> Dutch telecom company Versatel Telecom International and Tele2 of Sweden have put plans for a legal merger on hold amid shareholder opposition. Article (Wall Street Journal sub. req.)
> Some 81 percent of mobile phone users in Latin America were subscribed to prepaid plans at the end of the first quarter of 2006, according to Signals Telecoms Consulting. Article
> Motorola Ventures will invest up to $25 million in Israeli startups in 2006. Article
And Finally... The Chi-Mei UMA smartphone gets FCC approval. Article