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SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. named Hamid Ahmadi its first chief architect. Ahmadi will be responsible for developing a unified architectural framework and leading strategic hardware and software architecture planning across all …

MADRID, Spain-Google Inc. and Skype Technologies SA are among the backers of Fon, a Spanish Internet software company with plans to create a global network of one million shared Wi-Fi …

WASHINGTON- The Federal Communications Commission is expected to propose additional rules to protect cell-phone customer records later this month. Testifying before the House Commerce Committee, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin also …

WASHINGTON-A San Francisco-based privacy group claims in a new class-action lawsuit that telecom giant AT&T Inc. violated the law by cooperating with the National Security Agency as part of a …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carriers Merrill Lynch lowered its fiscal 2006 EPS estimate on …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering issuing additional rules for protecting cell-phone customer records later this month, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin told the House Commerce Committee Wednesday. Martin also asked …

FREMONT, Ca.-Verizon Wireless is shutting down its low-speed CDPD wireless data network, according to mobile resource management company @Road. “Based on recent communications with Verizon Wireless and observations of service …

WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives joined the Senate in introducing legislation that would criminalize pretexting-the practice of impersonating a customer to get their call records. Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jay …

WASHINGTON-A San Francisco-based privacy group claims in a new class-action suit that telecom giant AT&T Inc. violated the law by cooperating with the National Security Agency as part of a …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proposed fining AT&T Inc. and Alltel Corp. each $100,000 for not having certifications on file showing that they are protecting their customers’ call records. The FCC …

Telecom equipment vendors posted fiscal first-quarter results and watched their stocks react accordingly. Thanks in part to a $278 million bankruptcy lawsuit ruling, Lucent Technologies Inc. posted a first-quarter net …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Wireless trailblazer Craig McCaw and other high-tech heavyweights are backing a new company looking to let business users reach colleagues through mobile phones, e-mail or instant messaging. The …

The U.S. wireless industry is on track to chronicle its best-ever quarterly customer growth, with more than 5.4 million net adds already reported by four of the largest carriers. In …

The evolution of the wireless industry has had a profound effect on the players involved. Within all levels of the market, companies have had to scramble to adapt to changing …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it received notice that its stock is in danger of being de-listed from the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The company said it …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Thanks in part to a $278 million bankruptcy lawsuit ruling, Lucent Technologies Inc. posted a first quarter net loss of $104 million, or 2 cents per share. The …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Wireless trailblazer Craig McCaw and other high-tech heavyweights are backing a new company looking to let business users reach colleagues through mobile phones, e-mail or instant messaging. The …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. managed to squeeze the launch of its 3G network into the last month of 2005, the move catapulted 16 major metropolitan cities into the spotlight as …

Regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it expects to report a $14 million loss for the fourth quarter of 2005. The carrier also said it no longer plans …

BERWYN, Pa.-Regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it expects to report a $14 million loss for the fourth quarter of 2005 and that it no longer plans to …

NEW YORK-Credit ratings firm Standard & Poor’s is turning a sharp eye on wireline companies and their wireless offspring, citing concerns about wireline businesses’ ability to compete with Voice over …

The wireline parent companies of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. are dangling discounts, converged bills and the potential of cross-platform services as they try to convince customers to bundle Cingular wireless services …

WASHINGTON-U.S. telecom firms again are complaining to Bush administration trade officials about fees charged by foreign mobile-phone carriers to connect calls, a controversy cellular operators do not want to see …

ATLANTA, Ga.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it completed network integration work in Georgia, as well as integration efforts in parts of Alabama and Florida, and expanded its coverage areas in those …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell is buying out Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s stake in a joint venture between the two companies. According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings by Cincinnati Bell, the company must …