Internet phones must pay into subsidy fund
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Consumers who use wireless or  Internet-based telephones could see their bills rise, as the  U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved on Wednesday an  interim new plan for funding phone service subsidies.
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The Internet is changing the nature of political fund raising. The Illinois Senator has proved that small donors really matter
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Wireless carriers are fighting state and local laws that, in their view, force them to "hide" government taxes and fees from their customers. So far, they haven't been totally successful.
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Kyte.tv, a new Web site for sharing pictures and video via cell phone, has received funding from Nokia.
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Companies trying to deploy Internet phone calling face varied costs depending on the technology provider, according to a report.
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Vodafone customers are charged for text messages they send on their monthly phone bills. The senders can choose whether replies are sent back to the e-mail inbox or to a mobile phone.
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Itâs not easy to escape a two-year cellphone contract. But it can be done by turning to the innovators on the Internet.
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YouTubeÂs phone-based version will require a $15-a-month subscription to a Verizon Wireless service called VCast.
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The FBI wants to pay the major telecommunications companies to retain their customers' Internet and phone call information for at least two years for the agency's use in counterterrorism investigations and is asking Congress for $5 million a year to defray the cost, according to FBI officials and...
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'Gpay' would support payments from vending machines and retailers by text message or SMS.
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More than $1 billion in federal funding to help schools and libraries go online is being held back
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Should the government force you to have coverage?
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In 2005 and 2006 combined, the nation's largest telecommunications companies, AT&amp;T and Verizon, contributed $12,000 to Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.). This year, they gave $47,350.
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Is the company you pay to bring you the Internet blocking parts of it instead?
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By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 18--After more than a year of fits and starts, Sacramento is on the verge of approving a system that would blanket the city with free and paid wireless Internet coverage for both residents and visitors.
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NEW YORK - You could almost hear the sighs of relief when the US Federal Communications Commission ruled on Tuesday that Internet-based phone services should be regulated by the federal government, not by the states.
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People already use their cellphones to surf the Web, take photos and text message - besides making calls. Now, a growing number of banks are also letting them pay bills and transfer money through their cellphones.