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Boston Communications Group Inc. suffered another legal setback when a federal judge ordered the company to stop providing the prepaid wireless services that account for 70 percent of its revenue. …

WASHINGTON-Industry is trying to fend off bill-of-rights measures in two liberal states at opposite ends of the country, while a court battle rages over how regulatory recovery fees are itemized …

Customer-care and billing solutions provider CSG Systems International Inc. announced it’s selling its Global Software & Services Division assets to Comverse Inc. for $251 million in cash. Comverse Inc. is …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said wireless complaints dropped in the second quarter, a shift the agency attributed to a reduction in consumer gripes about billing and rates. At the same …

Wireless carriers certainly take their fair share of abuse from consumers and lawmakers. Consumer and other complaints range from billing to early termination fees to coverage issues. But carriers should …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said wireless complaints dropped in the second quarter, a shift the agency attributed to a reduction in consumer gripes about billing and rates. At the same …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc. landed a three-year contract with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. to provide clearing and settlement services for roaming partnerships beginning in January 2006. Syniverse said it will provide …

While deep-pocketed publishers try to wow gamers with sophisticated titles and eye-popping three-dimensional graphics, Randy Shepherd is stooping to conquer. The managing director of Werd Interactive Inc. is targeting middle-aged …

WASHINGTON-As industry spotlights the latest wireless data innovations this week in San Francisco, another show will unfold just blocks away, where the California Public Utilities Commission opens hearings on a …

Sprint Nextel Corp. released preliminary third-quarter customer growth results below many analysts’ estimates, but noted that its integration efforts are ahead of schedule and raised the net present value of …

Wireless carriers continued the arduous task of repairing networks in the Gulf Coast region hit hard by Hurricane Katrina last month, though few operators have released financial details of the …

Canadian telecom giants Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada said they plan to jointly build and manage a nationwide wireless broadband network that could include roaming opportunities with Craig McCaw’s …

WASHINGTON-A key court battle with far-reaching implications for nationwide calling plans of top mobile-phone carriers kicked off in a federal appeals court in Atlanta, with a consumer group and Vermont …

Canadian telecom giants Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada said they plan to jointly build and manage a nationwide wireless broadband network that through a potential roaming agreement could include …

Sprint Nextel Corp. said the financial impact of Hurricane Katrina will be between $150 million and $200 million net of expected insurance recovery. The carrier said the estimates include capital …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has tapped SmartTrust AB’s over-the-air technology to simplify Cingular’s third-generation network rollout, the companies said Tuesday. The software developer will manage the activation process both on users’ …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Mobile entertainment services provider ClearSky Mobile Media Inc. and Viaero Wireless, which provides wireless service in Colorado and Nebraska, have launched a mobile entertainment offering called V-Edge. The service …

Looking for clarity amid the chaos caused by Hurricane Katrina is like looking for the needle in the proverbial haystack. In the race to restore telecom service to the affected …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry averted a potential public-relations disaster, assuring government leaders that wireless services for Hurricane Katrina evacuees would not be cut off for lack of payment. Members of Congress, …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry appears to have averted a potential public-relations disaster; quickly responding to government leaders who were concerned that Hurricane Katrina evacuees’ wireless services had been cut off for …

WASHINGTON-Radio-frequency identification and global positioning system applications could find increasing traction in the enterprise space, according to a new study by Harris Interactive and ForceNine Consulting. RFID and GPS applications …

The wireless industry continues to struggle with service outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast region when it came ashore Aug. 29, but by late …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. announced a deal with Rural Cellular Corp., which operates in the Midwest, Northeast, Northwest and Southern regions, to provide VeriSign’s wireless billing service for RCC’s GSM …

WASHINGTON-As the bill-of-rights brawl in California enters a critical stage, emerging developments on the federal front could end up eclipsing state regulator Susan Kennedy’s campaign to enact by year’s end …

VeriSign Inc. announced an agreement with Rural Cellular Corp., which operates in the Midwest, Northeast, Northwest and Southern regions, to provide VeriSign’s wireless billing service for RCC’s GSM customers. RCC …