personal postcards from their handsets. With the BREW-based application, users can create a …

NEW YORK-Teens and young adults continue to transform the wireless marketplace in the United States, according to two studies released last week. Devices such as cell phones, handheld computers and …

Third-generation wireless buildouts propelled earnings for L.M. Ericsson and Lucent Technologies Inc. during the quarter ended June 30. Ericsson reported net profits of $744 million during its second quarter, a …

The article titled “3G buildouts should boost network vendors’ Q2 financials” on page 6 of the July 18, 2005 issue included incorrect forecast figures for Lucent Technologies Inc. The company …

To the Editor, I enjoy Tracy Ford’s editorial columns, as I do Jeffrey Silva’s. Your July 11, 2005, comments about the 2.5 GHz band are right on including, “The potential …

Terabeam Wireless signed an agreement to purchase all of Proxim Corp.’s assets for $28 million. Terabeam was the highest bidder in Proxim’s court-approved auction held in connection with the company’s …

WASHINGTON-Broadband in the United States is increasing at the same time the percentage of those using wireless for broadband is decreasing, according to a recent report released by the Federal …

WASHINGTON-It’s either back to the future or a sign of the times as the wireless industry tries to digest a possible reorganization of the Federal Communications Commission. Two scenarios floating …

WASHINGTON-The Progress & Freedom Foundation said Thursday that state agencies should be given greater latitude on telecommunications social policy, but less on economic regulation. “The advent of digital technologies in …

WASHINGTON-The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs last week brought a lawsuit in state court against Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. for allegedly deceiving consumers …

EDINBURG, Va.-Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., which offers various telecom services in the Mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States, posted increasing revenues and wireless subscribers. The carrier’s Sprint retail wireless …

SUNOL, Calif.-The MultiMediaCard Association announced a new svelte form factor aimed at the -phone market. The group’s new MMCmicro specification measures 12 by 14 by 1.1 millimeters and is about …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Legacy Wireless Towers L.L.C., a subsidiary of Legacy Wireless Services Inc., said it acquired seven existing tower sites in the Portland, Ore., metropolitan market. The seven existing tower sites …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Sluggish wireless sales again dragged on retailer RadioShack Corp. as the company’s second-quarter net income toppled from $68.3 million last year to $52.3 million this year. RadioShack’s stock …