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WASHINGTON-A congressional subcommittee and the wireless industry put pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to delay the upcoming 700 MHz auction, while private wireless wants the agency to go ahead with the guard-band auction. In addition, Verizon Wireless asked to …

WASHINGTON-The high-flying mobile-phone industry-poised to pick up its 100 millionth subscriber this week-could soon find itself in the throes of a major consumer backlash. Complaints about mobile-phone service-including dropped calls, busy signals, dead spots, improper billing, false advertising and poor …

The Third Generation Partnership Project, a standards body initially established by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to work on W-CDMA technology, last week agreed to include standards work on GSM technology as well. The organizational partners, which consist of standards-development …

NEW YORK-Concourse Communications Group L.L.C., Mineola, N.Y., is on a mission to turn the problem of poor reception inside public facilities into a business opportunity that will benefit wireless carriers and their customers. Last week, Concourse announced a two-year strategic …

Only here, in the democratic power center of the world, could leaking and stonewalling simultaneously be art forms worthy of the Smithsonian Institution. But it’s true. In fact, this is the Golden Age of leaking and stonewalling. We are blessed …

AT&T Wireless Group is collaborating with Motorola Inc. to supply equipment for AT&T Wireless’ “Project Angel” fixed wireless broadband technology abroad. Under terms of the agreement, AT&T Wireless said it will provide Motorola with a temporary license for a year …

Wireless Knowledge L.L.C. introduced the latest version of its WorkStyle Server, version 3.0, which the company says completes its vision of allowing any device on any network to access a user’s corporate data on a mobile basis. Release 3.0 adds …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and BT Wireless announced the first phase of their strategic alliance designed to create seamless mobile communications services worldwide for global travelers and multinational companies. The carriers nine months ago announced the alliance called Advance, which …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court on Friday sent back to the Federal Communications Commission rules that said wireless carriers must have consistent long-distance rates in all of their U.S. service areas. At issue is whether Congress intended for commercial mobile radio …

WASHINGTON-Wireless telecom trade advanced on two major fronts last week, as the United States and Vietnam struck a sweeping trade agreement and the Senate signaled it was prepared to vote on the historic China trade bill before Congress recesses for …

Adding to the list of carriers deploying its BrandFinder and MapBlast! location-based marketing information, Vicinity Corp. said Verizon Wireless will offer the services to its subscribers nationwide with Internet-enabled phones. Vicinity formerly had a similar relationship with GTE Wireless, which …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), responding to angry constituents hit with unsolicited wireless junk mail, plans shortly to introduce legislation to ban mobile-phone spam. “He saw this as the next wave and wanted to nip it in the bud,” said Steve …

Qualcomm Inc. introduced its Eudora Internet Suite version 1.1 for the Palm operating system, allowing any Palm-based device with a wireless or wired Internet connection to browse the Internet without going through a proxy server, the company said. It also …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. agreed to jointly develop and test enhancements to Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution technology (EDGE) enabling simultaneous delivery of voice and data, as well as multimedia applications. “Nokia’s commitment to jointly …

TORONTO-The major Canadian carriers are cautiously laying the groundwork for third-generation (3G) wireless networks. But true, full-blown 3G in Canada is at least three to four years away. “Canadian mobile operators are unlikely to reach the promised land of mobile …

Argentina Millicom International Cellular (MIC) launched phase one of it service rollout in the Buenos Aires area. Millicom Argentina also will provide wireless Internet services to the country’s most populated cities-Cordoba, Vendozo, Rosario and Tucuman-during 2000. Teligent and Telcom Ventures …

ATLANTA-SED International Inc. and AT&T Wireless Group signed an agreement expanding the retail distribution channel for AT&T Wireless prepaid services to 20,000 resellers in the United States. The agreement calls for SED to provide online fulfillment services including product warehousing, …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. started testing third-generation wireless technology at AT&T Labs research center in Menlo Park, Calif., where the company has established a testbed for wireless data transfer using General Packet Radio Service equipment from a variety of vendors. …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plan to develop and market the delivery of promotions and discounts to AT&T Digital PocketNet wireless Internet service customers. InfoSpace said it will provide its mobile commerce technology allowing subscribers to choose …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it is offering a prepaid feature called AT&T eMinutes, which allows the company’s prepaid customers to refill account voice minutes online for immediate use. The company said the program is the first to offer …

AT&T Wireless Group announced it entered agreements with Verizon Wireless to acquire wireless systems in San Diego, San Francisco and Houston for approximately $3.3 billion. “This is a critical move that gives us three systems … which cover a population …

A new company called Informio was established today, created with the goal of voice-enabling enterprise applications, either hosted at its data center or at the enterprise, and providing wireless carriers access to these applications, which can be marketed to end …

DENVER-Business traveler content provider Trip.com Inc. launched a wireless extension to its Internet site last week, featuring a first-of-its-kind ability to rebook flights from AT&T Wireless PocketNet phones. The service allows users to modify existing flight reservations, but not initiate …

ATLANTA-After first entering the Colombian wireless market just last month and in line with its aggressive Latin American expansion strategy, BellSouth Corp. announced it increased its stake in operator Celumovil. As part of the deal, Celumovil will purchase Colombian wireless …

We have e-mail, e-commerce and e-tailers, among other “electronic” conveniences. The “e” phenomenon has spread quickly across all aspects of business and industry, and now wireless customers with questions or problems can access “e-customer service” to find help. Of course, …