International Business News - ATT http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring blue jeans, rock records and other Western goods into the country. Today Russians can buy almost anything they want here--but they are still begging for one item: Apple Inc.'s slick iPhone. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93595-black-market-iphones.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/iphones-hot-even-in-places-apple-has-yet-to-reach.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/iphones-hot-even-in-places-apple-has-yet-to-reach.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:32:01 EDT Consumer groups are accusing Broadway actors, mega-church pastors, karaoke DJs and others who use popular wireless microphones of unwittingly violating Federal Communications Commission rules that require government licenses for such devices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/wireless-microphones-flap-causing-static.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:46:28 EDT Consumer groups are accusing Broadway actors, mega-church pastors, karaoke DJs and others who use popular wireless microphones of unwittingly violating Federal Communications Commission rules that require government licenses for such devices. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92515-fcc-wireless-microphones.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/wireless-microphones-flap-causing-static.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/wireless-microphones-flap-causing-static.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:13:57 EDT The weak economy is catching up to the telecom industry, analysts said Wednesday, slashing ratings on half a dozen equipment suppliers and an operator. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/sector-snap-telecom-suppliers-downgraded.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:36:28 EDT The last defendant in a major federal kickback case involving class-action lawsuits against some of the nation's biggest corporations pleaded guilty Monday to a tax-related felony. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/lawyer-pleads-guilty-to-charge-in-kickback-case.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:58:11 EDT The launch of Apple Inc.'s much-anticipated new iPhone turned into an information-technology meltdown on Friday, as customers were unable to get their phones working. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89943-aptopix-apple-iphone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080712/software-problems-bug-apples-launch-of-new-iphone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080712/software-problems-bug-apples-launch-of-new-iphone.htm Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:30:54 EDT Lawyer Paul T. Selzer, the final defendant in a federal kickback case involving class-action lawsuits against big corporations, has agreed to plead guilty to a tax-related felony, prosecutors said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/final-defendant-to-plead-guilty-in-milberg-case.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:35:05 EDT With gas at $4 per gallon, perhaps a Prius plant would have been better for San Antonio, but Toyota Motor Corp.'s three-month production halt at its new Tundra plant isn't as bad as it could have been. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/toyota-plant-halt-includes-silver-lining.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:50:45 EDT Two more Internet access providers have agreed to eliminate certain newsgroups that contain child pornography and purge their servers of child pornography Web sites in an agreement with state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/cuomo-at-t-and-aol-block-child-porn-newsgroups.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:42:58 EDT The launch of Apple Inc.'s much-anticipated new iPhone turned into an information-technology meltdown on Friday, as customers were unable to get their phones working. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89689-japan-iphone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/apple-iphone-goes-sale-japan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/apple-iphone-goes-sale-japan.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:21:51 EDT When Verizon Wireless announced in November that it would open up its network to any company that wanted to make a device for it, industry watchers had visions of innovative features like cheap international calls and Google applications. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89359-verizon-wireless-open-development.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/verizon-open-network-gets-first-unsexy-device.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/verizon-open-network-gets-first-unsexy-device.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:18:54 EDT Alcoa Inc. stock climbed Thursday, and took the largest midday gain on the Dow Jones industrial average on the second day trading after the aluminum producer reported its second-quarter results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/midday-leaders-laggards-djia.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:39:31 EDT After Wednesday's decline, shares of telecommunications companies were mixed in Thursday morning trading as the broader market fluctuated as worries about the financial sector overshadowed better-than-expected sales from discount retailers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/sector-glance-telecom-services.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:47:59 EDT Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay $21 million to settle a lawsuit filed by California customers upset with the company's early termination fees, a lawyer on the case said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/verizon-settles-suit-over-early-termination-fees.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:05:12 EDT Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay $21 million to settle a lawsuit filed by California customers upset with the company's early termination fees, a lawyer on the case said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/verizon-settles-suit-over-early-termination-fees.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:01:03 EDT Shares of the largest telecommunications companies declined Wednesday as Wall Street tumbled, with tech bellwethers Cisco Systems and Microsoft both hitting year lows, along with AT&T. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/closing-glance-telecom-services-fall.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:33:29 EDT Apple Inc.'s iPhone has had a remarkable run over the past year, shaking up the stodgy design of cell phones and securing Apple a lucrative slice of the wireless business. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88650-apple-iphone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/amid-hype-apple-iphone-expansion-also-runs-risks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/amid-hype-apple-iphone-expansion-also-runs-risks.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:31:45 EDT Shares of the largest telecommunications companies fluctuated in morning trading Wednesday as the broader market inched lower after oil prices, which have been on the decline, rebounded. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/opening-glance-telecom-services.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:40:52 EDT Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/senate-to-pass-bill-overhauling-eavesdropping-regs.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:54:37 EDT Telecommunications stocks ended Tuesday overwhelmingly higher as the broader market headed higher. Oil prices declined sharply for the second day and investors seemed reassured by the possibility of more help for the financial sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/closing-glance-telecom-services.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:42:54 EDT