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WASHINGTON-CTIA’s Steve Largent continued reorganizing the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, announcing that Carolyn Brandon has been named vice president for policy and Bob Bolster will become director of congressional …

Cingular Wireless is cutting jobs in its Mobitex business, although the carrier declined to provide specifics. Cingular said it is cutting a “minimal” number of jobs in its Cingular Interactive …

Motorola Inc. continued to expand its camera phone line-up in North America with the release of its V400 camera phone with Cingular Wireless for $150 with service activation. The move …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s popularity as a dance partner has apparently increased as published reports claim a handful of wireless carriers are now targeting the country’s largest publicly traded operator …

Following AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s plans for a nationwide EDGE network, Nokia Corp. announced its first EDGE-capable smart phone for the Americas market. Nokia plans to sell its 6620 phone, …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell refused to say on Wednesday whether the Federal Communications Commission would allow Cingular Wireless L.L.C. to buy AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as has been widely rumored. …

Wireless stocks posted strong gains in early Wednesday trading following renewed rumors of a possible merger between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and an upgrade of the …

WASHINGTON-CTIA’s Steve Largent continued reorganizing the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, announcing that Carolyn Brandon has been named vice president for policy and Bob Bolster will become director of congressional …

As the broadband market begins to sizzle, carriers are shifting from the comfort of tried technologies to the speed of alternatives. But challenges abound. So while Verizon Wireless announced its …

The latest issue of Consumer Reports, published by nonprofit Consumers Union, comes down hard on the wireless industry in its annual wireless consumer review, referred to facetiously as an “Annual …

I’ve owned multiple Nintendo game consoles. I beat the new “Enter the Matrix” game for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox in less than four days. I once played a Super Mario game …

Affirmation from wireless carriers and equipment vendors, as well as industry analysts and Wall Street, is driving optimism from tower companies regarding new tower builds. Analyst firm Raymond James and …

Consumer Reports bashed the wireless industry again in its second annual survey of rating wireless providers. It’s safe to say carriers flunked in the magazine’s eyes. The editor of Consumer …

Sprint PCS kicked off fourth-quarter customer results on a positive note last week, saying it added approximately 1 million subscribers to its PCS network in the quarter, including 390,000 direct …

LAS VEGAS-As usual, mobile phones formed a major part of the activity at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Audiovox Communications Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics …

WASHINGTON-Top mobile-phone operators told a federal appeals court the Federal Communications Commission went astray of the law by awarding additional mobile satellite service licenses despite the sector’s desperate financial condition. …

LAS VEGAS-As usual, mobile phones formed a major part of the ongoings at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics, Audiovox Communications …

LAS VEGAS-Bill Gates told a packed audience at the Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week that technology has become commonplace. Because as of this Christmas my parents have …

Motorola Inc.’s long-awaited V600 camera phone will finally hit store shelves this month through AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the companies announced. The phone suffered from software glitches and had been …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced two new executive appointments Tuesday. The company has appointed Jan M.K. Jaferian as its new intellectual property business president and John DeBono as its …

After almost four years of waiting, Jason Devitt believes the time is now. Packet-switched networks are online. Mobile phones feature color graphics. And-perhaps most importantly-carriers can bill for third-party applications. …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and minority interest parent company Vodafone Group plc said they plan to launch transatlantic text messaging capabilities between Verizon Wireless’ CDMA network and 10 Vodafone GSM networks …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers AT&T Wireless reported an agreement with handset supplier LG Electronics Canada Inc. to provide LG GSM/GPRS handsets to Rogers AT&T Wireless customers. The companies said the …

Following years of steady decline, the wireless industry looks to have turned the corner during the past several quarters in posting year-over-year gains in customer growth. That turnaround was highlighted …

What were the best five things to happen to the wireless industry in 2003? What were the worst? Here are my picks (for better or worse). The Top 5 best …