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So you’ve got a wireless Internet-enabled phone and a laptop computer. Phone lines connect computers to the Internet, right? So you should be able to use the phone to get …

President Bush will be happy to learn the mighty United States of America does not have a monopoly on wiretap scandals. Indeed, our leadership position in the wiretap controversy space …

With the announcement of a joint CDMA handset venture between Sanyo Electronics Co. Ltd. and Nokia Corp., U.S. CDMA carriers could benefit from increased competition among vendors, and mobile virtual …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.   Carriers Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned an A …

WASHINGTON—A New York attorney has filed a $20 billion class-action lawsuit against Verizon Communications Inc., accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and privacy of customers by collaborating with …

FORT WORTH Tex.—RadioShack Corp. announced a “turnaround” effort that includes the company shutting down between 400 and 700 company stores. The announcement came as RadioShack reported sluggish fourth-quarter results that …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless has snapped up a small cellular operator in Northern California, Cal-One Cellular LP, which operates under the Cal North Wireless brand. Financial terms of the deal were …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Move over, “American Idol.” Verizon Wireless is offering unsigned bands a shot at mobile stardom through a contest that will end up with the winner’s song being released via …

DENVER—Regional Bell operating company Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a third quarter of sequential growth after transitioning customers from its own network, which it subsequently sold to Verizon Wireless, to …

LONDON—European operator Vodafone Group plc announced a major new agreement with Chinese equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. that calls for Huawei to build 3G phones that Vodafone plans to …

BARCELONA, Spain—Virgin Mobile is set to be one of the first European operators to launch mobile TV services using a dedicated mobile TV network. The carrier, which operates a number …

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. touted the success of its Sprint Music Store, announcing that customers had downloaded one million full-length songs through the service. Sprint Nextel said it reached the …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission wants to make sure that the sale of customer call records—which has erupted into this year’s biggest wireless scandal—has not been aided and abetted by employees …

ESPOO, Finland—Nokia Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. announced they plan to form a joint venture to build CDMA phones. The move likely will have major repercussions for the global …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless filed two new lawsuits related to customer privacy, alleging that three Florida-based marketing firms made hundreds of thousands of illegal calls to its subscribers. Both lawsuits seek …

NEW YORK-Third-generation handsets now account for roughly 16 percent of the U.S. mobile phone landscape, according to a new study from CIBC World Markets. In the firm’s January report on …

OKLAHOMA CITY-RadioShack Corp. customers in seven states will be able to purchase cellular phones and services from Dobson Communications Corp.’s wireless subsidiary, Dobson Cellular Systems, under the Cellular One brand. …

The Federal Communications Commission’s planned auction of so-called “advanced wireless services” spectrum scheduled for June could spell a windfall for government coffers, though analysts are mixed on the amount of …

WASHINGTON-Wireless, telecom and high-tech sectors that spend an estimated $300 million a year to change the hearts and minds of congressmen, federal regulators and White House officials are unlikely to …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee seemed cool to the idea that broadband-pipe owners should be able to require some bandwidth hogs-like Voice over Internet Protocol providers, Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.-to …

WASHINGTON-Two powerful Senate Democrats asked executives of three telecom giants with major mobile-phone units to turn over information on their alleged participation in the Bush administration’s warrantless domestic surveillance program. …

Postpaid customers may take for granted their ability to outfit their phones with jazzy ring tones, flashy wallpaper and nifty games, but prepaid customers historically haven’t been offered those luxuries. …

By Alice Z. Cuneo BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-Madison Avenue needs to figure out emerging media-fast-or lose billions of dollars to someone who will, warned one of the nation’s top marketing executives …

WASHINGTON-Two powerful Senate Democrats asked executives of three telecom giants with major mobile phone units to turn over information on their alleged participation in the Bush administration’s warrantless domestic surveillance …

CHICAGO-Firefly Mobile Inc. said its kid-oriented mobile phones are now available at Toys ‘R’ Us and Justice stores. Justice is a retailer focused on 8- to 12-year-old girls. Toys ‘R’ …