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Ratings firm raises uncertainties for $28.1B Alltel deal, which Verizon says is on track
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Verizon Wireless says it is moving forward with plans to acquire Alltel Corp. for $28.1 billion, although the country's financial climate has worsened since the companies reached an agreement four months ago. Verizon maintains...Tags: Alltel Corp.
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Sprint launches next-generation WiMax network in Baltimore; mobile Internet is $30 per month
Sprint Nextel Corp. opened its new wireless network to customers in Baltimore on Monday, offering Internet service for laptops for $30 per month. It's the first commercial network in the U.S. to use so-called WiMax technology for mobile customers....Tags: Computing and Information Technology, Intel Corp., Google Inc., Telecommunication Service, Sprint Nextel Corporation
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Vodafone considered a good call
Q: I am unhappy with the performance of my stock in Vodafone Group PLC. I'd been told it was such a great company. F.R., via the Internet A: The world's largest cellular phone service provider by sales has enormous size and outreach. It has either...Tags: Cell Phones, Sales, Vodafone Group Plc, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Sprint launches next-generation WiMax network in Baltimore; mobile Internet is $45 per month
Sprint Nextel Corp. opened its new wireless network to customers in Baltimore on Monday, offering Internet service for laptops for $45 per month. It's the first commercial network in the U.S. to use so-called WiMax technology for mobile customers....Tags: AT&T Corp., Computing and Information Technology, Intel Corp., Google Inc., Telecommunication Service
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Vodafone has global reach, slip in revenue
Tribune Media ServicesQuestion: I am unhappy with the performance of my stock in Vodafone Group PLC. I had been told it was such a great company. -- F.R., via the Internet Answer: The world's largest cellular phone service provider has either majority or joint control of...Tags: Cell Phones, VeriSign Incorporated, Sales, Vodafone Group Plc, El Paso Corporation
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Verizon To Offer Monthly Plans
Verizon Wireless announced Monday that it will offer month-to-month service plans for those who prefer not to sign one- or two-year contracts. Customers can now buy a cellphone at full retail price — those who sign one- or two-year contracts are...Tags: Contracts
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CLARENDON HILLS: Village allows Verizon to add antennas to tower
A contract unanimously approved by village trustees Monday night allows Verizon Wireless to install three more antennas on the Burlington Avenue water tower and requires the cellular service provider to share a generator with three other cellular...Tags: Burlington, Water Supply
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Alcatel-Lucent lays off 250 in Naperville, Lisle
Tribune reporterAlcatel-Lucent laid off about 250 employees based in Lisle and Naperville on Thursday as part of broader reductions across North America, a company spokeswoman said. Denise Panyik-Dale said the layoffs, which also included just over 100 employees in...Tags: Employers, Naperville, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Alcatel SA
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Alcatel-Lucent lays off 250 in Lisle, Naperville
Chicago Tribune reporterAlcatel-Lucent SA laid off about 250 employees based in Lisle and Naperville on Thursday as part of reductions across North America, said a spokeswoman for the French telecommunications giant. Denise Panyik-Dale said the layoffs, which also included more...Tags: Employers, Naperville, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Alcatel SA
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East Northport neighbors oppose plan for 98-foot antenna
deborah.morris@newsday.comWhen Gene Leavy looks out the window of his family room, he sees an inground pool, a gazebo, a lush garden and a beautiful canopy of pine trees. But that picture will change if an application to install a cell phone tower nearby, on the property of the...Tags: Cell Phones, Huntington, Interior Policy, Telecommunication Service, East Northport
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Verizon cell phone tower in East Northport opposed
deborah.morris@newsday.comWhen Gene Leavy looks out the window of his family room, he sees an in-ground pool, a gazebo, a lush garden and a beautiful canopy of pine trees. But that picture will change if an application to install a cell phone tower nearby, on the property of...Tags: Cell Phones, Interior Policy, Telecommunication Service, East Northport, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Google unveils its G1 cellphone, potential rival to Apple's iPhone
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersGoogle Inc. on Tuesday showed off a cellphone that could provide the first real challenge to Apple Inc.'s iPhone: a mass-market device with a sharp touch screen and slide-out keyboard that brings the experience of mobile Web surfing closer to that of a...Tags: Business Enterprises, Consumers, AT&T Corp., Sales, Apple Inc.
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