WASHINGTON-The House GOP leadership postponed a vote on Internet gambling legislation Tuesday after criticism surfaced that appeared to put the bill’s passage in question. The House judiciary and financial services …
WASHINGTON-Scott Ford, president of Alltel Corp., Wednesday was elected chairman of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s board of directors for 2003-2004. “The wireless industry is evolving at mach speed, …
WASHINGTON-The White House later today is expected to issue a presidential memorandum on spectrum reform for federal government frequencies, according to industry sources. The Bush administration initiative appears to track …
HELSINKI, Finland-TeliaSonera will standardize its multimedia messaging system across four Nordic countries using equipment from Nokia. The Finnish vendor said its equipment will replace different MMS solutions previously implemented in …
LISBON, Portugal-Portuguese mobile operator Optimus said it will include Opera Software’s mobile Web browser on Optimus Zone, its new multimedia service supported by the Nokia 3650 and 7650 smart phones. …
WASHINGTON-The inspector general of the General Services Administration is investigating WorldCom Inc.’s contracts with the federal government and may issue recommendations to Congress shortly on whether the Bush administration should …
WASHINGTON-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. today said it filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for authority to add an ancillary terrestrial component to existing and planned mobile satellite systems. …
ATLANTA-A recent report commissioned by Telecom Media Networks and conducted by Harris Interactive found that wireless subscribers want their wireless providers to be more proactive in offering the best wireless …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will launch a color-screen version of its Danger Inc.-produced Sidekick device June 6, as well as introduce new rate plans for the wireless voice …
WASHINGTON-Verizon Communications Inc. will turn over the names, addresses and phone numbers of four subscribers to its DSL service who are accused of illegally downloading music via the Internet. The …
Motorola Inc. has rolled out a series of platforms and enhancements to further stake its claims in wireless infrastructure and operating systems. The announcements made at the Smart Networks Developer …
ATLANTA-Sybase Inc. unveiled a $25 million strategic initiative that includes collaborating with research universities and industry partners to bring Wi-Fi applications to the enterprise. Sybase plans to launch a network …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it intends to sell $100 million of convertible subordinated notes due 2023, which will be convertible into Western Wireless Class A common stock. The offering …
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. released details of MSN Direct, the service plan it will offer for the smart watches that Bill Gates, Microsoft’s chairman and chief software architect, described earlier this …
LONDON-U.K. newcomer Hutchison 3G U.K. will slash prices for its third-generation services beginning Monday. The two new service packages offer up to a 50-percent savings compared with similar plans on …
WASHINGTON-The board of directors of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association on Wednesday voted to join a coalition that supports technical solutions to solving the public-safety interference problem in the …
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will partner with its parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. to offer residential customers a single bucket of share-calling minutes between their wireline …
The next phase in the push-to-talk wars is expected to begin in less than a month as industry sources claim Verizon Wireless will launch its PTT offering in most major …
The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced plans to acquire Handspring Inc. Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky founded Palm …
WASHINGTON-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she is dissatisfied with the General Services Administration’s response to her May 30 inquiry on why WorldCom Inc. should continue to …
