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NEW JERSEY-Verizon Wireless announced an agreement with Clear Channel Entertainment Properties to broadcast concert footage of Velvet Revolver, Avril Lavigne, the Moody Blues and other artists. The carrier added a …

Wireless carriers have gained a level of satisfaction among business users equal to wireline offerings, but are still struggling to gain truly loyal subscribers, according to the Walker Loyalty Report …

Struggling to shore up decreasing revenues from voice usage, U.S. carriers agreed last October to a set of messaging guidelines they said would allow them to be MMS-interoperable by the …

WASHINGTON-While government approval of the proposed $35 billion Sprint Corp.-Nextel Communications Inc. deal and other pending telecom mega-mergers do not appear in doubt, there is a lively debate going on …

LOS ANGELES-With mobile gaming looking to explode from niche to mass market, game-makers are targeting consumers with everything from casual poker games to arcade classics to high-tech 3-D first-person shooters. …

WASHINGTON-After hearing emotional presentations from users who were unable to successfully connect to 911 from Voice over Internet Protocol phones, the Federal Communications Commission last week adopted rules requiring VoIP …

Despite highly publicized launches of consumer-oriented products and services, the mobile enterprise market remains a hotly contested segment for wireless carriers as evident by numerous announcements made during the past …

OTTAWA-Bridgewater Systems, which develops subscriber-centric policy management software, introduced its Application Authorization Software with Verizon Wireless. The product provides a common profile and policy system for central management of authentication …

Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. scored a major coup last week, signing a deal with Sprint Corp. to manage Sprint’s targeted e-commerce initiatives using InPhonic’s …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Communications Chairman Ivan Seidenberg reacted angrily to a letter signed by 123 congressmen asking him to investigate allegations of union-busting activities at Verizon Wireless. “I am dismayed that you …

OTTAWA-Bridgewater Systems, which develops subscriber-centric policy management software, introduced its Application Authorization Software with Verizon Wireless. The product provides a common profile and policy system for central management of authentication …

LOS ANGELES-The wireless industry came out in force for the E3 video game convention, with a variety of gaming players making news. Jamdat Mobile Inc. announced it reached a deal …

Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. announced the creation of its mobile gaming category and distribution deals with more than a dozen mobile game developers. Amp’d Mobile said …

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-The wireless industry posted a 3-percent year-over-year drop in customer satisfaction, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index ranking released by the Stephen M. Ross Business School at …

Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. said it expanded its Midwest footprint into Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich. Centennial acquired the 10-megahertz of spectrum used for the expansion from AT&T …

Mobile TV got another boost from SmartVideo Technologies Inc., which announced an advertising-supported streaming music video service for mobile-phone users. The service will feature videos culled from Digital Music Video …

WASHINGTON-Nine wireless carriers said they will send text messages to people who opt in to receive Amber Alerts over their cell phones in the culmination of a movement CTIA President …

NAGS HEAD, N.C.-Verizon Wireless said it is investing $14 million to expand its network into the Outer Banks and surrounding areas of northeastern North Carolina. The expansion includes Elizabeth City, …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said antitrust czar Hewitt Pate will resign next month, creating a vacancy amid a pending $35 billion merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. and other …

WASHINGTON-When the Community Technology Centers’ Network officially began its ambitious campaign in late March to persuade federal regulators to force Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. to divest “sufficient spectrum” …

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. will delay its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access network launch until sometime later next year, a move that puts Cingular Wireless L.L.C. at the world’s bleeding …

DALLAS-I can see Homer Simpson peering out of the phone in Martyn Gregory’s hand. The animated “Simpsons” TV star is trying desperately to jump off a burning oil tower and …

WASHINGTON-The Consumer Product Safety Commission and CTIA Friday released a list of recommendations for mobile-phone users regarding the use of their handsets and batteries. “It is increasingly important for consumers …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is asking mobile-phone carriers to supply highly detailed data about their calling plans in connection with the agency’s review of the proposed $35 billion merger of …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission have cleared Verizon Wireless’ proposed $102.5 million purchase of certain wireless licenses and operating assets of Leap Wireless International Inc. The two wireless …