Shares of ADC Telecommunications sink on lower outlook for first quarter

ADC Telecommunications falls on lower Q1 outlook

S&P raises credit rating outlook of Sirius XM Radio, citing improving profitability

S&P ups credit rating outlook of Sirius XM Radio

Italian company says there are no plans to launch satellite built for Iran

Italian company says no launch for Iran satellite

MBIA, Beazer, AIG, Electronic Arts, Sprint Nextel are among big market movers Tuesday

MBIA, Beazer, AIG, Electronic Arts are big movers

Tw telecom shares jump after JPMorgan upgrade; analyst sees wireline stabilizing

Tw telecom shares jump after JPMorgan upgrade

Clearwire gets $1.5 billion in financing from Sprint and other investors

Sprint, others give Clearwire $1.5B in financing

Iran turns to Italy to launch satellite instead of Russia

Iran turns to Italy to launch satellite

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Tuesday it will use Italy to launch a communications satellite after waiting years for Russia to do the job, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported.

Vodafone 1st half profit up 15 pct, boosted by currency movements, acquisitions and lower tax

Vodafone H1 profit up 15 pct

LONDON — Telecommunications company Vodafone Group PLC on Tuesday reported a 15 percent increase in first-half net profit. Results were boosted by favorable currency movements, lower taxes and expansion at its Verizon Wireless venture in the U.S.

Sprint plans to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs as slump continues

Sprint plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Sprint Nextel Corp. on Monday said it will cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs, mostly before the end of the year, as it keeps losing subscribers.

Unemployment tops 10 percent again _ and it’s tougher off the job than a generation ago

Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be

AT&T closes delayed acquisition of Centennial, adding 879,000 wireless subscribers

AT&T completes delayed Centennial acquisition

MetroPCS shares fall as low-cost wireless carrier lowers full-year subscriber forecast

MetroPCS falls as company cuts subscriber forecast

IDC says worldwide smart phone shipments grew 4.2 percent in 3rd quarter, reaching record

Smart phone demand going strong in 3Q

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — The global smart phone market set a record for shipments in the third quarter as it continues to weather the economic turmoil, research firm IDC said Thursday.

Time Warner Cable 3Q profit falls 11 percent on higher interest expenses

Time Warner Cable 3Q profit falls 11 percent

Deutsche Telekom says Q3 net income up 7 pct to euro959 million ($1.4 billion)

Deutsche Telekom Q3 net income up 7 pct

BERLIN — Deutsche Telekom AG reported third-quarter net income rose 7 percent as it remained focused on controlling costs and developing key markets in the U.S., Britain and Poland.

Garmin reports 24 pct rise in 3rd-qtr profit on lower costs, but sales and shares drop

Garmin reports surge in 3Q profit

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. reported a 24 percent increase in third-quarter profit as lower costs offset a drop in sales.

T-Mobile says service outage that interfered with calls and texts is resolved

T-Mobile says phone service outage resolved

Former phone company worker convicted of flying to authorities in Hollywood wiretapping case

Ex-phone worker guilty in Hollywood wiretap case

Formerly Time Warner Telecom, tw telecom swings to larger than expected 3rd-quarter profit

Tw telecom swings to 3Q profit from loss

LITTLETON, Colo. — Tw telecom inc., formerly Time Warner Telecom, said Tuesday that it turned a profit in the third quarter, reversing a year-ago loss, but warned that turnover among smaller customers will continue.