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While 77% of cellphone users are “slightly familiar” with Apple Inc.’s iPhone and 41% have a good impression of the yet-to-be-released device, only 6% said they were likely to purchase …

The Skype debate is playing out on two distinctly deliberate levels-one that plays to the nitty gritty of the law and another that plays to emotions.The wonky public-policy crossfire pits …

As it continues to be the target of rumors of an acquisition by one of its larger competitors, Alltel Corp. enthusiastically reported double-digit revenue growth during the first quarter. Revenues …

Taboo as it is on the surface, adult content is a major breadwinner and new media has propelled its reach to even greater heights. Like the Web explosion that coincided …

There’s no shortage of companies looking to cash in by placing billboards on the mobile information superhighway. But a few of them are also working to smooth the surface of …

Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility continued to pummel Sprint Nextel Corp. in customer gains during the first quarter, but investors appeared encouraged by Sprint Nextel’s performance, which-in a back-handed sort-of …

Regional carrier Rural Cellular Corp. reported healthy customer metrics despite posting a net loss for the first quarter of 2007; the carrier cut its churn rate, gained subscribers and improved …

Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. reported a larger net loss for the first quarter despite increased revenues.The company reported revenues of $120.9 million, an increase from revenues of $112.5 …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Credit Suisse First Boston upgraded Qwest Communications International to neutral …

Ntelos Holding Corp.’s net wireless customer additions in the first quarter were more than double what the carrier reported during the same quarter a year ago, and the firm also …

Microsoft Corp. expanded its mobile advertising business with the acquisition of ScreenTonic SA, a Paris-based outfit with carrier partners in Belgium, France and the United Kingdom.Terms of the deal were …

Alltel Wireless added “The Wafer”-a new, thin, bar-style handset from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.-to its portfolio. The handset is $50 with a mail-in rebate and two-year contract, and is available …

The cellphone industry blasted a federal-state panel’s recommendation to enact an emergency cap on universal service fund support for carriers in rural areas.The proposed temporary fix for the ballooning high-cost …

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to lose postpaid customers in the first quarter, but did better than analysts had expected. The carrier gained almost 600,000 net new subscribers despite continuing overall …

AT&T Mobility slashed prices last week on its two BlackBerry Pearl models to $100, down from $150 for the red model and $200 on the regular model. Research In Motion …

While 77% of cellphone users are “slightly familiar” with Apple Inc.’s iPhone and 41% have a good impression of the yet-to-be-released device, only 6% said they were likely to purchase …

Juice Wireless hauled in $2.3 million from Qualcomm Inc. and 21 Ventures as part of a second funding round, according to a Juice representative.The New York-based startup is hoping to …

Prudential Equity Group downgraded Sprint Nextel Corp. ahead of the carrier’s quarterly earnings, and cut the company’s target stock price from $17 to $16, according to news reports.Prudential cited concerns …

Nokia Corp.’s clamshell-style N75 device, announced last September, has finally arrived at AT&T Mobility’s online store for $200 with a two-year contract-at least it was briefly last week, before the …

Does Carl Icahn know that using capital letters in the Internet age conveys SHOUTING?If not, perhaps Motorola Inc.’s point that he is unfamiliar with its mobile handset business-rapidly becoming as …

Mobile search provider V-Enable Inc. announced it has appointed Emerick Woods to serve as CEO of the company. Woods most recently served as president and CEO of Aligo Inc.“Emerick’s wealth …

Verizon Wireless again staked its claim as the industry’s fastest growing wireless carrier posting 1.7 million net customer additions during the first quarter. Larger rival AT&T Inc. last week posted …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. …

Key House lawmakers sent Attorney General Alberto Gonzales materials collected in a congressional probe of unauthorized access to wireless and other telecom subscribers’ phone records, asking him to determine whether …

As it continues to be the target of rumors of an acquisition by one of its larger competitors, Alltel Corp. enthusiastically reported double-digit revenue growth during the first quarter of …