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Infused with new leadership, Leap Wireless International Inc. announced plans to expand its offerings with the launch of its Jump by Cricket prepaid service, providing a true pay-as-you-go plan for …

WASHINGTON-The City of San Francisco and a consumer group asked the California Public Utilities Commission for a rehearing of the agency’s decision to suspend the telecom consumer bill of rights …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Seven said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the claims of one of rival Visto Corp.’s patents, a move Seven said gives it further leverage against the …

SINGAPORE-MobileOne Ltd. said it launched “affordable” third-generation service Wednesday. The 3G service will offer video calls at 24 cents per minute, but video streaming, MP3 downloads and Internet surfing are …

Nokia’s venture-capital effort is getting a face lift and a new $350 million fund, news that comes as the venture-capital market slowly reawakens from the doldrums of the past several …

MetroPCS Inc. bidding partner Royal Street Communications L.L.C. continues as the single highest bidder in the Federal Communications Commissions’ ongoing Auction 58 of 242 wireless spectrum licenses. Royal Street has …

A Texas court declined to halt sales of Seven’s wireless e-mail products, a move that paves the way for a jury trial in the patent lawsuit between Seven and rival …

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-The OTA Flash Forum, an over-the-air technology industry group, said security issues, interoperability concerns and remote diagnostics solutions will be its top priorities for 2005. The group identified …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission garnered more than $1.3 billion in bids following six rounds of bidding for 242 wireless spectrum licenses that it is auctioning as part of Auction 58 …

Sprint PCS said it is including over-the-air technology with seven of its new Vision handsets, enabling the carrier to perform remote software upgrades and fix bugs on devices already in …

Sprint PCS said Thursday it is including embedded over-the-air technology with seven of its Vision handsets, enabling the carrier to perform remote software upgrades and fix bugs on devices already …

WASHINGTON-C-Span junkies watching late into the night of Dec. 8 may not have realized that what happened just before the Senate left town was right out of a Hollywood script. …

As usual, the wireless industry plans to come out in force during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, running Thursday through Sunday in Las Vegas. Among the expected announcements: c LG …

After years of what seemed like endless hype, Bluetooth wireless technology has become a mass-market consumer product technology, having shipped in more than 240 million units with price points of …

MONTREAL-DataWind Corp. released its new PocketSurfer wireless Internet device, a unique offering that allows users to view full-sized Web pages by connecting their PocketSurfer device to a wireless data-capable mobile …

MONTREAL-DataWind Corp. released its new PocketSurfer wireless Internet device, a unique offering that allows users to view full-sized Web pages by connecting their PocketSurfer device to a wireless data-capable mobile …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Regional wireless provider Alltel Corp. said it completed its previously announced $144 million acquisition of wireless assets from fellow operator U.S. Cellular Corp. and U.S. Cellular’s parent company …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless e-mail company Seven pulled its plans for an initial public offering, but said it plans to hold an IPO at an unspecified later date. The news comes …

Startup Xcelis Communications L.L.C. last week introduced a service that essentially re-routes Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s in-network calls to numbers outside the carrier’s network. The $10-per-month service allows Cingular customers to …

Customer confusion over wireless rate plans and services is costing wireless operators $3 billion per year due to increasing customer churn and harmed brand relationships, according to a consumer survey …

It’s no mystery why so many content and messaging providers are working so hard to pry the lid off the booming Chinese wireless data market. The question is how to …

Wireless e-mail company Seven pulled its plans for an initial public offering, but said it plans to hold an IPO at an unspecified later date. The news comes in conjunction …

DALLAS-Handset makers opened the floodgates on new phones and carrier deals for the holiday season, with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Nokia Corp., Research In Motion Ltd. and others making announcements. …

Customer confusion over wireless rate plans and services is costing wireless operators $3 billion per year due to increasing customer churn and harmed brand relationships, according to a consumer survey …

Handset makers opened the floodgates on new phones and carrier deals for the holiday season, with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Nokia Corp., Research In Motion Ltd. and others making announcements. …