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 Thousands of Indiana cable subscribers are no longer able to watch the broadcasts of CBS affiliates because of ongoing contract disputes. Local television and digital media company LIN TV Corp.--which owns WISH in Indianapolis, WTHI in Terre Haute and WANE in Fort Wayne--failed to reach an agreement with Time Warner Cable Inc. on its retransmission contract, which expired Oct. 2. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/some-indiana-cable-viewers-missing-cbs-affiliates.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:01:21 EDT Levi Strauss & Co. is putting its famous pockets behind defeating a ballot initiative that would outlaw same-sex marriage in California. The San Francisco-based jeans maker said Thursday it will co-chair with Pacific Gas & Electric a group trying to drum up opposition to Proposition 8 in the business community. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/levis-joining-to-defeat-calif-gay-marriage-ban.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:47:17 EDT In advance of the new Google phone, T-Mobile USA has changed the wording of the user agreement for its wireless data network and no longer claims the right to slow surfing to a crawl once a subscriber goes over a monthly usage limit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/t-mobile-uncaps-data-plan-ahead-of-google-phone.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:54:57 EDT T-Mobile USA unveiled on Tuesday the first Google-powered handset, a stylish device with some features similar to Apple's iPhone, and also some unique features. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/google-039-android-mobile-phone-causing-stir-smart-phone-market.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:04:11 EDT Amazon.com announced Tuesday that its MP3 music store will be pre-loaded onto Google's new T-Mobile G1, the first phone to be powered by Android operating system. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136789-t-mobile-g1.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/amazon-releases-music-google-android-phone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/amazon-releases-music-google-android-phone.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:53:40 EDT T-Mobile USA unveiled on Tuesday the first Google-powered handset, a stylish device with some features similar to Apple's iPhone, and also some unique features. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136770-t-mobile-g1.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/google-039-android-039-mobile-039-makes-debut.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/google-039-android-039-mobile-039-makes-debut.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:20:55 EDT Google made its first move into the smart phone market with the introduction of T-Mobile G1 in New York in Tuesday and said a website with all the information about the phone will be up later today. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/google-android-dream-phone-website-live.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:26:46 EDT Google made its first move into the smart phone market with the introduction of T-Mobile G1 in New York today and said the phone will go on sale in the US on October 22. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136689-t-mobile-g1.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/confirmed-google-phone-179-available-oct.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/confirmed-google-phone-179-available-oct.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:03:41 EDT Google made its first move into the smart phone market with the introduction of T-Mobile G1 in New York today. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136683-t-mobile-g1.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/how-will-mobile-039-google-phone-debut-compare-iphone-039.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/how-will-mobile-039-google-phone-debut-compare-iphone-039.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:27:42 EDT T-Mobile will introduce the first wireless phone powered by Google Inc.'s much-anticipated Android software system. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/first-look-mobile-039-phone.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:30:23 EDT Shares of telecommunications carriers were up Friday as the broader market rallied and an analyst said the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers held little risk for the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/sector-snap-telecom-debt-largely-safe-_-analyst.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:02:47 EDT Oilfield services provider T-3 Energy Services Inc. said Friday its eight Gulf Coast operating facilities suffered power loss and personnel evacuations during Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/t-3-energy-services-says-hurricanes-caused-outages.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:08:12 EDT Connecticut regulators issued a draft decision Friday that AT&T must get permission from municipalities before putting its large video equipment boxes on utility poles and other properties. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/conn-says-utility-pole-boxes-need-municipal-oks.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:53:44 EDT Sales of the iPhone 3G "siphoned off sales from other smartphone vendors" in July, Morgan Keegan analyst Tavis McCourt wrote in a note to investors Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/ahead-of-the-bell-apple-3g-iphone-siphons-sales.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:17:55 EDT AT&T is not just a phone call away at the Democratic National Convention. The telecommunications giant is virtually everywhere, wining and dining delegates and members of Congress with a relentless schedule of luncheons and evening parties. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/at-t-has-high-profile-presence-at-dem-convention.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:03:38 EDT The Smithsonian Institution will try luring tourists into an upcoming art exhibit by sending advertisements to visitors' cell phones. The Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery are trying out a system that sends messages to cell phones with Bluetooth technology. The messages will be sent from bus shelters in Washington's pedestrian-heavy areas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/smithsonian-tries-cell-phone-ads-to-draw-tourists.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:53:22 EDT T-Mobile USA, the country's fourth-largest wireless carrier, Thursday said it added a net 668,000 new subscribers in the second quarter, for a total of 31.5 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/t-mobile-usa-adds-668-000-net-subscribers-in-q2.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:14:09 EDT A powerful Democratic lawmaker is asking two dozen telecommunications companies, including Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp., to account for billions in federal subsidies they receive to provide telephone service in underserved communities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/waxman-demands-accounting-data-from-phone-cos.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:53:02 EDT Among the earnings stories for Friday, July 25, from AP Financial News: BALTIMORE (AP)--Investment management firm T. Rowe Price Group Inc. on Friday reported flat second-quarter earnings as expense growth offset gains from fees and other revenue, but per-share earnings rose as the company reduced its number of outstanding shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/earnings-roundup-t-rowe-price-fortune-brands.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:50:35 EDT Investment management firm T. Rowe Price Group Inc. on Friday reported flat second-quarter earnings as expense growth offset gains from fees and other revenue, but per-share earnings rose as the company reduced its number of outstanding shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/t-rowe-price-reports-flat-2nd-quarter-net-income.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:58:00 EDT