Comcast steals telecom DSL customers   27 Apr 2006 20:35 GMT
Comcast added 437,000 new broadband customers to its roster in the first quarter of 2006, with about a third coming from DSL.
Source: ZDNet

Vonage Offers VoIP Mobile-Phone Calls in the UK (NewsFactor)   27 Apr 2006 18:25 GMT
NewsFactor - You've gotten rid of the wire that connects your phone to the world. Perhaps you're also paying a flat monthly fee for unlimited VoIP calls from your home or office. Now, if a move by Vonage UK becomes popular, you'll be able to make unlimited calls from your mobile phone as well.
Source: Yahoo

EC roaming plan will raise local rates   27 Apr 2006 16:23 GMT
A European Commission proposal aimed at lowering mobile international roaming costs will lead to higher local calling charges for some, a consulting company hired by a group representing mobile operators said on Thursday.
Source: InfoWorld

Alcatel hit by price war, shares down   27 Apr 2006 13:43 GMT
Sales strong but gross margins and operating profit hurt, says equipment producer. Share price drops.
Source: ZDNet

XM's continued spending adds to quarterly losses   27 Apr 2006 12:05 GMT
Satellite radio provider, still the market leader, isn't seeing sharp subscriber increases turn into profit.
Source: ZDNet

Nokia phones to access iPass hotspots   27 Apr 2006 11:05 GMT
Nokia and iPass are developing client software for Nokia dual-mode phones that will let users connect to public Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, the companies announced Wednesday.
Source: InfoWorld

Visa, Nokia Launch Phone Payment Project (AP)   27 Apr 2006 10:53 GMT
AP - Visa International and Finnish cell phone maker Nokia Corp. jointly released the world's first credit card payment pilot system in Malaysia, allowing consumers to shop and pay using their mobile phones.
Source: Yahoo

Motorola, Cisco scrap hotspot-cell phone   26 Apr 2006 22:30 GMT
Motorola  and Cisco Systems have stopped development of a dual-mode cellular and Wi-Fi phone in favor of allowing multiple devices to work with any vendor's enterprise IP (Internet Protocol) phone switch, a Motorola executive said Wednesday.
Source: InfoWorld

Review: Webaroo Service Too Good to Be True (AP)   26 Apr 2006 22:00 GMT

AP - It sounds too good to be true: the highlights of the Web squeezed into a data file small enough to fit on your laptop or mobile phone, letting you browse even when you don't have a live Internet connection. After giving Webaroo a whirl, I found that it is, indeed, too good to be true.

Source: Yahoo

AT&T boosts DSL speeds, adds new services   26 Apr 2006 18:12 GMT
Strikes deals with partners to offer new features, such as video downloads and voice calling, to put extra bandwidth to use.
Source: ZDNet