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Verizon rakes in wireless fees in 1Q
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. hit a 12-year high Thursday after it posted another quarterly report that showed its wireless revenue rising at a rate that's the envy of the industry.
Md. strengthens distracted driving law
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers have strengthened distracted driving laws. The General Assembly passed a measure on Monday to make talking on a handheld cellphone while driving a vehicle a primary […]
Report: Global cellphone sales fell in 2012
NEW YORK — Research firm Gartner says worldwide cellphone sales fell last year, as economic turmoil dampened shopper appetites. The decline was 1.7 percent, and it was the first time […]
Opaque Instagram ad policy change riles users
SAN FRANCISCO — Instagram, the popular mobile photo-sharing service now owned by Facebook, is the target of a storm of outrage, much of it on social media, after changes in […]
$45M award affirmed in Iraqi cell phone suit
A telecommunications company owes its former joint venture partner more than $45 million for fraudulently inducing it to invest in a cell phone network in Iraq, a Maryland appellate court has held.
Sprint confirms talks with Softbank
NEW YORK — Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday said Japanese cellphone company Softbank Corp. is in talks about making a potential substantial investment in the U.S. company. Sprint, the third-largest […]
T-Mobile USA to merge with MetroPCS
T-Mobile and MetroPCS have agreed to combine their struggling cellphone businesses in a deal aimed at letting them compete better with their three larger rivals. The combined company will use […]
Fairy big news
Just in time for the Democrats to tout as a sign of economic recovery at their convention comes the news that the Tooth Fairy is leaving kids more cash this year than last.
T-Mobile brings back unlimited data plan
NEW YORK — Unlimited wireless data is back. After sliding off the menu of cellphone plans, data plans with no caps are making a comeback at smaller wireless companies trying […]
