NewsFactor – Telecommunications giant AT&T reported its earnings rose 5.5 percent during the third quarter, but profits fell short of analyst predictions. Ironically, the chief cause of both the rise in revenues and the disappointing profits was the same: The company’s strong sales of Apple’s iPhone 3G.
Reuters – Apple Inc’s iPhone is giving its sole U.S. carrier AT&T Inc a big boost in subscribers and buffering the impact of slower landline sales, but the success is coming at a cost that many AT&T investors do not like.
Reuters – Nokia hopes giving away the Symbian technology used in its high-end mobile phones will encourage Internet developers to build innovative applications on the platform, helping it win back market share.
Reuters – Canadian media and publishing group Quebecor Inc confirmed on Wednesday it will spend as much as C$1 billion ($800 million) over four years to roll out a wireless network to compete against the country’s Big Three mobile phone companies.
Reuters – AT&T said Apple Inc’s iPhone would hurt full-year profit margins by more than expected, although it helped the top U.S. phone company grow revenue and mobile subscribers in the third quarter.
AP – Google is jumping into the mobile phone business with its new G1 phone. The G1 is available starting today for $179 with a two-year contract from T-Mobile.
Reuters – Top U.S. phone company AT&T reported a rise in third-quarter revenue and mobile phone subscribers despite a weaker U.S. economy, helped by the popularity of Apple Inc’s new iPhone.
AP – A jury has ordered Boeing Co.’s satellite division to pay at least $370 million for breaching a contract to build and launch satellites for a communications company headed by cellular phone pioneer Craig McCaw.
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