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WASHINGTON-CTIA asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider some of its guidelines for designating wireless carriers eligible for universal-service subsidies last week as rural lawmakers voiced support for universal service …

Leap Wireless International Inc. has expanded the availability of its Travel Time roaming service to all of its Cricket markets. The roaming service allows Cricket customers to use their phones …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry proposed a national framework for wireless billing based on its voluntary code of conduct for service, while consumer groups and states are urging the Federal Communications Commission …

Sprint Corp.’s pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. will endow the new operation with a substantial war chest of network and spectrum assets, including a significant swatch of spectrum in …

Verizon Wireless continued to turn the screws on its competitors with further expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, which the carrier claims now covers 119 million potential customers in …

KINGS PARK, N.Y.-Wireless backhaul will become increasingly important as carriers seek to reduce operating expenses and subscribers use more voice and data minutes, according to a study from Visant Strategies. …

Sprint PCS continued to court pint-sized wireless users this week, unveiling a new mobile video channel featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and other animated Warner Bros. characters. “Looney Tunes …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will be the first wireless carrier to offer the updated version of Motorola Inc.’s most popular phone, the RAZR. Dubbed RAZR Black, the camera phone leverages Cingular …

Financials from smart-phone makers Research In Motion Ltd. and PalmOne Inc. indicate users are warming up to the expensive, high-end gadgets. However, sluggish results from Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc. …

The United States is expected to lead the world in the adoption of fixed-mobile convergence through the end of the decade, with 7 percent of voice telephony consumers using an …

JAPAN Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will buy a stake in a U.S. mobile asset management provider. DoCoMo signed a joint venture and share subscription agreement with …

Motorola Inc. purchased the research-and-development operations and patent portfolio of European mobile-phone startup Sendo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The announcement ends weeks of speculation on the fate …

OTTAWA-Canada’s wireless carriers introduced intercarrier multimedia message services last week. The initiative enables customers with MMS-capable mobile phones, regardless of the customers’ wireless service provider, to send and receive messages …

The Federal Communications Commission recently approved BenQ’s high-end P50 smart phone for sale in the United States, an indication that the company is hoping to break into the U.S. market …

Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java technology is 10 years old this year, a milestone the company is using to highlight Java’s widespread influence throughout the electronics and computer industries. When Sun …

CTIA and the Rural Cellular Association said their members that have chosen handset solutions to meet the wireless enhanced 911 rules will not be able to meet the Dec. 31 …

WASHINGTON-CTIA and the Rural Cellular Association said their members that have chosen handset solutions to meet the wireless enhanced 911 rules will not be able to meet the Dec. 31 …

Regional wireless operator Dobson Communications Corp. reported that its subsidiaries Dobson Cellular Systems Inc. and American Cellular Corp. completed the sale of 507 cellular towers to Global Tower Partners for …

SAN DIEGO-The Egyptian Telephone Co. will develop, manufacture and distribute cdmaOne and CDMA2000 1x/1x EV-DO technology under an agreement with Qualcomm Inc. The pact grants ETC a license to deploy …

TORONTO-Canadian regional carrier SaskTel Mobility has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to expand its CDMA2000 1x and 1x EV-DO network in the province of Saskatchewan. The value of the deal was …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. appointed Rodney Dir chief operating officer of the regional telecommunications provider where he will oversee the daily management and performance of sales, marketing, network and customer care …

TOKYO-Japanese handset maker NEC Corp. said it has developed its first i-mode third-generation terminal, the N600I, for an operator outside Japan. NEC has begun delivery of the terminal for Cosmote, …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel has begun offering the BlackBerry 7250 through its retail locations, the carrier said Friday. Alltel, which began offering the device through its business channels earlier this year, …

Sprint Corp. entered into an agreement with Motorola Inc. to conduct joint wireless broadband technology testing and equipment trials using Motorola 802.16e pre-WiMAX technology in Sprint’s 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings. …

Financials from smart-phone makers Research In Motion Ltd. and PalmOne Inc. indicate users are warming up to the expensive, high-end gadgets. However, sluggish results from Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc. …