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Clearwire Corp shares rose more than 1 percent after the wireless service provider said board member Ben Wolff is also acting as a strategic adviser, raising the possibility that it soon might raise more money.

Stocks pushed modestly higher, buoyed by some better-than-expected earnings results from prominent companies like Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA).

The iPhone on Verizon's network will be a big win for Apple, as pent-up demand driven by users who were waiting for an alternative to AT&T drives sales of the iPhone 4.

Verizon Wireless is experiencing a boost in higher-margin wireless data subscribers thanks to a $10 limited data service it is offering, potentially encouraging the top U.S. operator to make such an offer more permanent.

T-Mobile USA plans to start doubling the speed of its high-speed wireless data network this year to 42 megabits per second, joining a race toward higher-speed networks to make its service competitive with Verizon Wireless'.

A group of Verizon technicians is appealing a court decision that upheld the company's right to use global positioning system devices to track employees' whereabouts.

Auriga's previous valuation model had suggested that Sprint’s spectrum was worth $7 billion based on older auction sales of spectrum by the U.S. Government, while the updated model suggests a valuation closer to $9 billion.

AT&T Inc. (T) said it is expanding its Wi-Fi access in New York around Times Square and introducing it in San Francisco, near the waterfront.

The three companies are starting a joint venture, Isis, in order to build a national commerce network that will utilize mobile phones to make point-of-sale purchases.

Clearwire Corp plans to sell more than $1.1 billion in debt after months of negotiations to stave off a looming funding gap as it spends billions on building a new wireless network.

The wireless network provider says the new network will be 10 times faster than 3G.

Jefferies & Co. upgraded its rating of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) to 'buy' from 'hold' and increased its price target to $80 from $55.

With Verizon set to roll out their 4G network, AT&T touts recent study proclaiming its network to be the best.

Amazon's Christmas bonanza includes Motorola Droid X, HTC Droid Incredible, Motorola Droid Pro, BlackBerry Bold which are up for grabs at $0.01 courtesy Verizon.

Verizon resurrects Microsoft's social network-focused phones Kin One and Kin Two from the crypt, christening them Kin ONEm and Kin TWOm in their new avatar.

Key carriers AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile officially announced their partnership to create ISIS, a national mobile commerce platform, to make mobile wallet a reality.

Verizon has said it will not be Microsoft's Windows Phone 7's official carrier which is due to be launched this year.

Verizon Wireless on Thursday started giving smartphone users the option of paying for calls in advance instead of committing to long-term contracts, a move that pits it directly against rivals like Leap Wireless .

U.S. communications regulators said on Wednesday they are considering whether wireless devices should be subject to different Internet traffic rules than telephone and cable lines, in a potential victory for carriers.

Clearwire Corp said on Friday that it is planning a pay-as-you-go service, representing a new customer segment for the high-speed wireless service provider.

Wireless phone customers have enjoyed lower prices and better coverage despite reduced competition from years of consolidation in the $150 billion industry, a U.S. report said on Thursday.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed Verizon Communications Inc to correct an in-house lawyer's drafting error in a pension plan that could have cost the second-largest U.S. phone company $1.67 billion.

Netflix Inc reached an exclusive deal that allows members of the online video rental site to watch new films from the three studios that own the pay TV channel, Epix.

The chief executive officers of Verizon Communications Inc and Google Inc are slated to hold a conference call on Monday, possibly revealing details for their deal on Internet traffic rules.

Cable television companies wooed home Internet users from rivals in the second quarter, helping offset a trend that has seen their television customers flee to top satellite player DirecTV Group.

U.S. cable television companies wooed home Internet users from rivals in the second quarter, helping offset a trend that has seen their television customers flee to top satellite player DirecTV Group.

The S&P 500 and Dow Industrials edged higher on Friday as another round of solid corporate earnings offset uncertainty ahead of European bank stress test results.

Verizon Communications posted a quarterly loss due to hefty severance charges and revenue declined even as its wireless venture added more new monthly-bill paying customers than analysts expected.

Stock index futures rose on Friday, as another batch of solid corporate results, including Microsoft and Ford, along with positive economic data in Europe eased fears about the strength of a recovery.