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SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp., along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling 1 million cell-phone batteries, pointing to concerns that some of the batteries supplied by the manufacturer …

WASHINGTON-While new industry figures show top Republicans casting pro-technology votes more often than their counterparts in Congress, a review of fresh campaign finance data reveals top high-tech firms are hedging …

Kyocera Wireless Corp., along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling 1 million cell-phone batteries, pointing to concerns that some of the batteries supplied by the manufacturer may …

Following the recent expansion of its commercial CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network to include 14 major markets and 24 airport locations nationwide last month, Verizon Wireless is set to add 16 …

J.D. Power and Associates reported that T-Mobile USA Inc. ranked highest in overall retail sales customer satisfaction among the nation’s seven largest wireless operators, according to the firm’s 2004 Wireless …

Sprint Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said last week that the company’s highly anticipated sale of its more than 6,200 wireless towers could be completed by the …

Rural wireless provider Bluegrass Cellular said it will deploy a commercial push-to-talk service using Kodiak Network’s circuit-switch based Real-time Exchange system across its 34-county coverage area late next month. Beyond …

Sprint Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said the company’s highly anticipated sale of its more than 6,200 wireless towers could be completed by the end of this …

MIAMI-Wireless prepaid provider TracFone Wireless Inc. said it will begin offering its customers extended warranty protection for handsets through an agreement with Asurion. The insurance will cost a one-time fee …

J.D. Power and Associates reported that T-Mobile USA Inc. ranked highest in overall retail sales customer satisfaction among the nation’s seven largest wireless operators, according to the firm’s 2004 Wireless …

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky.-Rural wireless provider Bluegrass Cellular said it will deploy a commercial push-to-talk service using Kodiak Network’s circuit-switch based Real-time Exchange system across its 34-county coverage area late next month. …

The wide ranging world of wireless roaming has fallen on deaf ears when it comes to CDMA2000 1x data services. Most U.S. operators have yet to sign agreements that would …

WASHINGTON-Six of the seven largest mobile-phone carriers have sent Congress letters supporting a no-charge opt-in approach for a 411 wireless database directory and vowing to remove from existing contracts language …

U.S. Cellular Corp. entered a definitive agreement to sell its 20-megahertz PCS license covering Daytona Beach, Fla., to MetroPCS Inc. for $8.5 million. U.S. Cellular said the sale was consistent …

Regional telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. said it has entered into a reseller relationship with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. that will allow CenturyTel to provide wireless voice and text-messaging services as part …

U.S. Cellular Corp. agreed to sell its 20-megahertz PCS license covering Daytona Beach, Fla., to MetroPCS Inc. for $8.5 million. U.S. Cellular said the sale was consistent with its recent …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel announced it will lease space on more than 1,000 of its wireless communications towers, located nationwide, to other wireless carriers. Marketing efforts to lease space on the …

LONDON-European wireless operator Orange plc commercially launched its push-to-talk Talk Now service on its U.K. network following nine months of customer trials across Europe. The carrier said the trials produced …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Regional telecommunications provider Alltel Corp. reported that privately held telecommunications and incumbent local exchange carrier Valor Telecommunications L.L.C. has extended it outsourcing contract for two more years through …

Canadian athletes may not have matched the total number of medals hauled from Athens as its southern neighbor, but the Great White North did supply the top carrier during the …

European wireless operator Orange commercially launched its push-to-talk Talk Now service on its U.K. network following nine months of customer trials across Europe. The carrier said the trials produced positive …

ATLANTA-Nortel Networks Ltd. has granted interoperability approval to a new mobile messaging product from Glenayre Technologies Inc. Glenayre’s Versera Intelligent Communications Environment (ICE), which was designed to cost-effectively deploy and …

Despite the continued financial uncertainty surrounding a number of Sprint PCS network partners, the carrier’s largest affiliate by subscriber numbers-Alamosa Holdings Inc.-said last week it would be interested in further …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. reported an alliance with push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks to jointly market Kyocera handsets supporting Kodiak’s Real-time Exchange platform to CDMA carriers worldwide. The companies have already …

In an industry where size is often viewed as a result of success, especially when it comes to the bottom line and customers, U.S. Cellular Corp. has managed to operate …