DETROIT The details were released Tuesday by AT&T Wireless on its plan to make Detroit and three other U.S. cities wireless Hot Spots. The AT&T Wireless GSM calling plans for unlimited voice service and streaming media display capabilities is $24.99 for consumers and $79.99 for businesses. The footprint in the Detroit metropolitan area includes the
TROY - XM Satellite Radio and Delphi Corp. are rolling out Delphis XM Roady2 satellite radio at retail stores nationwide this week making XM Satellite radio available more accessible for after-market vehicles. XM partners primarily with General Motors to install receives in new vehicles; Delphi is the world's largest auto parts company and was spun
LANSING - Final action on balancing the current Michigan budget and resolving the 2004-05 budget seems now to depend on whether the legislation allows slot machines at horse racetracks. But when action on HB 4610 and other budget bills takes place remains the question. According to legislative sources, aides have been working on new language
TROY - EDS said it got a $1.1 billion deal Monday from Bank of America to integrate the banks communications infrastructure with that of its newly acquired Fleet Boston Financial Corp. EDS will provide secure telecommunications and networking solutions using voice-over Internet protocol technology and help desk services for 1,600 banking center sites, plus automated
DETROIT Communications industry sources say AT&T Wireless, the nations third largest wireless carrier, has chosen Detroit as only one of four major cities in the country to become a metropolitan hot spot, enabling Detroit residents to watch streaming video in real-time on their wireless phones and wireless-enabled laptops. The official announcement will be made Tuesday.
DETROIT - A new report from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth estimates that Michigan has lost more than 26,000 manufacturing jobs since the first of the year, most with the states auto industry. But a series of recent announcements suggests that Detroit isn't in any danger of losing its title of Motor
LANSING - The nation's top policymakers come together next week in back-to-back summer conferences, with health care the chief focus of the governors from around the country and the economy getting top billing for legislators. In addition to the formal agenda, politics in this closely-contested presidential election year is certain to be a dominant subtopic
SOUTHFIELD Lawrence Technology University has teamed up with Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts to make it easier for Specs Howard students to earn an Associate of Arts degree in Radio and TV Broadcasting from LTU. Specs students can complete the eight month or 12 month broadcasting courses at Specs Southfield campus and then transfer
GRAND RAPIDS A few hours before BestNet Communications Corp. announced its operations had lost three quarters of a million dollars in the third fiscal quarter of 2004, the Internet communications company also announced its board had accepted the resignation of CEO Robert Blanchard for unspecified reasons. Blanchard will remain a director for a three month
ANN ARBOR - The first half of 2004 is looking a lot like the last half of 2003 for the MEMS (small tech) industry, only better. If trends continue, 2004 will be a banner year, or in the very least, an interesting successor to 2003. Although 2003 didnt start off that great, it ended quite