<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Wireless</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/specials/telecom/wireless?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><description>Wireless</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Text Messaging Is Political in Persian Gulf]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8175-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8175-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cell phone text messaging has taken on an unexpected role in Kuwait and many other Arab countries.]]></description><author> Steve Coll</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Adopts Rule on Cell Phone Charges]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25331-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25331-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Agency hopes measure will make cell phone bills easier to understand by setting a national standard for how charges are explained. <br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Frank Ahrens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar Codes Would Mark The Spot, Fido or Fluffy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58319-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58319-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Council will consider a law requiring any animal that lands in the county shelter to receive microchip implant, which can be read by scanners linked to a database of owners.]]></description><author> Nancy Trejos</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Some, No Purchase Is Too Small For Plastic]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45393-2005Feb22.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45393-2005Feb22.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Emboldened by consumers willing to download songs at 99 cents a pop or cell phone ring tones at $2 apiece, card companies court fast-food chains, taxi companies and parking-meter manufacturers that have traditionally accepted only cash.]]></description><author> Dina ElBoghdady</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online Dating, Still In Demand]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17558-2005Feb11.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17558-2005Feb11.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Online dating isn't as hot it was a few years ago, but industry analysts still expect it to grow 9 percent this year.]]></description><author> Mike Musgrove  and Frank Ahrens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each Retained Customer Is a Victory for MCI]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15548-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15548-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MCI officials say the company is investing in new talent and computing programs targeted at retaining and expanding that corporate customer base, but analysts question whether the company can make enough progress to survive on its own.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cell-Phone TV Demands Quick Shows]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47560-2005Jan29.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47560-2005Jan29.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A "mobisode" (short for mobile episode), adapted from the Fox series "24", makes its debut Tuesday as part of a new push by Verizon Wireless Communications Inc. to sell mobile-phone video service to subscribers for a fee of $15 a month. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Service to Remain Same in Short Term]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3539-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3539-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The proposed $35 billion merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. would have little immediate effect on current customers of either company.]]></description><author> Caroline E. Mayer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Nextel, Merger Is Time Of Trepidation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3540-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3540-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As details of the rumored merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. were being finalized behind closed doors late Tuesday, Miguel Avila, who heads Nextel's Hispanic marketing, summed up the mood of employees at the company's Reston headquarters.]]></description><author> Bill Brubaker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprint, Nextel Detail Merger Agreement]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3547-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3547-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sprint and Nextel formally announced a $35 billion merger agreement Wednesday and gave details on how the corporate combination would affect employees and consumers. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Ben White and Ellen McCarthy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC Considers Cell Phone Use On Airplanes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3543-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3543-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Air travelers moved one step closer to being able to talk on cell phones and surf the Internet from  laptops while in flight, thanks to votes by the Federal Communications Commission yesterday.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Frank Ahrens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bogus E-Mail Worries Cell Phone Users]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53668-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53668-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Government officials say the e-mails are an urban myth; there is no list of cell phone numbers being turned over to telemarketers, and telemarketers are barred from calling cell phone numbers. <br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Caroline E. Mayer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philadelphia, Verizon Strike Deal on WiFi]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23826-2004Nov30.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23826-2004Nov30.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The agreement would allow the city to provide wireless Internet access as a municipal service even if Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D) signs legislation to give Verizon the power to scuttle the project.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Associated Press</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Marc Levy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cellular Firms End Dispute Over Airwaves]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18229-2004Nov2.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18229-2004Nov2.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Cellular industry arch-rivals Nextel Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless reached an agreement yesterday under which Verizon Wireless agreed not to sue to block regulators from giving Nextel control of airwaves worth billions of dollars.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Direct Comparison: Reviewer's Notes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64571-2004Oct26.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64571-2004Oct26.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cingular Takeover Quiet]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18698-2004Oct8.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18698-2004Oct8.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Change is coming for AT&T Wireless's 21.7 million customers  although they wouldn't know it from watching the company's commercials. The cell phone provider is expected to complete its $41 billion merger with Cingular Wireless within weeks. <BR><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[District Sends Signal On Cell Phone Use]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A819-2004Jun23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A819-2004Jun23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/telecom/wireless</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Beginning July 1, a new law will require use of a hands-free device while driving in the city. After a 31-day warning period, violators will be fined $100.]]></description><author> Dakarai I. Aarons</author></item></channel></rss>