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While 77% of cellphone users are “slightly familiar” with Apple Inc.’s iPhone and 41% have a good impression of the yet-to-be-released device, only 6% said they were likely to purchase …

The Illinois House passed a cellphone lemon law, a measure that would allow consumers with defective handsets to break wireless service contracts without penalty. The House bill, approved by a …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has come of age in the past year and finds itself in an enviable, if somewhat dicey, position. No resting on your laurels in a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately …

AT&T Inc., parent of the top mobile phone carrier, urged the Federal Communications Commission to decide whether Sprint Nextel Corp. should be fined for failing to meet a key deadline …

Research In Motion Ltd. said it would provide software later this year to expand BlackBerry software applications to third-party devices running Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile and, eventually, other operating systems. …

Nearly drowned out in broad policy debates over controversial public-safety and broadband wireless proposals are pressing questions about how the Federal Communications Commission will craft the 700 MHz band plan. …

Everyone, it seems, wants a piece of the Linux action. That includes Symbian OS champion Nokia Corp., which recently joined the Linux Foundation, and IMS Research, which just joined its …

As carriers tempt customers to move into data services beyond text messaging, some of them are designing service or accessory packages that specifically appeal to how different types of customers …

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued to dominate the J.D. Power and Associates regional survey of wireless customer satisfaction, receiving the highest ranking in all six regions of the U.S. for the …

WASHINGTON-A federal-state panel working on universal service fund reform is expected next month to recommend a temporary cap on government support for cellphone carriers seeking to serve rural areas, according …

Everyone loves a horse race, and in the first quarter global competition in the handset industry has tightened, infusing the high-stakes race with a sense that the future is in …

Iraq has scrapped its long-delayed cellular auction and instead decided to license the three national wireless carriers in June under an arrangement calling for revenue-sharing and an upfront cash payment …

As mobile banking and payments come further into focus, one of the potential areas for carriers to explore involves international remittances, or cross-border person-to-person transactions. Today, that market is dominated …

Nokia Corp. is behaving like a market leader with a thoughtful, winning strategy. The Finnish handset vendor is carefully undercutting competitors in emerging markets for volume gains-enduring a short-term lag …

The emergence of new mobile applications and advanced networks is creating an increasing need for backhaul, according to a new report from Visant Strategies.“Data services, including multimedia downloads, and network …

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued to dominate the J.D. Power and Associates regional survey of wireless customer satisfaction, receiving the highest ranking in all six regions of the U.S. for the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

Even in the confusing, clinical world of mobile software terms, the term “speech-recognition technology” draws yawns. Lately, though, it’s also drawing a flood of investment money.Speech-recognition developers for years were …

Businesses in the United States are wasting in excess of $2 billion each year by not paying their mobile employees’ wireless bills, according to research from In-Stat.These findings should lead …

Boston Communications Group Inc.’s woes continued last week as the company said it will slash its workforce by 21 percent. The company also said it received a notice of noncompliance …

NextWave Wireless Inc. announced it will purchase TD-CDMA supplier IPWireless Inc. for $25 million in cash and $75 million in stock. The ultimate purchase price could increase to $235 million …

The Federal Communications Commission is set to launch a fast-track rulemaking on Frontline Wireless L.L.C.’s public-safety broadband plan and other issues not resolved in next week’s scheduled decision on commercial …

Businesses in the United States are wasting in excess of $2 billion each year by not paying their mobile employees’ wireless bills, according to new research from In-Stat.These findings should …

Boston Communications Group Inc.’s woes continued this week as the company said it will slash its workforce by 21 percent. The company also said it received a notice of noncompliance …

Frontline Wireless L.L.C. said it picked up big-name, high-tech backing for its market-driven plan to buy spectrum for a national, public-safety broadband network that would be shared with commercial wireless …