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BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Corr Wireless, a cellular provider in Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, selected Infonxx to provide directory assistance services to its customers. “One of the main reasons for us to choose Infonxx was to increase our own brand recognition,” said Alan …

Mobile media company Zingy is expected to announce deals this week to bring exclusive mobile content from hip-hop artist Kanye West and late pop singer Aaliyah to wireless phones. West will provide screensavers, wallpaper, voicemail greetings, and voice ring tones …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission declared the outage reporting requirements and the changes to the telemarketing rules to be in effect Dec. 30. Under rules adopted in 2004, carriers must report service outages impacting at least 900,000 user minutes. The wireline …

WASHINGTON-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. is protesting an Application for Review filed by rival Inmarsat Ventures Ltd., claiming Inmarsat’s arguments are nothing new and meant to slow MSV’s entry into the mobile satellite service market. “The Federal Communications Commission has recognized …

SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra Corp. said it plans to launch a fixed short message service early this year. Telstra has a branded SMS-capable phone on sale in Australia for the service, it said. “Next year’s launch of fixed SMS is set to …

ORLANDO, Fla.-A real estate company launched a service last week that allows prospective buyers to access information about homes on the market via text messaging. Main Street Realtors of Windermere, Fla., is adding short codes to its “for sale” signs. …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Mobile enterprise software developer Symbol Technologies Inc. announced Wednesday that it has opted not to pursue its proposed offering of common stock. Instead, the company said it has entered into a new $250 million credit facility that will act …

JERUSALEM-In the wake of complaints that too many children were being exposed to erotic material, Israel’s Communications Ministry said last week it had moved to get wireless carriers to restrict access to mobile porn. In an official statement, the ministry …

Wireless SuperSession: Friday, Jan. 7 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the convention center’s North Hall, room N257. Executives from Virgin Mobile, M-Forma, Verizon Wireless, Motorola and Nokia will participate. Keynotes: The Day 1 keynote address will be given by …

WASHINGTON-C-Span junkies watching late into the night of Dec. 8 may not have realized that what happened just before the Senate left town was right out of a Hollywood script. Minutes (literally) before the Senate adjourned for the year, it …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission plans to begin auctioning spectrum occupied today by the federal government in the summer of 2006, according to notification sent last week to the National Telecommunications & Information Administration. President George W. Bush signed the Commercial …

When it comes to wireless data, perhaps 2004 should be called “The year of the untapped enterprise market.” Even as a small army of software developers and device manufacturers rushes to put mobile devices in the hands of on-the-go workers, …

The aftershocks from 2004’s massive carrier consolidation continue to reverberate across the wireless industry. As Cingular Wireless L.L.C. works to digest AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint Corp. completes its merger with Nextel Communications Inc., the rest of the industry …

WASHINGTON-In the wake of the devastating tsunamis in South Asia following a 9.0 earthquake, the Wireless Communications Association, which represents broadband wireless providers, said it will organize both short-term and long-term relief efforts during its annual meeting to be held …

As usual, the wireless industry plans to come out in force during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, running Thursday through Sunday in Las Vegas. Among the expected announcements: c LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will unveil three new devices. Prices for …

TORONTO-Wireless Age Communications Inc. said last week it is calling off merger talks with Relm Wireless Corp. “Our overtures to Relm’s board were not well received. There was a short window for a friendly business combination to occur; unfortunately I …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Rural carrier Dobson Communications Corp. announced it purchased the wireless assets of Michigan carrier RFB Cellular Inc. out of bankruptcy for $29.3 million. Dobson said the deal gives it access to 256,000 pops and 25,900 subscribers in the area. …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Canadian broadband wireless service provider Barrett Xplore selected Motorola Inc. to deploy a wireless broadband network in cities throughout Canada. The contract’s initial term is three years, but the agreement allows for the contract to be extended through 2009 …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it has signed a $32 million contract to expand the GSM network for Pakistan Telecom Mobile Ltd., otherwise called U-Fone. The project will be completed in May next year, according to Siemens. The second-largest Pakistani carrier …

Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories during the past 12 months. While our list …

Pantech&Curitel, a South Korean manufacturing company comprising the mobile-phone operations of Curitel Communications Inc. and Pantech Group, announced ambitious plans to sell 10 million Pantech-branded mobile phones in the United States in 2005. However, industry watchers believe the company faces …

WASHINGTON-European researchers have found DNA breaks and chromosomal aberrations from radio-frequency radiation like that emitted from mobile phones, but they said new data does not prove handsets pose a health risk and called for more research. The $3 million research …

PalmSource Inc.’s stock dropped to its lowest point ever following the company’s dismal third-quarter outlook. “Although we generally performed to our financial expectations during the second quarter, we are not satisfied with this performance,” said David Nagel, president and chief …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. modified the financial details of its bankruptcy reorganization plan. The company said the modifications enhance the potential cash distributions available, as well as add certain technical corrections and updates to the original filing. NextWave also offered revenue …

NEW YORK-Recording-industry giants EMI and Sony BMG have teamed to fight illegal music swapping with the announcement last week of an agreement to address licensing issues for music on mobile phones, PCs and other digital platforms. The partnership teams EMI …