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AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its VoiceDial voice-activated dialing service onto its GSM network allowing customers to store up to four numbers for up to 2,000 contacts, make multiple calls …

The summer movie season continues to tie into wireless, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. scoring an exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures for its upcoming “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle …

WASHINGTON-Despite poor market conditions, telecom and high-tech industries continue to spend money on lobbying at record levels. PoliticalMoneyLine, a Web-based service that tracks political money, said telecom and tech sectors …

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. is protesting the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed fine for operating a tower in a historic area without proper authorization. The FCC wants to fine Western Wireless $200,000 …

WASHINGTON-Local number portability lobbying has been fast and furious of late as the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association tries to get legislation passed to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from …

REDMOND, Wash.-As previously announced by Cesky Telecom, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has signed an agreement to jointly sell with Verizon Communications Inc. a 49-percent interest in Czech Republic …

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. on June 13 strongly objected to the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed fine for operating a tower in a historic area without proper authorization. The FCC wants to …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. completed their exchange of wireless properties in California and Alaska, which included AT&T Wireless transferring its ownership in the Anchorage metropolitan …

Centennial Communications Corp. priced $500 million of 10.13-percent senior unsecured notes due 2013 to be issued in a private placement. The telecom provider said the senior notes will be co-issued …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on June 9 proposed a streamlined process for siting towers in historic areas. “The industry is very happy that this has finally come out after working …

VALHALLA, N.Y.-Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc. and Summus Inc. announced Fujifilm’s “Get the Picture” mobile photo service application, powered by Summus’ BlueFuel, is now available through AT&T Wireless Service Inc.’s …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that a majority of its shareholders approved a proposal at the carrier’s annual shareholders meeting this week calling for a proposed shareholder rights plan …

WASHINGTON-A prime-time special of ABC Television Network’s “The View” will feature real-time interactivity in which viewers can respond to multiple choice quiz questions via mobile phone, the Internet or digital …

Telecom Italia Mobile has become the first European operator to publicly state its commitment to EDGE technology, according to international press reports. The reports said the largest Italian mobile operator …

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-Mobile-phone upstart Sendo lashed out with another lawsuit over its canceled Microsoft Corp. smart phone, this time claiming European carrier Orange is infringing on one of Sendo’s patents. …

Without going too far out on a limb, it seems a safe bet to claim the wireless industry has gone crazy for most anything associated with the term Wi-Fi. From …

Highlighting its major stake in the in-building arena, SpectraSite Inc. is making an unusual move for a tower company, directly marketing its infrastructure to the consumer. The company’s “Talk On” …

TORONTO-Rogers AT&T Wireless customers can now download English- and French-language Java technology-based games and applications published by Tira Wireless to their mobile devices. “Rogers AT&T Wireless has clearly recognized the …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Cesky Telecom, the largest fixed-line operator in the Czech Republic, has reached a tentative agreement to buy full control of mobile operator Eurotel from Verizon Communications and AT&T …

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 …

Mobile-phone upstart Sendo lashed out with another lawsuit over its canceled Microsoft Corp. smart phone, this time claiming European carrier Orange is infringing on one of Sendo’s patents. Sendo said …

AT&T Corp. said it will spend $500 million this year to improve customer experience, including an extension of its business customers’ secure corporate intranets to Wi-Fi hot spots at airports …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Cincinnati Bell Wireless selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to plan, design and deliver a GSM/GPRS core wireless data network for CBW’s planned overlay of its existing …

The telecommunications industry’s on-again, off-again interest in offering bundled services appears to be back on again as a pair of companies announced initiatives last week that could make it easier …

The fate of wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. is unclear, and industry watchers have little faith that the company’s destiny is a bright one. “I don’t really know what they …