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8x8 Announces Successful Provisioning of Nationwide Nomadic E911 Emergency Calling Service to Packet 8 Subscribers

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), the Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, today...

Cellular One to Collect Used Cellular Phones for Children

SPECIAL ? Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems is urging residents and customers to bring in their old or no longer used wireless phones during the holiday season. With more than 100 million...

Qwest ranks #1 in survey for 411 services

DENVER, NOVEMBER 29, 2005 ? Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced its number-one ranking in directory assistance services according to the Paisley National Directory...

Samsung's SPH-V6800 WiFi multimedia cellphone

Samsung announced the SPH-V6800, their new WiFi-packin? multimedia cellphone today. This  EV-DO slider features a 2-inch QVGA display, 1.3 megapixel shooter, MPEG-4 recording and MP3/AAC playback,...

Google Wins Key Wi-Fi Lease

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.?Search giant Google Inc. took a big step Tuesday night toward becoming an Internet service provider. A clearly smitten Mountain View city council on Tuesday unanimously...

Microsoft's Hosted Messaging Tool Brings SMBs Greater Mobility

Forging further into telecom territory, Microsoft Corp. this week will launch a new version of its Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration to give small and midsize businesses a way to get...

Nokia and 3 Scandinavia work together on 3G push to talk

Espoo, Finland - Nokia and 3 Scandinavia are trialling Nokia Push to talk over Cellular (PoC) service in the Swedish market. With push to talk, people can use their mobile phones like walkie-talkies...

Alltel's 'Conversions 4 Kids' Program Totals $73,000 in Charitable Donations

NORMAN, Okla. - In the 11th and final week of Alltel's "Conversions 4 Kids" program, Ally's House, and the University of Oklahoma Sooners Athletic Scholarships Fund will each receive an Alltel...

Can You Hear Me? Vendors Beef Up Voice Over Wi-Fi Quality

While there has been much industry hype about phones that can roam among wireless LANs and cellular networks, veterans in the space are working to boost the quality of plain old voice over Wi-Fi. "I'...

RIM, Verizon Team on BlackBerry

Research in Motion Ltd. and Verizon Wireless last week introduced the first BlackBerry handset to run on the carrier's high-speed Evolution Data Optimized network. Dubbed the BlackBerry 7130e, it is...

New Blackberry 8700c Boosts Browsing

Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry 8700c Wireless Handheld device improves upon the previous model with a higher-resolution display?240 by 320 pixels versus 240 by 160 pixels?and a speedier EDGE (...

Latest conveniences in cell-phone services

Google, Yahoo and 4Info have quietly rolled out cell-phone messaging services in recent months that let you use the stubby digits to summon the location of the nearest Starbucks, find a phone number...

IDEA Cellular chooses Nokia Intelligent Content

Espoo, Finland - IDEA Cellular, a leading mobile operator in India, and Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, have launched Nokia's Intelligent Content Delivery System (ICD) solution on...

HomeNet Further Extends Market Reach with New Motorola Distribution Agreement

BASINGSTOKE, England - 28 November 2005 - Motorola (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in wireless and broadband communications, and HomeNet Communications Ltd a leading provider of Visual Intelligence...

96% of SunRocket customers have E-911

VIENNA, VA - November 28, 2005 - SunRocket, one of the nation's leading Internet phone service providers, today announced that it has equipped 96% of its customers with E-911 services, in advance of...

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