Vonage Holdings Corp. has settled a patent dispute with Canadian network equipment maker, Nortel Networks.

Vonage and Nortel Networks said they have agreed to end the litigation between them after the two companies reached a mutually beneficial agreement to cross license certain patents.

This settlement could mark the last of the string of patent suits against Vonage.

N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc. (NEW), the nation’s leading provider of extended service plans and buyer protection programs for consumer products, today announced that its Wireless division has established an agreement with Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) based in Anchorage, Alaska, to provide handset insurance to ACS’s wireless consumers.

NEW offers wireless carriers a distinctly competitive advantage in this traditionally underserved industry. The company, which has led its industry in innovation and delivery of world-class customer care solutions for more than 25 years, generated more than $2.5 billion in revenue for their clients in 2007.

Today MetroPCS announced that seven wireless telecommunications markets will receive EV-DO-based 3G. MetroPCS won the 3G spectrum in 2006's AWS auction. Three existing markets, Detroit, Dallas and Los Angeles, will see their service upgraded to EV-DO from 1xRTT. MetroPCS is also launching four brand new markets with 3G. They are Boston, Las Vegas, New York and Philadelphia. The EV-DO 3G network will allow MetroPCS to offer more advanced data services, including unified communications and video mail. MetroPCS did not provide a timeframe for the 3G roll-out.