Devices

NEW YORK-With support of the industry it oversees, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission unanimously approved May 20 a regulation to restrict the use of cellular phones by …

LUTON, United Kingdom-A new report compiled by Strategy Analytics shows low-spending customers and the introduction of prepaid services in Europe are causing average revenue per user rates to progressively decline …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it signed a one-year agreement to distribute prepaid cellular phone kits for CTI Compania de Telefonos del Interior S.A., the second-largest wireless carrier in Argentina. The …

FRANKLIN, Tenn.-Having survived a March 6 car crash that nearly killed him, country singer George Jones pleaded guilty to driving while impaired and having an open container in his vehicle. …

HELSINKI-Nokia Inc. bought the research and development units of the TeamWare Group in Tampere, Finland, as well as a small team in Helsinki, said the company. According to the agreement, …

WETHERSFIELD, Conn.-Shared Technologies Cellular Inc. and the Home Shopping Network announced the intent to offer HSN members a branded prepaid cellular phone program, set to launch on or about May …

WASHINGTON-AT&T Wireless Services Inc., despite winning a California appeals court ruling last summer that capped liability at $5,000 for failing to connect a 911 cell phone call from carjack victim …

WASHINGTON-The consumer group fighting for specific E911 call-completion regulations vowed to take its case to court if the Federal Communications Commission adopts a technology-neutral rule this week. When it became …

GENEVA-As any one of the tens of thousands of visitors who thronged the halls of February’s GSM World Congress knows, the latest word in GSM services is Wireless Application Protocol …

As you may recall, Vice President Gore’s name was floated here recently for wireless industry poster child in recognition of his staff’s cache of mobile phones. Remember, Al, fund raising …

Motorola Inc. announced Office Depot will begin carrying the PageWriter 2000 two-way pager in more than 600 retail locations nationwide. TSR Wireless L.L.C. said it has built a ReFLEX 25 …

BANGALORE, India-Although cellular operators in India fear revenue losses of as much as 25 percent due to a sharp increase in the monthly rental, or service charge, from US$3.90 to …

As I write this, the community here is still in shock over events in April at a local suburban Denver high school where two students stormed the building with guns, …

TOKYO-As part of its effort to become a comprehensive multimedia service provider rather than just a cellular telephone operator, NTT Mobile Communications Network (NTT DoCoMo) has joined up with the …

BANGALORE, India-Although the growth of South Asia’s relatively new markets has temporarily slowed due to political and financial problems, increased competition and investment have made them extremely promising. With managed …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The potential bidders for the third cellular license in South Africa are determined to break the existing Vodacom-MTN duopoly. “We will be competing head-on with MTN and Vodacom …

HONG KONG-Mobile number portability (MNP) has been in effect in Hong Kong since 1 March, but there is no sign yet of a switching spree among cellular customers in the …

NEW YORK-Microcell Tele-communications Inc. is hoping Canadian regulators will follow the lead of the United Kingdom and Hong Kong in granting customers mobile number portability (MNP) as they change carriers. …

Nortel e-mobility services Nortel Networks introduced a portfolio of subscriber services, called e-mobility services, that provide rapid, flexible deployment of leading-edge voice and data capabilities optimized for the Internet Protocol …

DENVER, United States-Students at a high school used wireless technology as a lifeline to the world from within the confines of their suburban school while two gunmen terrorized students and …

DENVER-Columbine High School students last week used wireless technology as a lifeline to the world from within the confines of their Littleton, Colo., school while two gunmen terrorized students and …

I have really tried to keep myself and my thoughts above the fray when it comes to the whole Y2K issue. It is difficult. At the beginning of the year, …

NEW YORK-The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission expects to hold a full public hearing at its next meeting, tentatively scheduled for May 20, on a proposed regulation to …

NEW YORK-A panel of three federal judges heard arguments April 5 in an appeal of Federal Communications Commission siting and safety requirements for the placement of microwave cell sites for …

ROME-The takeover battle engaged by Olivetti spa for Telecom Italia spa was scheduled to come to a head Saturday, when Telecom Italia shareholders were scheduled to vote on the takeover …