International Business News - S 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 Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday it agreed to sell about 3,300 wireless communications towers to TowerCo for about $670 million in cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/sprint-nextel-to-sell-3-300-towers-for-670m.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:26:17 EDT New York's attorney general notified Comcast Corp. on Monday that the state will take legal action if the company--the nation's second-largest Internet service provider--doesn't agree to eliminate access to child pornography. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/cuomo-pushes-comcast-to-block-access-to-child-porn.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:40:40 EDT The general discounting of a televised report that SK Telecom Corp. is negotiating to buy Sprint Nextel Corp. led Sprint shares Wednesday to give back some of the big gains they posted when the news surfaced a day before. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/sprint-shares-fall-as-sk-deal-questioned.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:12:29 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 South Korea's SK Telecom Corp. is in talks to buy struggling U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp., business news channel CNBC reported Tuesday An agreement would be at best weeks away, CNBC said, citing people familiar with the talks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/cnbc-korean-carrier-in-talks-to-buy-sprint.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:20:37 EDT A Delaware Chancery Court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit in Sprint Nextel Corp.'s fight with an affiliate over Sprint's next-generation wireless network. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/delaware-court-keeps-sprint-case-alive.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:47:44 EDT Handset stocks mostly dipped Monday, though shares of Apple Inc. gained some ground after the company said it sold 1 million iPhones in the first three days after an updated version of the device was released on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/sector-snap-handset-stocks-mostly-dip.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:01:12 EDT Palm Inc., which has been struggling to maintain its position in the hot market for "smart" phones, introduced a new Treo model Monday with Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/palm-launches-new-treo-on-sprint-network.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:01:16 EDT In a July 10 story about touch screens, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Synaptics Inc. supplies touchpads for Apple's laptops. Synaptics supplies components to Apple, but not laptop touchpads. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/correction-touch-screens-story.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:50:13 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 It's been a good year for touch screens. The launch of the first iPhone model a year ago boosted interest in the technology tremendously, and the updated model available Friday likely will stoke enthusiasm further. Now touch-screen manufacturers are going flat out, and more devices will soon be controlled by the tip of your finger. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89267-touch-screens.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/apple-iphone-asia-demand-create-touch-screen-boom.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/apple-iphone-asia-demand-create-touch-screen-boom.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:49:06 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 President Bush signed a bill Thursday that overhauls rules about government eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the U.S. spy on Americans in suspected terrorism cases. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88923-bush-terrorist-surveillance.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/senate-bows-to-bush-approves-surveillance-bill.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/senate-bows-to-bush-approves-surveillance-bill.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:12:52 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 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 More than a year after they were introduced, federal rules intended to keep cell phone towers operating during natural disasters remain in limbo. A federal appeals court on Tuesday put off deciding on the wireless industry's challenge to the regulations until the Federal Communications Commission gets preliminary clearance for the rules. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/court-keeps-cell-tower-backup-rules-on-hold.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:04:48 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