Net neutrality advances on Capitol Hill   05 Apr 2006 00:53 GMT
Key Republican who nixed concerns about Net neutrality mandates bends to pressure from companies like Microsoft, Yahoo.
Source: ZDNet

New issues: Hellas' EU500m Pik (FT.com)   04 Apr 2006 20:55 GMT
FT.com - TIM Hellas, the Greek mobile phone operator, plans to sell EU500m pay-in-kind notes to fund a special dividend to its private equity owners.
Source: Yahoo

New issues: Hellas' EU500m Pik (FT.com)   04 Apr 2006 19:00 GMT
FT.com - Tim Hellas, the Greek mobile phone operator, plans to sell EU500m pay-in-kind notes to pay a special dividend to its private equity owners.
Source: Yahoo

Security fears, cost delay mobile deployments at work   04 Apr 2006 16:03 GMT
Around 60 percent of businesses are shying away from deploying mobile devices primarily due to security concerns, a new survey says.
Source: InfoWorld

Intel invests in U.K. WiMax venture   04 Apr 2006 15:40 GMT
Chipmaker pumps $25 million in into joint venture with Pipex to provide WiMax to homes, businesses and others in U.K.
Source: ZDNet

NTL dials up 1.68-bln-dlr friendly takeover of Virgin Mobile (AFP)   04 Apr 2006 14:16 GMT

AFP - US cable operator NTL announced an agreed takeover of Virgin Mobile following a four-month pursuit, in a move that values the British mobile phone group at 962.4 million pounds (1.38 billion euros, 1.68 billion dollars).

Source: Yahoo

Virgin Mobile accepts NTL's bid   04 Apr 2006 13:58 GMT
NTL's bid for British mobile phone company Virgin Mobile Holdings has won the approval of Virgin Mobile's board, the companies announced Tuesday. The cash-and-stock offer values Virgin Mobile at £962 million ($1.67 billion), NTL said.
Source: InfoWorld

Fear of handset viruses deter companies: survey (Reuters)   04 Apr 2006 13:41 GMT

Reuters - Cellular phone viruses are still mercifully rare, but more than 60 percent of global companies mention security concerns as a reason for not giving employees advanced handsets, a survey found on Tuesday.

Source: Yahoo

NTL dials up 1.68-bln-dlr friendly takeover of Virgin Mobile (AFP)   04 Apr 2006 13:09 GMT

AFP - US cable operator NTL announced an agreed takeover of Virgin Mobile following a four-month pursuit, in a move that values the British mobile phone group at 962.4 pounds (1.38 billion euros, 1.68 billion dollars).

Source: Yahoo

Mexican magnate dials in Verizon assets   04 Apr 2006 12:43 GMT
Carlos Slim Helu, third-richest man in world, to fold three Latin American operations into America Movil and Telmex.
Source: ZDNet