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Features an all-terrain AM/FM radio available at brookstone.com.

Features the AT&T Callvantage adapter cable modems or digital subscriber line boxes.

Features the Delphi SkyFi 2XM satellite radio receiver designed for car or home stereo systems.

Features the Apple Airport Express Wi-Fi base station for wireless applications.

Introduces the LG VX7000 video-enabled wireless telephone. Features and functions.

Features cellular phones with computer-style keyboards. Blackberry from RIM; Treo 600 from PalmOne; Sidekick from Danger.

Reports on Singapore-based Flextronics International's plan to acquire Nortel Networks' telecommunications equipment manufacturing business, allowing it to reduce costs and focus on sales rather than production. Acquisition price; Financial difficulties experienced by Nortel; Major clients of Flextronics.

The article reports that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei filed a motion in May 2019 in the U.S. to accelerate its March 2019 lawsuit against the U.S. government, ramping up its legal challenge to U.S. limits on purchases of its equipment. Topics covered include the move of Huawei's legal team to turn to the U.S. news media to announce its filing, how Huawei's lawsuit challenges part of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act and the implications of banning Huawei products.

The article reports on a British review of technology company Huawei which found significant security problems with the Chinese company's telecommunications equipment. Topics discussed include effect on U.S. President Donald Trump's administration's accusation against Huawei of being a tool of the Chinese government for spying or to sabotage communications networks and the decision of many countries to resist the effort to ban Huawei.

The article discusses the possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will issue an executive order banning telecommunications companies in America from using Chinese equipment, and it mentions an effort to prevent the Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. firm from accessing 5G networks.

The article reports on the letter of Chinese technology company Huawei to the Australian government defending its stand as a supplier of networking gear and other equipment to telecommunications firms following the reports that the government will shut down it over security and spying concerns.

The article reports that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering executive action to further restrict the sale of Chinese telecommunications equipment in the U.S.

The article evaluates several phone plans including the Three-Gigabyte Plan from AT&T, the Unlimited Data Plan from Verizon, and the Shared Six-Gigabyte Plan from AT&T.

The article discusses the role of the communications company Inmarsat and its technology in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Topics include the radio signals that the company discovered on April 9-10, 2014 off of the coast of Australia in the Indian Ocean, details related to the company's satellite and broadband system, and a history of the company, formerly the International Maritime Satellite Organization. Commentary from chief technology officer Ruy Pinto is provided.

The article discuses telecommunications company Verizon's decision not to rebuild landlines on the island of Mantoloking, New Jersey that were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Topics addressed include a trend of declining landline use in the U.S. as of October 14, 2013; residents' concerns about the reliability Voice Link wireless system used to replace the landlines; and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (F.C.C.) regulation of wireless systems and landlines.

The author discusses her experience of bundling her cable television, high-speed internet and telephone service under one umbrella. The author presents several questions that should be asked for those looking to purchase a telecommunication package. It is suggested that one should make sure whether there are taxes included, whether there is a one time installation fee, and whether a contract is required.

Offers a look at the tests thrown at BellSouth's communications network by Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi. Report that BellSouth is the main telecommunications company serving the storm-devastated region; Statement that BellSouth expects to spend about $600 million to repair its network and restore service across affected areas; Lack of fuel to run the generators powering communications equipment; Report that many BellSouth employees lost their homes. INSET: Still Much to Do.

The article focuses on the Chinese maker of telecommunications equipment Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., which has planned to open a research and development center in Helsinki, Finland in 2013. The author mentions that the firm has a research center in Italy and has a $2 billion investment in Great Britain. It states that the planned center in Helsinki will work on the smartphone development and features, such ass user interfaces and power management.

8:31 p.m. Updated Nortel Networks, the defunct Canadian telecommunications equipment maker, says it has agreed to sell more than 6,000 patent assets to an alliance made up of Apple, Microsoft and other technology giants for $4.5 billion in cash. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Motorola, the telecommunications equipment maker, on Thursday posted its first year-over-year quarterly increase in sales since 2006, when its Razr phone was still cutting-edge technology. The company's phone division reported an operating profit for the first time in three years. It had not expected that to happen until next quarter. The division is pulling out of a deep dive by betting on smartphones like the Droid X. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Alcatel-Lucent, the struggling telecommunications equipment maker, said Friday that it would cut 1,000 jobs as part of a plan announced by its new chief executive to save 750 million euros, or $991 million. The job cuts will affect 1.3 percent of Alcatel-Lucent's 77,000 global work force, disappointing some analysts who had been expecting a more fundamental reorganization from Ben Verwaayen, a former chief executive of the BT Group who took the helm of Alcatel-Lucent in September. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

NOT so long ago, if residents in the state were not happy with their cable company, they had only one other option, and that was satellite. Now there is another choice: AT&T is offering television service along with Internet access and phone service to residents in about 80 communities in the state. Residents in these areas are being bombarded with a head-spinning array of options and price packages as the companies do battle in a new digital-television world order. Customers now must weigh the differences between fiber optics and cable and consider Internet connection speeds and the number of high-definition channels they want as more companies enter the market. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DOES the Panasonic phone that is gathering dust in your basement still work? Where did you store the Dell monitor your brother gave you after he acquired a wide-screen Samsung? Whatever happened to your original computer -- the one you used to write the first draft of the Great American Novel? If millions of Americans have trouble keeping track of the technology equipment they have accumulated over the years, companies large and small find the task so daunting that many do not even try. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that Alcatel-Lucent SA has announced that it will cut 4,000 more jobs for cost reduction. Sources of the telecommunications equipment manufacturer informed that its chief financial officer is leaving due to continued losses. It said that it would reorganize its core business to network operators. Former board member of the company, Johann Günther, analyzed the problem as being cultural. He said the French and the Americans have different ways of doing business.

The article reports that the residents of Canyon County, California are celebrating their only public telephone booth. The residents gathered one day in August 2007 to celebrate the pay phone. Hundreds of people visit the area on weekends and wait by the booth to seek local residents' help for directions. When on December 31, 2006, AT&T Corp. dismantled it, locals collected funds and established new one for public use.

The article evaluates the N800 Internet tablet from Nokia Corp.

This article presents information on improper restoration efforts undertaken by city officials for Greenwich Street, New York City after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. The street has been dug up for three times after the attack to restore normal telecommunication and electric supply services. Each time the street remained open for months and then painfully restored to be dug again. It hampers the normal business activities.

The article reports on the sales performance of Lucent Technologies Inc., the largest telecommunications equipment maker in the U.S.

Reports on the quarterly loss posted by telecommunications equipment maker Ciena Corp. on sales that beat expectations in the U.S.

Reports that Nortel Networks released its long-delayed audited financial statements for 2001 to 2003, saying that an internal inquiry showed that executives had manipulated the initial results to obtain bonuses. Announcement by Nortel, the biggest maker of telecommunications equipment in North America, which said that a dozen executives who played no role in the manipulation would repay $8.6 million in bonuses; Views of Brian Foley, an expert in executive compensation; Reference to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which addresses the issue; How current and former executives at several companies, including Fannie Mae and the FPL Group, have been under pressure to return bonus pay; Overview of Nortel's report.

Reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused Lucent Technologies and former and current employees of fraudulently reporting over a billion dollars in revenue. How the SEC also accused a former executive of WinStar Communications of engaging in a fraud scheme with Lucent; Background on the accusations, which come after a government inquiry into Lucent's inflation of sales figures; Implications for Lucent, the nation's largest maker of telecommunications equipment; Details of the settlement; Views of industry analysts; SEC investigation into Lucent's rival, Nortel Networks; Overview of the case against Lucent.

Discusses Nortel Networks and the investigation it is under by regulators in the United States and Canada for its accounting practices. Nortel as North America's largest telecommunications equipment maker; Question whether its blue-chip board should be changed; Nearly two-dozen class-action lawsuits filed against the company; Unfolding of the accounting debacle that led to the termination of the CEO.

Reports that more Americans are willing to buy used cellular telephone handsets. $29.99 for a refurbished Siemens C56 offered by AT&T Wireless; Customer interest in lower price tags than in multimedia messaging or games; Popularity of used cellphones in prepaid wireless plans; Phones collected by charities; Retailers' overstocks and trade-ins; Dexter, Michigan-based ReCellular resells four million handsets in bulk worldwide each year; Tracfone Wireless' free reconditioned Nokia 5100 series phone.

Delves into the issue on the use of communication devices during travel. Possibility that interference between passengers' handheld devices and the planes' systems can cause anxiety to federal aviation officials who need signals; Difficulty in keeping up with the fast introduction of new communication technology equipment; Situations where people can get hold of their electronic devices without realizing that they emit radiation.

Reports that shares of Nortel Networks, the biggest maker of telecommunications equipment in North America, plunged 18.5 percent after the company said it placed two of its top financial officers on paid leave. Implications of the suspension of chief financial officer Douglas C. Beatty and controller Michael J. Gollogly; Suggestion that the company faced deeper accounting troubles than investors were led to believe.

Comments on the recent pickup in spending on networking equipment. How big gains in sales and profits of networking companies, including Cisco Systems, are fueling a revival in technology stocks; Observation that government spending has accounted for a substantial share of growth, not corporate investment; Expectation that the growth in government technology spending will level off; Details on federal government spending on information technology equipment; Difficulties calculating how much government sales contributed to Cisco's growth; Dependence of competitor Foundry's sales on federal business for its growth.

Features Cidco Inc.'s Merge which integrates cellphone and home phones in order to receive both land-line and cellular calls from any extension in the house.

Reports on the purchasing of equipment for the upgrade of Internet-based calling of BCE Inc. in Canada.

Focuses on the various varieties of cellular telephones available in the United States. Features of cellular phones including color screens, cameras and ability to shoot video clips; Cost of a smart phone; Description of several phones including Treo 600; Blackberry 7510, 7260 and 7230, Nokia 3650 and Sanyo VM4500.

Reports that Nortel Networks has made a three-year deal to sell Avici Systems' routers as a component of its next-generation phone technology.

Describes Wi-Fi Finder from Kensington Electronic Inc. Products features; Specifications; Price; Contact information.

Highlights Nokia 3300, a cellular telephone that has an FM radio and digital music player. Product features; Product features; Price; Contact information.

Interviews BMO Nesbitt Burns telecommunications equipment analyst Paras Bhargava about the prospects for Cisco Systems and the industry.

Comments on the issue of Wall Street brokerage firms' commitment to changing their practices. The boom in convertible bonds; Comprehensive upgrade on the telecommunications equipment industry by Alex Henderson, an analyst at Smith Barney, a subsidiary of Citigroup; Rise in telecom stock; How Citigroup helped manage a convertible bond deal for Lucent; Questions over Henderson's upgrade; Why Merrill Lynch downgraded Lucent; Views of analysts; Issue of earning back investors' trust.

Presents an update on the demand for the telecommunications equipment of Nortel Networks company as of February 13, 2002.

Evaluates several computer peripherals and telecommunication equipment introduced in the United States market in December 2001.

Reports that Lucent Technologies has outlined a plan to return to profitability by the end of 2001. Details of the turnaround plan, including reductions in jobs and spending; Projection that the entire telecommunications equipment industry will continue to decline until 2003; Financial information about Lucent.

Evaluates several hands-free telecommunication systems.

Reports on financial losses and job cuts at Lucent Technologies Inc. Uncertainty whether the telecommunications equipment maker can become profitable again; Lucent's delay of the spinoff of Agere Systems Inc.; Analysis of the company's finances; How Lucent is reorganizing itself, including the sale of its fiber optics business to Furukawa Corporation and Corning Inc.

Presents technology-related news briefs in the United States as of November 22, 2000. Settlement of a lawsuit filed by Intel Corp. against Broadcom company; Growth in spending on information and communication technology; Increase in Internet users in Portugal.