International Business News - VG 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 Internet phone provider Vonage Holdings Corp. spent more than $204,000 in the first quarter lobbying on telecommunications regulation, according to a disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/vonage-spent-more-than-204-000-lobbying-in-1q.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:37:05 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 What's the fastest-growing fixed-line phone company in the United States? It's not Verizon Communications Inc. or AT&T Inc.--they're losing lines. What about cable company Comcast Corp., which is raking in subscribers for its phone service? Even that company is being beaten by a small Palm Beach, Fla., company called YMax Corp., judging by its own figures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/cheap-pc-dongle-for-phone-calls-wins-customers.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:54:53 EDT Shares of PeopleSupport Inc. skidded Thursday after the business process outsourcing company again lowered expectations for the year due to lower revenue from two key customers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/peoplesupport-falls-following-weak-2q-and-2008-forecasts.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 19:14:32 EDT Internet communications company Vonage Holdings Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter loss narrowed 88 percent on higher sales and reduced costs. Net loss fell to $9 million, or 6 cents per share, from $72.3 million, or 47 cents per share, in the 2007 first quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/vonage-holdings-1q-loss-narrows-on-sales-and-lower-costs.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 14:38:53 EDT Skype, the Internet calling subsidiary of eBay Inc., is introducing its first plan for unlimited calls to overseas phones on Monday. The plan will allow unlimited calls to land-line phones in 34 countries for $9.95 per month, said Don Albert, vice president and general manager for Skype North America. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080420/skype-to-sell-unlimited-international-calls-for-9-95-month.htm Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:00:30 EDT Two analysts downgraded PeopleSupport Inc. Friday after the business outsourcer said the deteriorating economy may hurt performance and guided its first quarter below Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080307/ahead-of-the-bell-peoplesupport.htm Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:52:32 EST Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. spent nearly $1.4 million to lobby the federal government in 2007. The company lobbied Congress on telecommunications competition and consumer issues, according to a disclosure form posted online Feb. 13 by the Senate's public records office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080227/vonage-lobbied-on-competition.htm Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:05:07 EST Cell-phone carrier T-Mobile USA is going to try its hand at being a landline phone company. On Thursday, it will start offering wired phone service for $10 a month, plus taxes and fees, to its wireless subscribers in the Seattle and Dallas-Fort Worth areas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080221/t-mobile-to-trial-landline-service.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:19:26 EST Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Feb. 13, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080213/earnings-roundup-vonage-coca-cola.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:26:02 EST Vonage Holdings Corp., which provides phone service over broadband lines, reported a narrowed fourth-quarter loss Wednesday as it scaled back on marketing and cut other costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080213/vonage-cuts-costs-narrows-4q-loss.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:18:10 EST Vonage Holdings Corp., which provides phone service over broadband lines, reported a narrowed fourth-quarter loss Wednesday as it scaled back on marketing and cut other costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080213/vonage-narrows-4q-loss.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:07:20 EST Vonage Holdings says its fourth-quarter loss narrowed on an increase in subscriber lines and lower marketing costs. The Holmdel, N.J.-based Internet telephone services provider said its fourth-quarter loss totaled $11.1 million, or 7 cents per share. The net loss was 6 cents per share excluding one-time charges. Last year the company lost $117.1 million, or 76 cents per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080213/vonage-4th-quarter-loss-narrows.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:20:42 EST Major business events and economic events scheduled for Wednesday: WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department reports on retail sales for January, 8:30 a.m., and business inventories for December, 10 a.m. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/business-events-scheduled-for-wednesday.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:10:28 EST Americans are paying more attention to how much they spend on each box of cereal, tank of gasoline and pair of pants _ and Wall Street is, too. This week's data on the U.S. consumer, particularly the Commerce Department's Wednesday report on January retail sales, are going to be monitored closely by investors for clues to how sunken home prices, high energy costs and job cuts are affecting spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080210/retail-in-focus-this-week-on-wall-street.htm Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:49:20 EST Vonage Holdings Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. have settled their patent litigation, allowing for cross-licensing of the telecom companies' technology. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071231/vonage-nortel-settle-patent-dispute.htm Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:53:31 EST Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. and Canadian telecommunications equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp. have settled their patent disputes, the companies said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071231/nortel-vonage-settle-patent-suit.htm Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:45:55 EST Nortel Networks Corp., the Canadian maker of telecom equipment, filed a lawsuit on Friday against Vonage _ claiming that it violated nine patents related to Internet phone services and related features such as 911 and 411 calling and click to call. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071215/nortel-files-lawsuit-against-vonage.htm Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:58:41 EST Nortel Networks Corp., the Canadian maker of telecom equipment, filed a lawsuit on Friday against Vonage _ claiming that it violated nine patents related to Internet phone services and related features such as 911 and 411 calling and click to call. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071214/nortel-sues-vonage-over-patents.htm Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:02:00 EST