One of the world’s most savvy and chic brand names is coming to the U.S. mobile-phone market next year. Virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA said it plans to ink …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it will vigorously enforce wireless radiation safety rules that go into effect later this week. “We are serious about this and will be checking,” said …

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications hopes to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering of its Verizon Wireless business, according to documents filed Aug. 24 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. …

PHOENIX-Verizon Wireless introduced a series of regional calling plans enabling Arizona and New Mexico customers to use their included anytime minutes throughout five Southwestern states free of roaming charges. Long-distance …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. launched SpanAmerica, a national rate plan that eliminates roaming and long-distance charges. The plan includes five combinations ranging in cost from $30 to $150 per month and …

WASHINGTON-While the Communications Workers of America succeeded in winning concessions that make it easier to organize wireless workers at Verizon Communications-the nation’s largest mobile phone and local telephone company-the prospect …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Triton Network Systems Inc. formed a sales and marketing agreement with Samsung Corp. to market Triton Network Systems’ Invisible Fiber broadband wireless products in South Korea. Triton’s architecture will …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. signed a $15 million contract with U.S. Cellular Corp. to supply wireless intelligent networking hardware and software for the rapid deployment and delivery of enhanced …

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. said it is finishing a schedule to de-orbit Iridium L.L.C.’s 66-satellite constellation after the satellite company failed to find a buyer after months of searching. A scheduled …

WASHINGTON-Amy Zoslov, the former chief of the auctions and industry analysis division of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, died earlier this month of cancer. She was 42. Zoslov spent most …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo and America Online Inc. are reported to have reached a basic agreement about forming a joint venture, Yomiuri Shimbun reported last week. NTT DoCoMo denied the report, saying …

Ding! The bell has sounded for the rematch between Phone.com Inc. and Nokia Corp. in the fight over WAP browser market share, and Nokia is coming out swinging with a …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. reported a partnership with Scandinavian Airlines Systems to sell Nokia’s 8210 and 8850 wireless phones on all SAS international flights through the airline’s Flightshop service. “As SAS …

NEW YORK-The number of licenses awarded, not the prices paid for them, likely will lead Standard & Poor’s Corp. to downgrade the debt ratings of many winning bidders in Germany’s …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-In a move designed to give its customers a higher level of focus, resources and services, Motorola Inc. created the Global Telecom Solutions Sector, which includes employees from …

MINNEAPOLIS-Netbiquity L.L.C., a start-up firm specializing in wireless application development for corporate clients, announced plans to create a wireless portal for the consumer and small-business market. The portal is expected …

RESTON, Va.-NaviPath Inc., which offers Internet access services to enterprise customers and Internet service providers, will add wireless access services to its portfolio through an agreement with Motient Corp. Corporations …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. formed a strategic alliance with Handango Inc. under which Metrocall will provide two-way messaging capabilities to handheld computers powered by Handango’s suite of business applications. In addition, …

NEW YORK-At the suggestion of a franchise owner-operator, McDonald’s Corp., Oak Brook, Ill., has decided to add wireless electronic payment to its menu at several restaurant drive-up windows in Southern …

Telus Corp. offered to acquire all the shares of Clearnet Communications Inc. for $4.48 billion, creating a daunting competitor in Canada’s tight wireless market. Under terms of the offer, Telus …