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So there I was in the front section on the west front of the U.S. Capitol, within yelling distance of the man who would forever transform presidential campaigning and fund-raising …

Consumer-advocacy groups last week took on a host of players in the mobile marketing space, demanding the Federal Trade Commission look into the still-nascent space. Then, as if on cue, …

Global Tower Partners added 235 towers to its inventory. The Florida-based company bought the new towers from AT&T Mobility; the towers span across 24 states.Financial terms of the deal, including …

Industry insiders say Barack Obama’s inauguration today is likely to spark record-high SMS usage among U.S. mobile consumers. But the event may also serve as a kind of coming-out party …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Like many …

With just two markets launched, Clearwire Corp.’s mobile WiMAX service is already facing an identity crisis. Unveiled late last year in Baltimore by joint venture partner Sprint Nextel Corp. under …

A digital TV transition postponement appears increasingly inevitable, with the parent company of top mobile-phone carrier Verizon Wireless shifting course to support a limited extension of the mid-February deadline. Verizon …

The business climate for wireless retailers has hit a crossroad. What were once invaluable outlets for wireless carriers looking to get their products in front of as many potential customers …

A handful of forces appear to be shaping a year to come that is likely to include numerous device launches featuring the fledgling Android operating system. Whether that will spell …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

Sprint Nextel Corp. has pitched to the Obama transition team a $2 billion plan to provide first responders with emergency interoperable wireless communications anywhere in the country within four hours, …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications lost a quarter of a billion dollars in the fourth quarter as sales were down 23% year-on-year. SEMC shipped 24.2 million devices in the fourth quarter, …

Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s prophecy has been realized: The new president will indeed confront a crisis of global proportions during his first six month’s in office. In fact, the moment …

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin today announced his resignation, marking an ending to a turbulent tenure in which he often found himself at odds with the mobile-phone industry and …

Congressional Republican and industry opposition are mounting over President-elect Barack Obama’s call to delay next-month’s digital television transition, with the nation’s two largest telecom carriers divided over how Congress should …

Few people in mobile marketing can leverage both the online and wireless experience Paul Palmieri commands. The CEO of Millennial Media was an executive at Advertising.com before becoming a driving …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Boost Mobile subsidiary unveiled an unlimited offering dubbed “Monthly Unlimited” that includes unlimited calling minutes, text messaging, wireless Web and walkie-talkie services for $50 per month. The …

The Department of Justice said AT&T Inc. must pay more than $2 million to settle a government lawsuit alleging violations of two court orders in connection with the company’s $2.8 …

The Department of Justice said AT&T Inc. must pay more than $2 million to settle a government lawsuit alleging violations of two court orders in connection with the company’s $2.8 …

United Airlines has become the latest carrier to agree to offer Aircell L.L.C.’s Gogo in-flight Internet services to its passengers.The airline will offer the air-to-ground broadband service in the second …

As the market digests news of Nortel’s financial failings, a new report forecasts the rest of the global telecom equipment vendor market also will have to gird for a rough …

Upon its filing for bankruptcy, the future for Nortel Networks Corp. looks cloudy, as analysts now speculate whether the company can stay in business, sell assets or even be bought …

Airport newsstands sell porn. That’s what I think of whenever I hear skeptics talk about an over-hyped market for adult mobile content. It’s tough to imagine more difficult or awkward …

President-elect Barack Obama plans this week to nominate former telecom policymaker and tech entrepreneur Julius Genachowski as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, according to knowledgeable sources.Genachowski, a …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …