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Court keeps cell tower backup rules on hold
AP Business WriterMore 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...Tags: Justice System, Regional Authority, Natural Disasters, Local Authority, Consumer Electronics Industry
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TeleTech to close call center, lay off 532 workers
247-4738A Hampton call center run by TeleTech Holdings will close its doors and lay off 532 workers. The company informed the Virginia Employment Commission that it will end operations by the end of September, which will flood the job market with call center...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Hampton Roads, Stock Options, Unemployment, Virginia
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Make some smarter phone calls as carriers add more choices
The New York TimesIt's your cell phone. You should be able to do what you want with it. So why can't you? Cell-phone carriers have managed to create a nation of customers who have little choice but to shrug and accept whatever conditions their networks impose. Imagine if...Tags: Cell Phones, New Products, Satellite and Cable Service, Time Warner Inc., Consumer Electronics Industry
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Sprint Nextel prices Samsung rival to iPhone at $129.99
Sprint Nextel Corp. will be taking on the iPhone with a lower price for Sprint's own touch-screen smart phone, the Samsung Instinct. The carrier said Wednesday that the Instinct will cost $129.99 when released Friday. That compares with $199 for the...Tags: AT&T Corp.
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MetroPCS to allow other carriers' phones
Associated PressMetroPCS Communications Inc. has become the largest U.S. wireless carrier to say it will let customers bring cell phones from other carriers, which it will then reprogram for use on its own network. This week's announcement by the Dallas-based regional...Tags: Los Angeles, Apple Inc., Alltel Corp., AT&T Corp., Verizon Wireless
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Sprint sets price for new smart phone: $129.99
Associated PressSprint Nextel Corp. will be taking on the iPhone with a lower price for its own touch-screen smart phone, the Samsung Instinct. The carrier said Wednesday that the Instinct will cost $129.99 when released on Friday. That compares with $199 for the...Tags: AT&T Corp.
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Samsung Instinct price released
Sprint Nextel Corp. will be taking on the iPhone with a lower price for its own touch-screen smart phone, the Samsung Instinct. The carrier said Wednesday that the Instinct will cost $129.99 when released on Friday. That compares with $199 for the...Tags: New Products, AT&T Corp.
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iPhone rival on sale Friday
Bloomberg NewsSprint Nextel Corp., the third-biggest U.S. wireless carrier, will sell a touch-screen e-mail phone from Samsung Electronics Co. for $129.99, undercutting larger rival AT&T Inc.'s $199 price for the iPhone. The Samsung Instinct, which can give driving...Tags: New Products, Apple Inc., New York Stock Exchange, AT&T Corp., Contracts
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SPRINT CUP: Caterpillar switching sponsorship to Jeff Burton and Richard Childress Racing
Bloomberg NewsCaterpillar Inc., which won the 2002 Daytona 500 with Ward Burton, will back the Virginia driver's younger brother Jeff in Nascar next season, replacing AT&T Inc. on the No. 31 car owned by Richard Childress Racing. Financial terms and specifics of the...Tags: Caterpillar Inc., Daytona 500, Motor Racing, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Jim Parker
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Verizon Wireless launching Palm Centro
Palm Inc.'s popular Centro smart phone is launching on Verizon Wireless, the companies said Thursday. A blue model of the Centro will be available from Verizon Wireless' stores and Web site for $99 starting Friday, the companies said. The Centro is a...Tags: Palm Inc, AT&T Corp., Verizon Wireless
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