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WASHINGTON-Legislation introduced in the California legislature last week would create a bill of rights for telecom consumers that would be at least as comprehensive as guidelines state regulators approved last …

WASHINGTON-State lawmakers have introduced legislation to make the controversial bill of rights for telecom consumers the law of the land in California. The measure-SB 1068-is authored by California State Sen. …

The battle for wireless supremacy heated up this week as current No. 2 operator Verizon Wireless unveiled a slew of rate plan and service offerings that could help the carrier …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a three-year, multimillion dollar agreement with integrated billing services provider Convergys to provide domestic wireless, global data networking and voice solutions. Sprint, which is one …

WASHINGTON-The stakes continue to rise in the telecom consumer bill-of-rights controversy, with the California legislature ready to write the new rule into law and the California Public Utilities Commission considering …

The battle for wireless supremacy heated up this week as current No. 2 operator Verizon Wireless unveiled a slew of rate plan and service offerings that could help the carrier …

WASHINGTON-Legislation could be introduced as early as today to write into state law the telecom consumer bill of rights approved last year by the California Public Utilities Commission, a move …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a three-year, multi-million dollar agreement with integrated billing services provider Convergys to provide domestic wireless, global data networking and voice solutions. Sprint, which is one …

CANNES, France-The GSM Association announced the winners of its 2005 GSM Association Awards during its gala at the 3GSM World Congress. Brazil won the GSM Association Chairman’s Award for country …

CANNES, France-Comverse Technology Inc. announced two new operator deals as well as a series of product upgrades in conjunction with the 3GSM trade show. First off, the multimedia software and …

VIENNA, Va.-MobileAccess Networks, which provides in-building wireless solutions, announced SMDC Health System has deployed its MA-850 Intelligent Switching Hub to enable Wi-Fi applications within nine buildings. The system supports a …

CANNES, France-Revenue assurance company Azure Solutions Ltd. today released the first part of its next-generation platform, which the company said will protect wireless carriers against gaps in their systems that …

LONDON-Global Crossing announced an upcoming extranet offering designed to allow operators to deliver voice and video applications over a single connection from a neutral provider. Wireless Services Exchange will be …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a deal with the Visiting Nurse Association of Florida Inc. to improve VNA’s wireless capabilities in providing care for homebound patients. The agreement provided VNA’s Florida …

Similar to mechanics in the automotive world, test-and-measurement companies are the quiet heroes of wireless technologies. They take little credit when the networks hum and huff, yet they witness each …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission’s decision to suspend the telecom consumer bill of rights could prompt a showdown between GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democratic-controlled state legislature, a battle …

WASHINGTON-A California lawmaker said she may seek to write into law a bill of rights for telecom consumers, following yesterday’s Public Utilities Commission vote to suspend a major rule that …

RESTON, Va.-iDirect Technologies, which makes satellite-based broadband access solutions, said it plans to integrate Pronto Networks’ operations support system into its product offering. The agreement makes iDirect a preferred reseller …

LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp., which provides real-time accounting and billing technologies for wireless, said it was granted a patent covering a system for secure remote programming of wireless phones. Val Dietrich, …

Around the world, carriers are looking to boost wireless data sales to offset razor-thin profit margins from voice services. And they’re getting a lot of help. NMS Communications last week …

ALGERIA Chinese vendor ZTE Corp. said it will supply CDMA gear for a network covering the three provinces of Tizi Ouzou, Bouira and Bejaia in northern Algeria. The contract value …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission has decided to postpone until Jan. 27 a vote on Commissioner Susan Kennedy’s proposal to suspend the bill of rights for telecom consumers. The agency …

WASHINGTON-The controversial California bill of rights for telecom consumers is about to go nuclear. This week, only months after narrowly approving a rule creating scores of new regulations governing wireless …

VIENNA, Austria-Nortel Networks Ltd. won a contract to replace T-Mobile Austria’s existing packet core network with a GPRS network. Nortel did not disclose the value of the contract but said …

The wireless industry again faired poorly in Consumer Reports’ annual mobile-phone report, which detailed chronic, major problems with service, billing and complaint handling with every national wireless carrier. Consumer Reports …