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WASHINGTON-A New York county could become the first place in the country to require Internet cafes with Wi-Fi to install security technology as a way to combat identity theft and consumer fraud. The legislation was proposed by Andy Spano, a …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Voice over Internet Protocol carriers do not have to cut off service to customers in areas where enhanced 911 is not available, but VoIP carriers cannot market to or sign new customers in those areas. …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. launched an Internet portal designed to allow developers to share information about open-source projects. The site, OpenSource.nokia.com, includes links that give project descriptions and provides access to any Nokia-developed downloadable code with an open source license. The …

RESTON, Va.-XO Communications Inc. is going completely wireless. The company announced plans to sell its nationwide wireline telecommunications business for $700 million in cash to Elk Associates L.L.C., but will retain its fixed broadband wireless spectrum in the 28 GHz …

BEIJING-WiMAX technology was alive at the WiMAX Forum’s Face-to-Face event in Beijing as broadband equipment companies including Aperto Networks Inc., Axxcelera Broadband Wireless, Redline Communications Inc., Sequans Communications and Wavesat Inc. demonstrated their offerings. The event centered on transmissions between …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its equity investment arm made a strategic investment in Tekion Inc. Tekion develops micro fuel cells for mobile products. The company’s Formira Power Pack is designed to fit inside mobile products and, according to the company, …

DULLES, Va.-Wireless instant messaging continues to surge, with one-third of all desktop IM users sending instant or text messages from cell phones at least once a week, according to a study from America Online Inc. The Internet giant’s third annual …

WASHINGTON-Preferred Communications Systems Inc. is not giving up. The “non-Nextel” economic area 800 MHz licensee asked the Federal Communications Commission to stop the retuning process in the 800 MHz band. “The FCC’s authority for its rebanding process is premised upon …

WASHINGTON-Lawmakers and homeland-security experts last week said the Bush administration lacks a plan to prioritize what critical infrastructure to protect-including wireless and other telecom networks-and that developing such a plan would require better sharing of information by federal, state and …

A group of Linux proponents announced today they have formed a new standards group aimed at promoting Linux software for mobile phones. “One of the key goals of the Linux Phone Standards Forum is to reduce Linux fragmentation,” said John …

It appears the roller-coaster ride isn’t over for Jamdat Mobile Inc. The wireless entertainment publisher celebrated its first full year on the Nasdaq last week, announcing third-quarter revenue that more than doubled from the year-ago period. Jamdat credited successful European …

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti-Caribbean wireless operator Digicel said it selected L.M. Ericsson to provide a GSM-based mobile network in Haiti. Digicel noted the network would include GPRS-based mobile Internet services, per-second billing for prepaid services and international roaming. In a …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Verizon Wireless said it plans to sell UTStarcom Inc.’s CDM-180 phone for $70 with a service agreement. The phone features a wide, short design and a landscape-oriented screen. “From TVs to computer screens, consumers are accustomed to a landscape …

For Leap Wireless International Inc., it’s all about clusters. The carrier, which offers its flat-rate Cricket service in 37 markets, furthered its market cluster plans last week, announcing a deal to expand its footprint in the Northwest and exit some …

LOS ANGELES-Amp’d Mobile Inc. unveiled its pre-launch marketing campaign, which will let consumers know that the youth-focused mobile virtual network operator is inching closer to its commercial launch-and shoppers shouldn’t sign a new contract until Amp’d hits the market. The …

WASHINGTON-Wireless messaging revenue in the United States more than doubled last year from 2003 and is expected to grow strongly during the next five years, according to figures from research from Analysys Research. Wireless data accounted for less than 5 …

BOSTON-Shares of Boston Communications Group Inc. continued to languish as the company reported a third-quarter net loss of more than $40 million. BCGI cited its ongoing legal fight with Freedom Wireless for the loss, taking a non-cash charge of $40.3 …

WASHINGTON- The timing of two nominations to the Federal Communications Commission could leave FCC Chairman Kevin Martin with an evenly split agency-or he could even be in the minority at the end of the year. The White House last week …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-USA Mobility Inc., the one-year-old messaging company formed by the merger of Arch Wireless Inc. and Metrocall Holdings Inc., reported third-quarter financials and declared a special dividend of $1.50 per share that will be payable next month. Revenue for …

DALLAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. unveiled a CDMA core network solution for the United States that includes a wireless softswitch and a media gateway. The company said it expects the product to be commercially available to U.S. carriers early next year. …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-In a letter addressed to Palm OS developers, Palm Inc.’s Ed Colligan reiterated the company’s support for the Palm platform. “I’m writing to you today because I’m concerned by the number of posts I’ve read that suggest that Palm’s …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. this week plans to launch a mobile radio service with more than three dozen channels of commercial-free streaming music. MobiTV Inc. is powering the service, dubbed MobiRadio. The service is available only on the Nokia 6620 but …

WASHINGTON-Since customers must be at least 18 years old to have their own mobile-phone account, the wireless industry last week said it would begin classifying carrier-controlled content and restrict access to inappropriate content to non-primary account phone users. CTIA last …

When it comes to using their phones to vote, U.S. wireless subscribers are generally limited to American Idol contestants like Ruben Studdard or Clay Aiken. But that may be changing. SMS has become a vital campaign tool for grass-roots organizations, …

ATLANTA & MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it reached a multi-year agreement to lay the foundation for BellSouth Corp.’s Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem architecture. Lucent said its next generation solution will enable BellSouth to offer a range of advanced …