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WASHINGTON-A Minnesota federal court has upheld a new state law forbidding mobile-phone carriers from making significant changes to service contracts without obtaining written or verbal permission from subscribers, but ruled …

WALL, N.J.-Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. reported that Ellen Wolf has resigned from the company’s board of directors. Raymond Ranelli, who was formerly a vice chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers, has …

DALLAS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has joined the WiMax Forum, just as Cisco Systems Inc. reportedly denied reports that it has joined the industry body. Nortel sees its joining WiMax …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-Regional telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. expanded its nationwide wireless voice service to residential and small business customers in Las Cruces, Alamogordo and Clovis, N.M. Qwest said customers …

German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce …

Canadian athletes may not have matched the total number of medals hauled from Athens as its southern neighbor, but the Great White North did supply the top carrier during the …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C., steadfast in its claim that it did not deceive California consumers, has initiated negotiations with the California Public Utilities Commission to settle a proposed record $12 million …

SANTIAGO, Chile-Smartcom, a wireless operator in Chile, has deployed CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. to boost its wireless network capacity and expand its service offerings in the …

THE HAUG, The Netherlands-German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier …

SANTIAGO, Chile-Smartcom, a wireless operator in Chile has deployed CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. to boost its wireless network capacity and expand its service offerings in the …

European wireless operator Orange commercially launched its push-to-talk Talk Now service on its U.K. network following nine months of customer trials across Europe. The carrier said the trials produced positive …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless said it reached a settlement with Dr. Bonnie O’Day over a 2003 complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission in which she alleged the nation’s top mobile-phone operator …

Despite the continued financial uncertainty surrounding a number of Sprint PCS network partners, the carrier’s largest affiliate by subscriber numbers-Alamosa Holdings Inc.-said last week it would be interested in further …

MOSCOW-Russian wireless carrier VimpelCom announced it has won a tender against international bidders to purchase KaR-Tel, the second-largest cellular operator in Kazakhstan, for $350 million plus assumption of $75 million …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless today said it reached a settlement with Dr. Bonnie O’Day over a 2003 complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission in which she alleged the nation’s top mobile-phone …

MOSCOW-Russian wireless carrier VimpelCom announced it has won a tender against international bidders to purchase KaR-Tel, the second-largest cellular operator in Kazakhstan, for $350 million plus assumption of approximately $75 …

Sprint Corp. announced a multiyear agreement with the country’s eighth-largest cable operator Mediacom Communications Corp., enabling Mediacom to provide telephony services in nearly all of its markets currently covering 2.7 …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. reported an alliance with push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks to jointly market Kyocera handsets supporting Kodiak’s Real-time Exchange platform to CDMA carriers worldwide. The companies have already …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. selected Azaire Networks as its core system provider for the carrier’s Wi-Fi service locations throughout Canada. Azaire will provide Rogers Wireless with secure …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C., AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and AT&T Corp. reported an agreement resolving issues related to the use of the AT&T brand in connection with Cingular’s pending acquisition of …

Rural operators continued to wean themselves from roaming revenues during the second quarter of this year with mixed results as some have been able to make up the revenue shortfall …

Qwest Communications International Inc. confirmed it has received anti-trust approval from the government for the $418 million sale of its wireless assets to Verizon Wireless. The sale, announced in June, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera may finally have found a buyer for Sonera Zed Ltd. The Finnish-Swedish operator announced that it has agreed to sell its wireless data portal to Wisdom Entertainment, a …

Qwest Communications International Inc. confirmed that it has received anti-trust approval from the federal government for the $418 million sale of its wireless assets to Verizon Wireless. The sale, which …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. was awarded a patent for a method of personal services offerings included in the company’s TeleConcierge, Infone and enhanced directory assistance systems. The patent covers …