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    FCC chief's free broadband plan delayed (AP)
    AP - A plan by the nation's top telecommunications regulator to provide free wireless high-speed Internet service hit a snag this week over concerns about possible interference and a proposed censoring feature that upset free speech advocates. -- read full article
    Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:46:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Verizon-Alltel Deal Could Isolate Sprint and WiMAX (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless and Alltel are merging in a $28.1 billion deal that analysts said could have a ripple effect through the U.S. wireless industry -- if the integration goes smoothly. -- read full article
    Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:29:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Verizon-Alltel, Fast Times at Broadcom (PC World)
    PC World - Verizon reached a deal to buy Alltel for US$28.1 billion, which would make the combined company the largest wireless carrier... -- read full article
    Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:40:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    FCC Delays Proposal for Free Wireless Internet (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - A free wireless Internet proposal by the Federal Communications Commission has been put on hold. According to Reuters, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that he would delay a vote on his proposal to auction a 25-MHz spectrum with the specific condition that the winner provide free Internet access. Martin said he wanted more time to investigate concerns by wireless carriers that there could be interference with frequencies already in use. -- read full article
    Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:23:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Best Smartphone Platforms For Business (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - A smartphone's OS drives its productivity-enhancing powers. Here's a guide to choosing among Windows Mobile, Blackberry, iPhone, Nokia S60, and Google Android. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Verizon Wireless To Buy Alltel In $28.1 Billion Deal (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Verizon Wireless said Thursday that it would buy Alltel Corp. for $28.1 billion, vaulting the combined company to first place in the U.S. mobile services market ahead of AT&T. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:00:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Wireless Social Networking To Generate $2.5 Trillion By 2020 (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The semiconductor and display industries will see significant changes as more people rely on wireless devices to connect with friends, according to iSuppli. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:28:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    As The 3G iPhone Nears, AT&T Boosts Network Speeds (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company said it has increased speeds of its mobile broadband network by 20%. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:20:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Verizon Will Buy Alltel, Boosting Mobile-Phone Standards (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - In a move that will bring fierce competition to AT&T, Verizon Wireless on Thursday agreed to buy Alltel for $28.1 billion in cash and debt. The acquisition will make Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone, the largest mobile-phone company in the U.S. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:42:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Verizon Wireless to buy Alltel for 28.1 bln dlrs (AFP)

    The Verizon logo at a Verizon Wireless store in San Francisco. Verizon Wireless has agreed to buy mobile carrier Alltel in a deal worth 28.1 billion dollars, including debt assumption, the companies have said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Verizon Wireless announced plans Thursday to buy mobile carrier Alltel in a deal worth 28.1 billion dollars including debt, to leapfrog AT&T and become the biggest US wireless group.


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    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:53:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Bluetooth, IE to Get Critical Microsoft Patches (PC World)
    PC World - Microsoft will release three critical security updates next Tuesday. A total of seven updates are planned. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:30:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Verizon Wireless to buy Alltel in $28.1 billion deal (Reuters)

    The sign for the Verizon Wireless store is seen in Lakewood, Colorado September 11, 2007. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday it would buy rural mobile phone service provider Alltel Corp for $28.1 billion, including debt, which would vault it to first place in the U.S. market ahead of AT&T Inc.


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    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:08:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    FCC delays consideration of free Internet plan (Reuters)
    Reuters - The top U.S. communications regulator on Thursday postponed consideration of a plan to auction a piece of wireless airwaves to buyers willing to provide free broadband Internet service without pornography. -- read full article
    Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:21:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    FCC chief's free broadband plan delayed (AP)
    AP - A plan by the nation's top telecommunications regulator to provide free wireless high-speed Internet service hit a snag this week over concerns about possible interference and a proposed censoring feature that upset free speech advocates. -- read full article
    Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:19:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Alltel customers worry about Verizon deal (AP)
    AP - Verizon Wireless' deal to buy Alltel Corp. for $5.9 billion was applauded by investors and should mean a greater range of choices for Alltel subscribers, but some worried that Alltel's commitment to rural coverage will get lost. -- read full article
    Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:36:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
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