NTT DoCoMo Seeks Expanded Use of Phones (AP)   28 Mar 2006 12:56 GMT
AP - NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's biggest mobile phone company, said Tuesday it will pay 9 billion yen ($76.9 million) for a 2 percent stake in the nation's second-largest convenience store chain to expand the use of new mobile phones that function like credit cards.
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In Brief: Spansion aims to expand mobile-phone chip presence   28 Mar 2006 12:50 GMT
Spansion, formerly a joint venture of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Fujitsu, on Monday inked two deals aimed at expanding its presence in the mobile phone market.
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NTT DoCoMo plans year-long WiMax tests in Tokyo   28 Mar 2006 12:26 GMT
NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest cellular operator, is planning a year of tests of IEEE802.16e WiMax wireless broadband technology in Tokyo, it said.
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NTT DoCoMo, Lawson forge capital tie-up to promote 'wallet phones' (AFP)   28 Mar 2006 11:43 GMT

AFP - Japan's top mobile telecoms firm NTT DoCoMo has unveiled a capital tie-up with the nation's second largest convenience store operator Lawson to promote a wallet function of its cellular phones.

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EU seeks to cut cost of mobile phone calls from abroad (AFP)   28 Mar 2006 11:14 GMT

AFP - The European Commission is due to sketch plans for regulations aimed at bringing down the cost of making and receiving mobile telephone calls from abroad.

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Net neutrality fans lose on Capitol Hill   28 Mar 2006 01:17 GMT
New legislation to revamp telecoms laws, in the works for half a year, does not mandate that all Internet sites be treated equally.
Source: ZDNet

New broadband wiring tech gets a push   27 Mar 2006 23:35 GMT
An industry group finalizes its own technology standard and begins certifying products.
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Nortel revamps services business to drive growth (Reuters)   27 Mar 2006 21:32 GMT

Reuters - Nortel Networks Corp. said on Monday it had revamped its services business to propel growth as it unveiled a big services contract with Bharti Tele-Ventures , India's largest mobile phone operator.

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New Internet telephony players emerge   27 Mar 2006 18:59 GMT
Lycos, Jajah get into Net telephony business, competing with big players like Skype, Yahoo, Microsoft and Google.
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Guide aims to plug security holes for small business   27 Mar 2006 18:09 GMT
Several groups have come together to help vulnerable small businesses protect against data breaches with a package of guidelines unveiled Monday.
Source: InfoWorld