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WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s name may have changed, and CTIA may hope to increase its membership by focusing on wireless data, but it is by and large still …

PARIS-France Telecom priced its $16.4 billion multi-tranche, multi-currencies bond transaction. The proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt through seven tranches. The transaction increased from $7 billion to $416.4 …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc customers on seven of the company’s networks in Europe now can use their normal “short code” dialing numbers to access services such as voicemail, directory assistance and …

When Verizon Wireless introduced the Kyocera 6035 smart phone last week, many were surprised by how quickly the country’s largest wireless operator brought the new phone to market. “Time to …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-BT Cellnet and its wireless services arm Genie are to launch a data service to allow mobile users and field workers wireless access to corporate networks. The two …

It was the wild, wild West of wireless history. After the breakup of AT&T, in which the company lost its cellular business, the Federal Communications Commission began allocating cellular licenses …

Audiovox Audiovox Communications Corp. announced it would start shipping the newest version of its flagship handset, the CDMA-9100 tri-mode Web-browsing cellular phone. The company said the phone operates on the …

Dear Editor, As the third employee of AT&T’s cellular subsidiary AMPS (I was director of engineering) and as the first President/COO of MetroMobile CTS (an aggressive nonwireline carrier of the …

Controversy is brewing in the Texas state House of Representatives over a far-reaching bill that could give individual counties the authority to regulate tower siting, even requiring those with whip …

DENVER, United States-While some countries in Latin America are moving forward with advanced wireless networks, Central American nations are not likely to see commercial next-generation systems any time soon. Mass-market …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Having paid handsomely for their licenses at a time when wireless auctions were the flavor of the month around Europe, wireless local loop (WLL) operators face an uncertain future. …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association last Friday filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming regulations aimed at historic preservation “favor intensive government oversight and unwieldy bureaucratic procedures.” The lawsuit, …

A huge number of wireless companies hope to make money by helping businesses replace their cumbersome cords and wires with the freedom of wavelength-the hot phrase lately seems to be …

While the wireless community continues to search for the killer application that will make wireless Internet access mandatory, the mysterious application may be as simple as following the model set …

WASHINGTON-Education Secretary Roderick Paige refused to retreat from President Bush’s plan to scrap the schools and libraries Internet program, a posture that prompted Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) to demand that …

WASHINGTON- Winstar Communications Inc. said it entered a long-term agreement to utilize LighTrade Inc.’s bandwidth pooling points, which switch bandwidth among carriers and service providers in minutes. Through the agreement, …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Communications is talking up legislation that would deregulate the broadband industry using the way wireless is “regulated” as a model, noting the wireless industry was exempted from state regulation …

Telcom Global Chris Carter was appointed Telcom Global Solutions Inc.’s senior director for engineering services. In his new position, Carter will be responsible for planning and managing the company’s global …

High-speed wireless data access provider Metricom Inc. posted a fourth-quarter loss and said it will postpone the introduction of its Ricochet data network in some markets until it secures additional …

Deutsche Telekom AG’s $35 billion proposal to buy U.S. GSM operators VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and Powertel Inc. has been delayed as DT and VoiceStream are said to be re-negotiating the …

Boulder, Colo.-based Cellport Systems is taking its universal hands-free system and joining an equally universal movement to get mobile phone users to keep both hands on the wheel when driving …

Bluetooth’s wireless networking prospects received a shot in the arm last week with the introduction of Widcomm Inc.’s shoebox-sized BlueGate 1000, a standalone Bluetooth wireless access point for original equipment …

How it came to pass that AT&T let its cellular licenses slip away during its 1984 divestiture is the stuff of wireless industry urban legend. Some say AT&T was less-than-concerned …

At the end of bidding last Thursday, total bids among the five Canadian companies still vying for 40 megahertz of additional spectrum in the 2 GHz frequency band had reached …

NEW YORK-A host of players behind the scenes is pulling the complex strings required to amplify and simplify the end-user experience with billing and customer relationship management for the increasing …