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WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week in two key high-tech cases that now may move across the street to the U.S. Capitol. In March, the Supreme Court heard oral …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps last week continued his campaign to get gaps in homeland security communications addressed, urging new FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to appoint a commissioner to …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps complained his agency is not doing enough to address gaps in homeland security communications, and he urged FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to appoint a …

Following is a list of debt and financial ratings changes for wireless companies announced this week by financial firms. Merrill Lynch upgraded its view of the overall technology market from …

WASHINGTON-In a surprise move that gives new FCC Chairman Kevin Martin more time to reveal his regulatory philosophy, Level 3 Communications Inc. withdrew a forbearance petition regarding how much Voice …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission left the few remaining independent wireless carriers twisting in the wind last week when it said that mobile-phone and long-distance carriers could not get access to …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has rescinded a proposed $200,000 fine against Western Wireless for operating a transmitter on a historic site in North Dakota. The FCC said Western Wireless made …

Customer confusion over wireless rate plans and services is costing wireless operators $3 billion per year due to increasing customer churn and harmed brand relationships, according to a consumer survey …

Customer confusion over wireless rate plans and services is costing wireless operators $3 billion per year due to increasing customer churn and harmed brand relationships, according to a consumer survey …

WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding last week’s government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody’s Investors Service reacting immediately by …

WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding final government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody’s Investors Service downgrading long-term debt ratings …

WASHINGTON-Tim Donahue, chief executive officer of Nextel Communications Inc., said Thursday morning Nextel finds nothing in the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to solve public-safety 800 MHz interference that it opposes …

COPENHAGEN-Siemens AG has unveiled the SF65, a clamshell-style mobile phone that includes a 1.3-megapixel camera with flash, four-times zoom, a color display, and a swivel action screen that transforms it …

ATLANTA-Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. reported changes to its Sprint management and services agreements regarding back-office billing and service changes, new customer activation fees and roaming rates, which the …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is partnering with NMS Communications to design and build advanced optical voice processors for use in next-generation wireless networks. The companies expect the solution …

The standards deadlock over ultra-wideband technology between the Multiband OFDM Alliance and the Direct Sequence UWB Forum continued at the IEEE conference last week. This time, however, it had an …

WASHINGTON-Just days before the Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to consider the VoIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004, public-safety officials were urged Thursday by their national association to tell lawmakers …

Camera phones are the most rapidly accepted consumer electronics device in history. Yet it appears that wireless carriers-a group many assumed would reap the rewards of a camera-phone revolution-are sitting …

HOUSTON-Texas Instruments has released a new Hands-Free Kit (HFK) Development Platform and a Bluetooth subsystem to go with it. According to TI, combining the digital signal processor (DSP)-based platform with …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service Inc. has placed all entities related to Verizon Communications Inc., including Verizon Wireless, on CreditWatch with negative implications. The move follows S&P’s decision last …

TROY, Mich.-Clarity Technologies Inc. announced its Clear Voice Capture (CVC) voice communications software technology will be embedded in Peiker’s Bluetooth hands-free system for use in the Mini Cooper automobile. “Together …

TOKYO-A new application from Royal Philips Electronics, Sony Corp. and E Ink Corp. allows mobile users a paper-like reading experience via mobile devices. The Electronic Paper Display module, designed by …

ATLANTA-Speech recognition company Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. (ART) and Clarity Technologies Inc, which provides noise and echo cancellation software for wireless communications, announced their solutions will be integrated and sold …

Editor’s Note: This item originally ran in Monday’s Web update. However, information regarding CTIA’s position on cell broadcasts was misstated. The corrected version is below. WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet …

After nearly six years of semi-autonomous trading on the open markets, Sprint Corp. decided last week to rein in its wayward wireless division by folding in Sprint PCS’ tracking stock …