Japan panel urges limit on mobile phone use by children (AFP)   26 May 2008 16:45 GMT

AFP - A Japanese government panel called on parents and schools Monday to help limit the use of mobile phones by children to prevent them from accessing "harmful" information on websites.

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LG Elec says "carefully watching" Nokia (Reuters)   26 May 2008 11:35 GMT
Reuters - LG Electronics (066570.KS), the world's No.4 handset maker, is closely watching rival Nokia (NOK1V.HE) amid talk the top-ranked mobile phone maker may cut its prices and re-enter the South Korean market later this year.
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China Announces Telecom Restructuring, Clearing Way for 3G (PC World)   26 May 2008 01:30 GMT
PC World - China has unveiled plans to restructure the country's telecommunications operators, a final step towards the release of 3G...
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Indian company snaps merger talks MTN Group (AP)   25 May 2008 08:19 GMT
AP - An Indian telecommunications company has called off merger talks with South Africa's largest mobile phone network operator, MTN Group Ltd., a company statement said.
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China to issue 3G licenses, urges telecoms merger (Reuters)   24 May 2008 07:48 GMT

Reuters - China will issue three licenses for high-speed third-generation mobile phone services and encourage a restructuring of leading telecoms companies, including a merger of China Unicom (0762.HK) and Netcom (0906.HK), the government said on Saturday.

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Bharti says MTN merger talks off (AFP)   24 May 2008 06:27 GMT

AFP - Merger talks between India's biggest mobile phone services firm, Bharti Airtel, and South Africa's flagship MTN Group have been called off, the Indian company said in a statement on Saturday.

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SF's BART in talks for full Wi-Fi rollout   23 May 2008 21:06 GMT
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is negotiating with a startup for a Wi-Fi network that would provide fast Internet access to riders throughout its 104-mile regional rail system.
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Where's My Tax Rebate, Uncle Sam? (PC World)   23 May 2008 20:00 GMT
PC World - Stimulus rebates have hit a detour on their way to taxpayers. That new PC or 3G iPhone might have to wait.
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Appropriate Technology and the Humble Mobile Phone (PC World)   23 May 2008 19:10 GMT
PC World - It's not often you read a book and find that, 10 years on, it remains central to your thinking. Ideas come and go, paradigms...
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China's telecom restructuring may be under way (AP)   23 May 2008 16:07 GMT
AP - China's biggest mobile phone company will take over a smaller fixed-line carrier, a state news agency said Friday, in what was expected to be the start of a sweeping industry restructuring.
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