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TV on mobiles: Vivendi urges clarification on rules (Reuters) 24 Nov 2005 18:11 GMT
Reuters - Vivendi Universal stepped up pressure on regulators on Thursday, urging them to determine the rules that will govern the embryonic market of TV on mobile phones and the frequencies used for the new service.
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Consolidation with an eye on the China prize (FT.com) 24 Nov 2005 16:45 GMT
FT.com - When Australia's Telstra (NYSE:TLS) last week unveiled a plan to create Hong Kong's largest mobile phone company through a merger with a local rival, it was an announcement the territory's wireless market had been awaiting for years.
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India's Bharat Sanchar Nigam network expansion contract to Nokia (AFP) 24 Nov 2005 16:21 GMT

AFP - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, has won a contract to expand the network of India's leading telecommunications company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).

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Consolidation with an eye on the China prize (FT.com) 24 Nov 2005 16:21 GMT
FT.com - When Australia's Telstra (NYSE:TLS) last week unveiled a plan to create Hong Kong's largest mobile phone company through a merger with a local rival, it was an announcement the territory's wireless market had been awaiting for years.
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Nokia in US$140 million deal to expand mobile networks in northern India (Canadian Press) 24 Nov 2005 15:02 GMT
Canadian Press - HELSINKI (AP) - Nokia Corp. will expand mobile networks for BSNL in northern India, in a deal valued at $140 million US, the world's largest mobile phone maker said Thursday.
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Samsung may dull Motorola's Razr edge (Reuters) 24 Nov 2005 09:58 GMT

Reuters - The runaway success of its ultra-slim Razr cellphone has given Motorola Inc. an edge over key rivals Nokia and Samsung Electronics, but the gap could narrow in 2006 as Samsung unveils a slew of copycat thin designs.

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China says number of cellphone users has reached 383 million (Canadian Press) 23 Nov 2005 20:20 GMT
Canadian Press - BEIJING (AP) - China's population of cellphone users, already the world's biggest, has grown to 383 million, according to a government report.
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Big Changes In Cellular Industry To Start In 2006: Study 23 Nov 2005 18:46 GMT
The advent of mobile wireless broadband will start creating major changes in 2006 that will change how cellular operators do business, a new study says.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Verizon Wireless files suit in spam case (Reuters) 23 Nov 2005 18:37 GMT

Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction against a Florida firm that it charges with sending thousands of unsolicited text messages to Verizon customers' mobile phones.