Comcast and NBC Universal have jumped the last regulatory hurdle before making their multibillion-dollar marriage a reality, but what does it all mean to average consumers? Earlier this week the companies, which are planning to form a joint venture that Comcast will control, got approval from both the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department …

Verizon Communications has fired the first shot in the legal war to dismantle the Federal Communications Commission’s new Net neutrality rules. The phone company today filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the FCC’s Report and Order on rules dealing with the issue of Net neutrality. Michael E. Glover, Verizon’s senior …

NEW YORK–T-Mobile USA and its parent company Deutsche Telekom are getting more aggressive in the U.S. mobile market, top executives at the companies said at an investor conference here today. T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm Rene Obermann, CEO of Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s parent company, said he expects the carrier to make a turnaround this year and to generate $3 billion …

Nokia has canceled the U.S. release of a new smartphone that was supposed to be exclusive to AT&T, CNET has confirmed. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news today, but a source close to the situation, who didn’t want to be named, confirmed Nokia had pulled the plug on the launch of the new smartphone on AT&T’s network. A …

Mobile handset maker Sony Ericsson is suing wireless broadband provider Clearwire for trademark infringement. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. district court in Virginia on Friday, Sony Ericsson said that Clearwire’s green and white swirl logo is confusingly similar to its own green and white swirl logo. Sony Ericsson said that it became aware of Clearwire’s plans to use a …

The Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice today approved a deal to create a joint venture between cable giant Comcast and NBC Universal. In a 4-1 vote, the FCC determined that the deal is in the nation’s public interest. The Justice Department also issued a statement that it has approved the union, which will be the first …

Wireless carriers in the U.S. have turned 4G into a meaningless marketing term, and standards purists are none too pleased about it. With good reason: All four of the major U.S. wireless carriers are calling their faster wireless networks 4G, but the truth is that none of these networks meets the International Telecommunication Union‘s specifications for 4G. Top on the …

The Apple iPhone is finally coming to Verizon Wireless, so what now? For years, CNET readers, my close and not-so-close friends, and my family have nagged me with the same: when will Verizon get the iPhone? Now, I can happily say February. Earlier this week, Verizon finally took the wraps of the long-awaited Verizon iPhone. There is certainly a lot …

Editor’s note: This live event has concluded. For a brief rundown of what was announced, check out our summary post here. You can also read the transcript of our live blog below or replay our live blog in the Cover It Live module at the end of the transcript. Today is D-Day for the announcement of the much-anticipated Verizon iPhone, …

Verizon Wireless is keeping its unlimited data plans when it announces the new Verizon iPhone, The Wall Street Journal reported today. Verizon is expected to unveil the long-awaited Verizon iPhone tomorrow at a media event in New York City. The carrier sent invitations to the press on Friday. The Wall Street Journal cites one unnamed source on the news that …