AT&T Profit Up On Wireless

AT&T recently announced that their profit for the first quarter was up due to increased sales in their wireless division while they saw declines in traditional LAN phone lines for the same period.

AT&T’s first-quarter profit rose 21.5 percent to $3.46 billion, or 57 cents per share, from $2.85 billion, or 45 cents a share, [...]

European Union Okays In Flight Cell Phone Services

Today the European Union announced plans to begin licensing in-flight wireless services. The EU stated that wireless providers interested in providing in-flight phone services could get approval by the end of 2008.
The cost of making in-flight phone calls hasn’t been determined, but EU officials are hopeful that operators will keep their in-flight wireless services [...]