AP - Lucent Technologies Inc. and French telecom equipment maker Alcatel SA are discussing a merger in what could be the start of consolidation among the companies that help power telephone and Internet networks.

Reuters - Wireless technology company Qualcomm Inc. said on Tuesday a U.S. court has dismissed all claims brought against the company by Whale Telecom in a lawsuit filed in November 2004.

AFP - Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket chain, and Indian telecom giant Bharti Enterprises are in talks to set up a possible grocery chain together in India, a British newspaper said.

Reuters - Port to telecom conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa said on Monday its third-generation telecoms service clients would be able to access Microsoft's instant messenger, MSN, and Hotmail through their handsets.

Reuters - Shares of telecom equipment maker Lucent Technologies Inc. fell 3.5 percent before the bell on Monday, after Barron's business weekly said its shares could fall to $2.25 if big customers demand lower prices and if demand for next-generation telecom services proves less than expected.

Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter (AHN) - Intel launched Xeon LV on Tuesday, its first low-power, dual-core server processor. The 31 watts, energy-efficient chip will appear in servers, storage devices and telecom equipment. IBM intends to put Xeon LV in its blade servers and Supermicro will...

USATODAY.com - A proposal to allow wireless broadband providers to use vacant frequencies between TV channels is gaining support in Congress, a development that could deliver high-speed access to underserved rural areas. Two recently introduced Senate bills nudge the telecom policy.

Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer London, England (AHN) - U.S. telecom giant Verizon Communications has made an informal approach to Vodafone Group about buying the latter's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless for about $40 billion, British newspaper Business reported on Sunday. Verizon is...

Reuters - U.S. telecom giant Verizon Communications has made an informal approach to Vodafone Group Plc about buying the latter's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless for about $40 billion, British newspaper the Business reported on Sunday.

AFP - Telecom companies are breaking down the barrier between phone networks and the Internet, with mobile phones that can surf online at the speed of a broadband connection and portable handsets that hook up to a fixed line or mobile network wherever you go.

Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter (AHN) - LG Electronics' wall-mounted projector has won the Gold Award in the electronics and telecommunications category at the iF Design Award. The award ceremony is held as part of CeBIT, the world’s largest expo for the IT, telecom, software and services...

AFP - This year's soccer World Cup in Germany is firing up the consumer electronics market as new generation televisions offer fans the next best thing to the live experience.

Reuters - Telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) said on Thursday that the distribution of licenses for third generation mobile services in China could be delayed until the third quarter.

AFP - A Vietnamese-South Korean cellphone company will invest 260 million dollars aiming to take a larger chunk out of the communist nation's lucrative mobile phone market.

AP - Toronto Hydro Telecom Inc. announced plans Tuesday to blanket downtown Toronto with wireless WiFi coverage, allowing laptops to log onto the Internet anywhere within the zone, from park benches to cars and cafeterias.

AFP - Cellular phone company Reliance Communication Ventures (RCoVL) made its debut on Indian stock markets, opening above analyst expectations and pushing telecom stocks up.

AFP - The blockbuster deal to merge AT and T and BellSouth signals a shift in the telecom industry with powerful competitors slugging it out in telephone, wireless, Internet and even pay-TV markets, say analysts.

AFP - Cellular phone company Reliance Communication Ventures (RCoVL) made its debut listing on Indian stock markets, opening above analysts' expectations and pushing telecom stocks up.

AFP - Cellular phone company Reliance Communication Ventures (RCoVL) made its debut listing on Indian stock markets above analysts' expectations and pushed other telecom stocks up.

Denise Royal - All Headline News Staff Writer \@New York\@, NY (AHN) – Telecom giant ATand T is planning to acquire the number three regional telephone company BellSouth, adding a deal worth $65 billion could be announced as early as Monday. The deal, which is expected to be announced Monday,...