Verizon warns financial sector on Net neutrality   08 May 2006 20:36 GMT
Company memo says financial services industry is being fed misinformation about merits of Net neutrality.
Source: ZDNet

Vonage reserves IPO shares for customers   08 May 2006 18:21 GMT
Company, which turns broadband connections into phone service, plans to set aside common stock shares for customers.
Source: ZDNet

Samsung Unwraps World's Thinnest Mobile Phone (NewsFactor)   08 May 2006 17:20 GMT
NewsFactor - On Monday, Samsung took the wraps off what it is calling the slimmest mobile phone ever made. Turned sideways, the new phone, dubbed the SGH-X820, is just 6.9 mm (.27 inches) thick.
Source: Yahoo

Text messages give '411' on teen sex (USATODAY.com)   08 May 2006 12:19 GMT
USATODAY.com - San Francisco launched the nation's first text-messaging program aimed to shoot instant cellphone messages to sexually active young people seeking advice about sex and health. The service focuses on what to do "if ur condom broke" and whom to call "if ur feeling down ... like u wanna xcape ur life."
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Vietnam mobile phone service to reach disputed Spratlys in June (AFP)   08 May 2006 11:39 GMT

AFP - State-owned Vietnamese mobile phone company Vinaphone is expected to launch its service in the disputed Spratly Islands next month, an official said.

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Vodafone, T-Mobile cut costs of mobile phone calls abroad (AFP)   08 May 2006 11:19 GMT

AFP - Mobile phone giants Vodafone and T-Mobile have caved in to growing European Commission (EC) pressure by slashing the cost for customers using their call services when abroad.

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3G phones in Finland doubled in one month: Elisa (Reuters)   08 May 2006 10:31 GMT
Reuters - The number of third generation mobile phones in Finland doubled in the month after new laws took effect on April 1 allowing bundled sales of phones and subscriptions, a senior executive at operator Elisa (ELI1V.HE) said on Monday.
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Vodafone cuts cost of mobile phone calls in Europe (AFP)   08 May 2006 08:34 GMT

AFP - Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone company, announced plans to slash the amount it charges European Union customers for making and receiving calls when abroad.

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VOIP fees set to rise with regulation on the horizon   05 May 2006 18:51 GMT
With the deadline for voice over IP (VoIP) carriers to comply with the FCC Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act [CALEA] less than a year away, VoIP vendors are beginning to roll out their wire tap technology.
Source: InfoWorld

Appeals court takes dim view of Net-tapping rules   05 May 2006 17:51 GMT
Panel suggests that FCC can't order wiretapping backdoors for broadband providers, but Internet phone companies may be covered.
Source: ZDNet