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WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission Wednesday filed civil complaints against five data brokers, urging the court to find that the data brokers violated the FTC Act and that they must give …

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Helio L.L.C. made its debut in the wireless marketplace today with two high-end handsets linked to social networking site MySpace.com and plans to have its services available through …

NEW YORK—Verizon Wireless continued its run of strong quarterly results, boosting its service revenues by double-digits and squeezing its churn rate below 1.2 percent. The carrier added 1.7 million new …

By Alice Z. Cuneo SAN FRANCISCO—It cost $4 billion to turn it into one of the best known names in the country, a future-forward, dynamic brand with a strong connection …

WASHINGTON-Customers of at least one rural telecommunications cooperative are cutting the cord at the rate of five to 10 per month, J. Frederick Johnson, executive vice president and general manager …

Post-CTIA Wireless 2006, the pundits and ponderers have plenty to chew on. With the conference showcasing the leading edge, the bleeding edge and the receding edges of the wireless industry …

Network integration work has given Cingular Wireless L.L.C. a better grasp of how subscribers are using its network, according to company officials-and in some cases, that is leading to customers’ …

WASHINGTON-A dispute among Democrats during a House panel debate on telecom reform underscored how lawmakers’ views of network neutrality often corresponds to whether they think telephone companies should be allowed …

LOS ANGELES-Mobile episodes of the hit TV show “Lost” are once again in the works following an agreement between Walt Disney Co. and three Hollywood unions. Disney’s Touchstone Television reached …

Google Inc. was finally awarded a patent for speech-recognition technology that allows users to search the Internet by uttering a few words. But whether that’s good news or bad news …

WASHINGTON-Motient Corp. may be the wireless industry’s premier high-wire act. The Lincolnshire, Ill., company is attempting a great leap forward from a business model based on unprofitable land-based wireless data …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Shares of InfoSpace Inc. dipped after the company reported first-quarter revenue of $90 million, up 4 percent from the year-ago period. The mobile communications company and content provider topped …

BEDFORD, Mass.—Boston Communications Group Inc. was hit hard by the ongoing defections of Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Alltel Corp. from its real-time billing platform, and said it would …

WASHINGTON—An intra-party dispute broke out late Wednesday regarding the issue of network-neutrality when Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-Texas) tried to require the Federal Communications Commission to study how content providers and …

PORTLAND, Ore.—Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Siemens A.G. are just a few of the heavy-hitters aiming to certify interoperability requirements through a new trade group, …

WASHINGTON—Verizon Wireless said it expects this month to provide wireless priority service to authorized local, state and federal officials during times of emergency. Verizon Wireless WPS is set to be …

WASHINGTON—Customers of at least one rural telecommunications cooperative are cutting the cord at the rate of five to 10 per month, J. Frederick Johnson, executive vice president and general manager …

LOS ANGELES—Mobile episodes of the hit television show “Lost” are once again in the works following an agreement between Walt Disney Co. and three Hollywood unions.    Disney’s Touchstone Television …

Wireless customers are more satisfied with their cellular service this year than last, according to the latest subscriber survey by J.D. Power and Associates. T-Mobile USA Inc. continues to rank …

Mobile video continues to make headlines as a sexy, next-generation offering for wireless users. But content providers are beginning to look to the venerable business model of advertising-supported content to …

WASHINGTON-Hiwire, a newly minted subsidiary of Aloha Partners L.P., is planning to join competitors MediaFlo and Modeo L.L.C. in offering mobile TV using dedicated spectrum. Aloha Partners, backed by several …

WASHINGTON-The auction fraud lawsuit against Wall Street investor Mario Gabelli enters a critical juncture this week, as U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty is expected to hear oral argument on …

NEW YORK-Slow mobile-phone sales continue to plague RadioShack Corp. as the company reported an 85-percent plunge in first-quarter profits. The consumer electronics retailer said first-quarter income fell to $8.4 million, …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. launched wireless service last week in Detroit, offering flat rate plans with unlimited local and domestic long distance without a contract. MetroPCS is offering four calling plans, …

NEW YORK—Slow mobile-phone sales continue to plague RadioShack Corp. as the company reported an 85-percent plunge in first-quarter profits. The consumer electronics retailer said first-quarter income fell to $8.4 million, …