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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Wireless customers are more satisfied with their cellular service this year than last, according to the latest subscriber survey by J.D. Power and Associates. T-Mobile USA Inc. continues …

SEATTLE—Anti-piracy software developer Widevine Technologies snared $16 million in a Series C round of funding. Cisco Systems Inc. and Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. participated in the round, which also …

NEW YORK—Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. and Virgin Records are teaming with EMI to offer four exclusive ringtones from hip-hop star Big Boi. The clips are based on four tracks from …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. is teaming with software developer Seven Networks Inc. to offer mobile e-mail and data to subscribers with Palm-powered and Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile-based smart phones. The …

BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Level 3 Communications Inc.’s buying spree continues as the wholesale fiber optic network operator said it was spending $163 million to pick up Englewood, Colo.-based ICG Communications Inc. Under …

WASHINGTON—Sprint Nextel Corp.’s soon-to-be-spun-off local wireline business, Embarq Corp., has filed to issue as much as $4.49 billion in senior notes, according to information from the Securities and Exchange Commission. …

In the wake of several announcements regarding HSDPA contracts and gear testing, the CDMA Development Group reminded the wireless industry that CDMA technology’s evolution path is marching along swiftly and …

LOS ANGELES-Amp’d Mobile Inc. continued to rake in venture capital last week, raising $150 million in a third round of funding. New investors Tudor Investments, Intel Capital, Rho Ventures, Qualcomm …

Where do your loyalties lie? As wired and wireless telecom, Internet, cable and satellite companies begin to bundle services to compete for larger chunks of your money, the answer to …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. announced that it will help parents locate their children through a downloadable Family Locator service that utilizes Global Positioning System technology in handsets. The service …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc’s stock jumped as much as 3 percent in early trading April 11, amid fresh rumors that the European telco giant may sell its 45-percent stake in Verizon …

Verizon Wireless said it purchased Mid-Missouri Cellular, a small TDMA/CDMA operator in central Missouri. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal includes Mid-Missouri’s 27 cell sites and …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson says it won a contract to boost mobile operator 3 Scandinavia’s wireless broadband offering by upgrading its W-CDMA network with HSDPA equipment, which is designed to deliver …

Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Xero Mobile plans to use 2 million free handsets and discounted talk time to jump into the wireless marketplace-the catch being that the freebies are …

WASHINGTON-Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine (D) last week signed into law landmark legislation creating the nation’s first flat tax on wireless and other communications services in the state, a huge breakthrough …

Regional operator Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. is considering the sale of its wireless operations, the company said on Friday-one day before the forbearance agreement the company had signed with Sprint Nextel …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-IPass Inc. said it signed a roaming agreement with European Wi-Fi operator The Cloud. The agreement gives iPass customers access to more than 6,000 new Wi-Fi hot spots …

EDINBURG, Va.—Regional operator Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. is considering the sale of its wireless operations, the company said on Friday—one day before the forbearance agreement the company had signed with Sprint …

TOKYO—Vodafone Group plc’s Japanese operations will undergo a brand change once the sale of the unit to Softbank Corp. is complete, the two companies announced today. Vodafone assured customers that …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Yahoo Inc. scored another wireless win, inking a deal to deliver search and information services for subscribers of soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. The MVNO, a joint …

LOS ANGELES – Amp’d Mobile Inc. continued to rake in venture capital this week, raising $150 million in a third round of funding. New investors Tudor Investments, Intel Capital, Rho …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. announced that it will help parents locate their children through a downloadable Family Locator service that utilizes Global Positioning System technology in handsets. The service …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—IPass Inc. said it signed a roaming agreement with European Wi-Fi operator The Cloud. The agreement gives iPass customers access to more than 6,000 new Wi-Fi hot spots …

LOS ANGELES—Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Xero Mobile Inc. said that it has completed a reverse merger with publicly traded Desi TV Inc. A reverse merger allows a private company …

LONDON—Vodafone Group plc’s stock jumped as much as 3 percent in early trading Tuesday, amid fresh rumors that the European telco giant may sell its 45-percent stake in Verizon Wireless—or …