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The Federal Communications Commission’s planned auction of so-called “advanced wireless services” spectrum scheduled for June could spell a windfall for government coffers, though analysts are mixed on the amount of …

Cincinnati Bell Inc. reported that it added 15,000 postpaid wireless customers in the fourth quarter of 2005-the company’s best wireless performance since the fourth quarter of 2001. However, the company’s …

BARCELONA, Spain-As the 3GSM World Congress conference kicks off, music-related announcements from the industry are humming right along. Here are some of the highlights: Motorola Inc. announced a deal to …

Motorola Motorola Inc. named Hamid Ahmadi its first chief architect, with responsibility for developing a unified architectural framework and leading strategic hardware and software architecture planning across all business units. …

WASHINGTON-Two powerful Senate Democrats asked executives of three telecom giants with major mobile-phone units to turn over information on their alleged participation in the Bush administration’s warrantless domestic surveillance program. …

WASHINGTON-Late Friday, the Federal Communications Commission announced it will examine ways to strengthen the protection of customer call records. The agency is seeking comment on five specific measures proposed by …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. reported that it added 15,000 postpaid wireless customers in the fourth quarter of 2005-the company’s best wireless performance since the fourth quarter of 2001. However, the company’s …

WASHINGTON-Two powerful Senate Democrats asked executives of three telecom giants with major mobile phone units to turn over information on their alleged participation in the Bush administration’s warrantless domestic surveillance …

WASHINGTON-The Electronic Privacy Information Center upped the ante against the wireless industry, saying that if mobile-phone carriers can’t protect customer call records, the carriers shouldn’t collect the information. “We were …

ATLANTA, Ga.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it completed network enhancements in Connecticut and Mississippi. In Connecticut, the carrier completed $45 million of work last year, including integrating its network with that …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. named Hamid Ahmadi its first chief architect. Ahmadi will be responsible for developing a unified architectural framework and leading strategic hardware and software architecture planning across all …

MADRID, Spain-Google Inc. and Skype Technologies SA are among the backers of Fon, a Spanish Internet software company with plans to create a global network of one million shared Wi-Fi …

WASHINGTON- The Federal Communications Commission is expected to propose additional rules to protect cell-phone customer records later this month. Testifying before the House Commerce Committee, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin also …

WASHINGTON-A San Francisco-based privacy group claims in a new class-action lawsuit that telecom giant AT&T Inc. violated the law by cooperating with the National Security Agency as part of a …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carriers Merrill Lynch lowered its fiscal 2006 EPS estimate on …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering issuing additional rules for protecting cell-phone customer records later this month, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin told the House Commerce Committee Wednesday. Martin also asked …

FREMONT, Ca.-Verizon Wireless is shutting down its low-speed CDPD wireless data network, according to mobile resource management company @Road. “Based on recent communications with Verizon Wireless and observations of service …

WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives joined the Senate in introducing legislation that would criminalize pretexting-the practice of impersonating a customer to get their call records. Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jay …

WASHINGTON-A San Francisco-based privacy group claims in a new class-action suit that telecom giant AT&T Inc. violated the law by cooperating with the National Security Agency as part of a …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proposed fining AT&T Inc. and Alltel Corp. each $100,000 for not having certifications on file showing that they are protecting their customers’ call records. The FCC …

Telecom equipment vendors posted fiscal first-quarter results and watched their stocks react accordingly. Thanks in part to a $278 million bankruptcy lawsuit ruling, Lucent Technologies Inc. posted a first-quarter net …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Wireless trailblazer Craig McCaw and other high-tech heavyweights are backing a new company looking to let business users reach colleagues through mobile phones, e-mail or instant messaging. The …

The U.S. wireless industry is on track to chronicle its best-ever quarterly customer growth, with more than 5.4 million net adds already reported by four of the largest carriers. In …

The evolution of the wireless industry has had a profound effect on the players involved. Within all levels of the market, companies have had to scramble to adapt to changing …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it received notice that its stock is in danger of being de-listed from the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The company said it …