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	Why War? Keywords: Cell Phone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In telecommunication, a wireless phone, handy, cellular mobile or cell phone (in the United States), also called a mobile phone in other English speaking countries, is a mobile communications system that uses a combination of radio wave transmission and conventional telephone switching to permit telephone communication to and from mobile users within a specified area.
		Mobile phones must be distinguished from portable phones (called cordless phones in the US); with a portable phone the user purchases their own base station, which they connect to a landline, the range of the phone is generally restricted to under 50 m, and the phones operate on a different frequency and protocol (e.g.
		Mobile phones do not only support voice calls; they can also send and receive data and faxes (if a computer is attached), sending short messages (or "text messages"; see Short Message Service), access WAP services, and provide full Internet access using technologies such as GPRS.
	www.why-war.com /encyclopedia/objects/cell_phone (2133 words)

	List of mobile network operators - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of mobile phone network operating companies.
		These are the world's largest mobile network operators by number of subscribers (and by proportionate subscribers, if the company has holdings in other operators).
		The largest in the world by turnover is Vodafone.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Largest_mobile_phone_companies (645 words)

	Mobile phone
		Mobile phones allow connections to be made to the telephone network, normally by directly dialling the other party's number on an inbuilt keypad.
		Originally, mobile phones were permanently installed in vehicles, but later versions such as the so-called "bag phones" were equipped with a cigarette lighter plug so that they could also be carried, and thus could be used as either mobile or as portable phones.
		Mobile phones began to proliferate through the 1980s with the introduction of "cellular" phones based on cellular networks with multiple base stations located relatively close to each other, and protocols for the automated "handover" between two cells when a phone moved from one cell to the other.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Mobile_phone (4452 words)

	Mobile phone - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		These mobile phones communicate via a cellular network of base stations (cell sites), which is in turn linked to the conventional telephone network and were first introduced in the early to mid 1980s (the 1G generation).
		Mobile phones are also distinct from cordless telephones, which generally operate only within a limited range of a specific base station.
		Mobile phone use on aircraft is also prohibited, but because of concerns of possible interference with aircraft radio communications [2].
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Mobile_phone (3095 words)

	Largest mobile phone companies: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
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		These are the largest mobile phone companies in the United States, by number of subscribers.
	www.encyclopedian.com /la/Largest-mobile-phone-companies.html (220 words)

	Mobile Phone
		A mobile phone is a portable electronic device which behaves as a normal telephone whilst being able to move over a wide area (compare cordless phone which acts as a telephone only within a limited range).
		Mobile phones allow connections to be made to the telephone network, normally by directly dialing the other party's number on an inbuilt keypad.
		In many affluent countries, mobile phones now outnumber land-line telephones, with most adults and many children now owning mobile phones and is not uncommon for young adults to own simply a cell phone instead of a land-line for their residence, even in the U.S. where mobile phone use is less prevalent than other industrialized countries.
	www.mobilesidewalk.com /Content/MobilePhone.aspx (2814 words)

	Mobile phone - Gurupedia
		Mobile phones have existed at least since the 1950s, though the distinction becomes blurry when special systems are used to "patch" conventional
		Mobile phones began to proliferate through the 1980s with the introduction of "cellular" phones based on cellular networks with multiple base stations located relatively close to each other, and protocols for the automated "hand-off" between two cells when a phone moved from one cell to the other.
		The mobile phone transmitter will be much closer to the reciever on the aircraft; this means that any cross talk from the mobile phone will have a strong effect.
	www.gurupedia.com /m/mo/mobile_phone.htm (2010 words)

	Mobile Monday - Breaking News: Too many wiretaps in Italy
		The Italian mobile operator TIM, one of the largest mobile phone companies in Italy has issued a unique warning that the number of wiretaps has reached the limit.
		According to unofficial estimates the Netherlands intercepted 12.000 phones (fixed and mobile) in 2004.
		Vodafone and Wind, two other major mobile phone companies, are also reaching their maximum wiretapping capacity, reports Repubblica.
	www.mobilemonday.net /mm/story.php?story_id=4141 (633 words)

	Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Korean mobile phone makers fared badly while their foreign competitors did well in the global market in the first quarter of this year.
		Major Korean mobile phone makers Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics performed poorly and saw their market share decline, but their overseas counterparts Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson saw both market share and performance improve.
		The company was the only one among the world¡¯s five largest mobile phone companies to suffer a declining market share.
	feeds.southkoreanews.net /?rid=e6131b0d0bc939f3&... (428 words)

	Senate Panel Weighs In On Wireless Directory - BizReport
		The Senate Commerce Committee voted yesterday to require cell phone companies to get the approval of individual customers before listing their wireless phone numbers in public directories.
		Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless company, is a holdout, saying most customers don't want their mobile numbers made public.
		Some market surveys have found that as many as 90 percent of the nation's 160 million wireless phone subscribers do not want their mobile phones listed in directories.
	www.bizreport.com /print/8054 (322 words)

	Inter Press Service News Agency
		Ahmed Taha, secretary general of the Citizens Rights Committee, told IPS in a phone interview from Cairo that in the first few hours of the boycott some 20,000 subscribers turned off their mobile phones in protest, although the mainstream state-owned newspapers, which have hefty advertising accounts with the two companies, ignored the boycott call.
		Egypt, the world's largest Arab nation with a sizeable consumer base of 72 million people, has only two mobile phone operators that count some 5.8 million subscribers, a number industry figures say could double in a few years.
		The deal between the mobile firms and the corruption-tainted government not only postponed the arrival of a third operator that could threaten their market share but will in the future restrict use of the 1800 Mhz spectrum.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/print.asp?idnews=22560 (788 words)

	One billion mobile phones by 2009
		The study is likely to influence financial decisions at some of the largest mobile phone companies and many manufacturers may treat this report as official.
		Mobile phones have become such an international commodity that Gartner finds it difficult to segregate the trends and patterns depending on region.
		The increase in volumes may not reflect an equal increase in profits for mobile phone manufacturers, prices are expected to fall as research and development costs get recovered faster.
	www.mobilemag.com /content/100/344/C4326 (599 words)

	USATODAY.com - Mobile phone companies to study health risks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's four mobile phone companies, responding to growing concerns about cell phone use on health, said on Thursday they had agreed to team up to study the possible biological effects of exposure to radio waves.
		Explosive growth in global mobile phone use has increased the public debate over possible health risks linked to the devices.
		KDDI is Japan's second-largest mobile phone carrier, and third-ranked J-Phone is operated by Japan Telecom Holdings and its British parent Vodafone Group.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2002-11-21-phone-study_x.htm (243 words)

	List of United States mobile phone companies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.
		According to the Cellular Telephone and Internet Association (CTIA), there are over 180 facilities-based wireless providers in the United States.
		The five largest (in order) are Cingular Wireless (56.0 million customers), Verizon Wireless (53.0 million), Sprint Nextel Corporation (51.7 million), T-Mobile USA (22.7 million) and Alltel (10.6 million).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_United_States_mobile_phone_companies (147 words)

	The Electronic Times Internet
		Global mobile phone heavyweights such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson are now keen to expand into the Korean 3G mobile (WCDMA and HSDPA) market.
		The world’s first and fourth largest mobile phone companies are now tapping into deals with local wireless operators like SK Telecom and KTF, aiming to jump into competition in Korea.
		SK Telecom and KTF are in talks with these mobile phone companies, which they expect to help reinforce the lineups of handsets.
	english.etnews.co.kr /news/detail.html?id=200608300001 (328 words)

	Largest mobile phone companies Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Largest mobile phone companies Info - Bored Net - Boredom
		However, CDMA and TDMA are general terms that can refer to several different technologies.
		These are the largest mobile phone companies in Romania.
	borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/l/la/largest_mobile_phone_companies.html (154 words)

	Largest mobile phone companies - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Largest mobile phone companies - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Largest_mobile_phone_companies (58 words)

	Antitrust Review » International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Instead, Sullivan will let the government and the phone companies file additional documents with the court to justify whether the Justice Department’s antitrust division approval of the mergers was in the public interest.
		Both companies decided to structure the deal so that they would continue to retain stakes in the combined business, so they could gain if the value of the entity rises because of the enormous expected savings, these people said.
		Nine drug industry executives and five companies are being charged over an alleged conspiracy to defraud the NHS of £100 million by fixing the prices of two of the country’s most commonly used medicines.
	www.antitrustreview.com /archives/category/international (3170 words)

	European mobile phone companies drop m-payment plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Attempts by European mobile phone operators to create a cross-border mobile payment system for purchasing goods and services have failed, following the decision by a founding member to withdraw from the program.
		In 2003, four of Europe's largest mobile phone companies, Orange SA, Telefï¿½nica Mï¿½viles SA, T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG and Vodafone PLC, launched the Mobile Payments Services Association, which they later renamed Simpay.
		In a comment published by the German university press agency UniPressedienst, Professor Key Pousttchi, head of the mobile commerce group at the chair of business informatics and systems engineering at the University of Augsburg, said the collapse of Simpay could open the door for efficient and effective mobile payment systems on a national level.
	wireless.itworld.com /4995/050627mpay/search.html (377 words)

	Microsoft, phone giant team for wireless - Tech News - CNET.com
		Mobile phone company Vodafone partners with the software maker to develop access to the Internet using mobile devices.
		The United Kingdom's two largest mobile-phone companies agree to share control of the Spanish company, settling a six-month dispute.
		The companies say they are working together to develop and test multimedia and broadband wireless services.
	news.com.com /2104-1033-245296.html?legacy=cnet (175 words)

	Antitrust Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The St. Petersburg Times reports that the three largest mobile phone companies in Russia are being investigated for tariff setting:
		The “Big Three” companies together operate 86 percent of cellular phones in Russia, a country of 143 million people, where mobile-phone penetration reached 98.5 percent last month.
		The Commission is now proposing a cap on so-called wholesale roaming charges - the fees phone companies impose on each other for providing access to their networks.
	www.antitrustreview.com /index.php?s=roaming&submit=Search (401 words)

	Largest Mobile Phone Companies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		These are the largest mobile phone companies in Germany.
		These are the largest mobile phone companies in Russia, by number of subscribers.
		There are also a number of Virtual Mobile Network Operators, including Virgin Mobile, Tesco Mobile, and easyMobile.
	www.funsms.net /largest_mobile_phone_companies.htm (689 words)

	THE COMPANIES
		Europe Holdings BV (45%) is one of the largest Mobile Phone companies worldwide, participating on several private owned telephone networks (France, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa etc.
		To resolve the year 2000 issue (Y2K), all three companies have already started the ENTER 2000 program.
		Its purpose is to resolve all problems that will be anticipated by the change of the millennium.
	dossantos.cbpa.louisville.edu /cbpa1/students/Athens4/company.htm (128 words)

	T-Mobile Phone Deals
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		T-Mobile is part of one of the world's largest mobile phone companies.
	www.t-mobile-phones.co.uk (338 words)

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		U.S. phone companies, particularly ATandT and Verizon Communications, have been slowly moving into the video space, which was once the exclusive preserve of the cable operators.
		And with the growing popularity of mobile phones, cable companies were perceived to be at a disadvantage, at least in terms of their ability to bundle all four services to keep customers from switching to the phone companies for cost savings.
		But cable operators have downplayed the significance of simply matching the phone companies’ grand slam capabilities.
	redherring.com /Article.aspx?a=16449&hed=Cable+...+Grand+Slam (473 words)

	T-Mobile Cell Phone Carrier Quick Facts
		Based in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile USA is a national provider of wireless voice, messaging, and data services capable of reaching over 268 million Americans where they live, work, and play.
		Far from being an independent national carrier, T-Mobile USA is the US operating entity of T-Mobile International AG and Co., the mobile communications subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG and Co. K.G. Deutsche Telekom is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, with more than 80 million customers worldwide.
		T-Mobile USA is part of a global leader in wireless telecommunications—and the only provider that can support you worldwide on your one familiar phone number.
	www.t-mobile.com /company/about/czj.asp (334 words)

	HowardForums: Your Mobile Phone Community & Resource - Cingular racks up $497 million loss
		ATLANTA - In results skewed by its blockbuster acquisition of ATandT Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless LLC swung to a loss in the fourth quarter but said Monday it was heartened by its status as the nation's largest mobile phone provider.
		The net addition of 1.8 million customers in the quarter, bringing its total customer base to 49.1 million, shows that the merger completed Oct. 26 appears to be gaining traction, telecom analyst Jeff Kagan said.
		The $41 billion merger combined the nation's second- and third-largest mobile phone companies behind Verizon Wireless.
	www.howardforums.com /showthread.php?t=552837 (418 words)

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