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Sprint Nextel Corp. became the first U.S. operator to offer full-track music downloads, launching a dual-delivery service last week using phones from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sanyo Electric Co. …

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 Rating Services placed its ratings on …

WASHINGTON-A leading telecom research firm said the Supreme Court’s decision to allow mobile phone radiation lawsuits to move forward in state courts could mean trouble for wireless manufacturers and service …

SAN FRANCISCO-Audience demographics vary drastically among U.S. mobile sports Web sites, according to a study from research firm Telephia. Figures from the company’s monthly report indicate wireless users who visited …

BURBANK, Calif.-Subscribers of Sprint Nextel Corp.’s new Power Vision service can access video content from “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” the carrier announced. Sprint users can view long-running comedy …

SAN DIEGO-Two Asian carriers announced plans to launch CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev A networks by the end of next year-LG Telecom, a small Korean carrier, and KDDI Corp., Japan’s second-largest …

Surfing the wireless Web can be downright painful. More than two-thirds of all U.S. adults access the Internet from personal computers, according to a recent study from the Pew Internet …

NEW YORK-Nearly half of 10- to 18-year-old Americans use cell phones, and nearly one-third of them are subscribers of Verizon Wireless, according to a study from GfK NOP Technology. The …

BRISTOL, Conn.-Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported a deal with electronics retailer Best Buy to support the launch of the Mobile ESPN mobile virtual network operator service beginning Nov. 1. Mobile ESPN …

LOS ANGELES-Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. reported that Sue Swenson has joined the company as chief operating officer and a member of its board of directors. Swenson …

Verizon Wireless continued to dominate its competitors during the third quarter by adding more than 1.9 million net customers. The strong growth was a 15-percent improvement on the 1.7 million …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Justice approved Verizon Communications Inc.’s plans to acquire MCI Inc. and SBC Communications Inc.’s plans to buy AT&T Inc. The Federal Communications Commission was scheduled to vote …

WASHINGTON-Thursday was merger approval day at the Department of Justice, as Verizon Communications Inc. received the OK to proceed with its plans to acquire MCI Inc. and SBC Communications Inc. …

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless continued to dominate its competitors during the third quarter by adding more than 1.9 million net customers. The strong growth was a 15-percent improvement compared with the …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reported the highest year-over-year revenue increase in company history during the third quarter. The company’s revenues increased 36 percent, from $31 million during …

BRISTOL, Conn.-Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported a deal with electronics retailer Best Buy to support the launch of the Mobile ESPN mobile virtual network operator service beginning Nov. 1. Mobile ESPN …

LOS ANGELES-Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. reported that Sue Swenson has joined the company as chief operating officer and a member of its board of directors. Swenson …

LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile hopes to bring a little hell to your handset with a mobile version of Doom. The game-maker launched the much-awaited Doom RPG, a role-playing wireless title based …

Heading up a string of device announcements, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new enterprise-focused smart phone from Hewlett-Packard Co. The HP iPAQ hw6510/hw6515 Mobile Messenger features Microsoft …

Expectations for a strong third quarter got off to a rocky start as early reports from three of the industry’s five largest operators have shown customer growth falling short of …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. inched ahead with its planned launch of third-generation services, upgrading its UMTS networks in Seattle, Phoenix and Dallas to higher-speed HSDPA capabilities. Cingular noted it is the …

WASHINGTON-A CTIA-led effort to create a mobile-content ratings system has been dropped-at least for now. The CTIA board recently voted unanimously to recommend that wireless operators implement the Carrier Content …

FORT WORTH, Texas-RadioShack Corp., which sells wireless products and services from Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Tracfone Wireless Inc., reported a 15-percent increase in wireless sales during the third …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless has asked the Federal Communications Commission to waive its rules requiring location technology to be embedded in 95 percent of a carrier’s handset base by the end of …

LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile hopes to bring a little hell to your handset with a mobile version of Doom. The game-maker launched the much-awaited Doom RPG, a role-playing wireless title based …