International Business News - T 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 Verizon Wireless has offered to sell cellular operations in North Dakota, South Dakota and parts of 16 other states to win regulatory approval of its proposed purchase of Alltel Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/verizon-wireless-offers-divestitures-to-buy-alltel.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:34:11 EDT Officials say AT&T Illinois has refunded $1.5 million to Illinois telephone customers and agreed to forego $5.5 million in future rate increases. The settlement comes after state Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office found the company overcharged customers in 2007 by not reducing rates as mandated by the Illinois Commerce Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/at-t-refunds-1-5-million-in-illinois-settlement.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:25:18 EDT Ford Motor Co. is marking the 100th anniversary of the Model T, the first low-priced car that introduced motoring to the masses, at a time when Americans are cringing at the cost of filling their gas tanks and the U.S. auto industry is struggling with plant closings and layoffs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95266-model-t-anniversary.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/ford-marks-100th-birthday-of-the-model-t.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/ford-marks-100th-birthday-of-the-model-t.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:07:10 EDT Apple Inc. said Monday it sold 1 million iPhones in the first three days its newest model was on the market. "IPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend," said Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, in a statement. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/91069-iphone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/apple-sells-million-iphones-first-days.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/apple-sells-million-iphones-first-days.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:56:27 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 A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit by an Islamic organization that accused the Bush administration of illegally wiretapping its telephones without warrants. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/judge-tosses-wiretapping-lawsuit-by-islamic-group.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:48:03 EDT Clearly, the lady who offered to give Barack Obama the shirt off her back rattled him more than the lady next to her, whose top was emblazoned with a biceps-flexing Hillary Rodham Clinton and the words "Hillary Can Do It." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82937-obama-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/obama-gets-offer-of-shirt-off-womans-back.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/obama-gets-offer-of-shirt-off-womans-back.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:09:14 EDT Cell phone company T-Mobile USA is set to launch a nationwide service that lets customers place unlimited domestic calls with their landline phones over a broadband connection. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/t-mobile-goes-nationwide-with-landline-service.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:07:59 EDT Virgin Mobile USA is introducing a plan with unlimited calling for $79.99 per month, helping feed the price-cutting frenzy that has washed over the cellular carriers this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/virgin-mobile-introduces-unlimited-calling-plan.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:45:03 EDT Virgin Mobile USA is introducing a plan with unlimited calling for $79.99 per month, helping feed the price-cutting frenzy that has washed over the cellular carriers this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/virgin-mobile-introduces-unlimited-calling-plan.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:17:55 EDT The Supreme Court intervened Monday in a lawsuit by an Internet service provider accusing AT&T of anti-competitive practices. AT&T had asked the justices to step into the dispute over wholesale prices AT&T charges for high-speed service to Internet service providers who then compete with AT&T for retail Internet customers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/supreme-court-agrees-to-review-suit-against-at-t.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:31:21 EDT The governor, who is seeking a divorce, apologized Wednesday for using a state-owned cell phone to send more than 860 text messages to a woman he says is a longtime friend. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/nevada-governor-apologizes-for-text-messages.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:10:58 EDT A Senate committee on Thursday agreed to a proposed ban on the use of hand-held telephones while driving, though the idea faces competition from other, less restrictive bills. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/louisiana-senate-panel-approves-cell-phone-ban.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:59:45 EDT T-Mobile USA on Wednesday said it would let subscribers to its "unlimited" calling plan include family members for half price, adding another wrinkle in a cross-carrier scramble to define new pricing models. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/t-mobile-gives-families-a-break-on-unlimited-plan.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:19:12 EDT Five years ago this week, a federal election regulator predicted that corporate sponsorship of political conventions would eventually be as common as it is for football bowl games. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/loophole-lets-corporations-fund-political-conventions.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:44:01 EDT AT&T customers who have seen mysterious charges for ringtones and other content show up on their cell-phone bills will be eligible for refunds as part of the settlement of a group of class-action lawsuits, a lawyer for the class said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/at-t-settles-suit-over-3rd-party-cell-phone-fees.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:47:41 EDT Telecommunications carrier T-Mobile USA Inc. spent nearly $700,000 in the first quarter to lobby on spectrum matters and other issues, according to a disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/t-mobile-spent-700-000-lobbying-in-first-quarter.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 17:26:32 EDT The Supreme Court handed a defeat to T-Mobile USA Inc. Tuesday, rejecting the company's appeal in three cases involving the legal remedies available in millions of cell phone contracts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/justices-turn-down-t-mobile-appeal-over-contracts.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 10:40:57 EDT Vacationers heading back into the Adirondacks for Memorial Day will find more cell service than last year, but vast remote areas of New York's northern mountains remain dark, including a nearly 50-mile stretch of Interstate 87 on the way to Montreal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/many-dark-spots-in-adirondacks-for-cell-phones.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 15:58:57 EDT Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday is introducing its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, a high-end model that further demonstrates the company's desire to make tools for both work and play. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45542-bold.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/top-the-line-blackberry-doubles-screen-resolution.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/top-the-line-blackberry-doubles-screen-resolution.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:38 EDT