VC Dollars Dropped 33 Percent In The Fourth Quarter, Down 8 Percent For All 2008.

Tele2 buys Russian mobile network.

Judge approves $45 million shareholder settlement related to lingering allegations against for Qwest executives.

Vodafone to keep Verizon Wireless stake, for now.

AT&T faces $17M verdict for overcharging Calif. customers.

T-Mobile wins FYROM 3G licence which is paying 10 million Euros for the ten-year licence.

Boingo Wireless acquired Opti-Fi Networks in a deal that will increase its WiFi infrastructure services and add 25 airports to its existing network of hotspots.

AT&T buys Centennial for $944M.

Vodafone’s first-half profit was down 35 percent to $3.2 billion from $5.25 billion last year, mostly because of a $2.7 billion loss on its Turkish network.

Nokia Siemens and Ericsson may wind up with 20 percent of a $4.4 billion 3G network tender from China Mobile.