As momentum grows behind Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s proposed open-access plan for the 700 MHz spectrum auction, Verizon Wireless reiterated its opposition to open access while at the …
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Qualcomm Inc. can chew gum while swatting at nemeses who hover over its business model, if yesterday’s financial results are any indication. But the chip vendor acknowledged that it had …
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Hello!And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us …
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UPDATED: iPhone to launch in Europe by December: Apple testing wireless corporate e-mail
by jscarboby jscarboThe iPhone will be launched in “a few major countries” in Europe before the end of December, Apple Inc. executives said this afternoon during a conference call to discuss the …
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An increasing percentage of customers report that their service problems are “resolved in a timely manner,” according to the latest survey of customer care by J.D. Power and Associates-and carriers’ …
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AT&T Mobility released a downloadable application that serves as a locker for contact information on mobile phones.The service, which is offered at $2 per month, allows users to add new …
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AT&T Inc. reported a strong quarter and said its mobile division activated 146,000 Apple Inc. iPhone customers in the first day and a half of the device’s release, more than …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …
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AT&T Mobility has extended its Video Share application to almost 160 markets. The one-way live video application was launched late last month in three markets, and the carrier said at …
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BACKDRAFT: Martin’s 700 MHz draft ignites debate on public safety, open access
by jscarboby jscarboFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN KEVIN MARTIN could face trouble securing support from the agency’s two Democrats for a key component of his 700 MHz plan, but the draft rule could …
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Exploiting iPhone’s Achilles’ heels: In other words, don’t panic, but find fun in phones
by jscarboby jscarbo“Serenity now!” yelled the character George Costanza in one episode of the 1990s sitcom, “Seinfeld.”Costanza’s anguished cry underscored the unbridgeable gap between his desperate need for serenity and the angst …
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Two disparate events-the 700 MHz auction and the iPhone introduction-have the potential to alter the wireless industry’s existing course. Traditional wireless players must adapt to these new forces of change-and …
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In a sense, the iPhone phenomenon-the feeding frenzy that gave instant icon status to a multimedia device that was conceived outside the box before a single consumer had even removed …
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Dear Editor,We would like to respond to some of the many misleading comments made by Reed Hundt in RCR Wireless News relating to our editorial. That piece argued that the …
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More than three years after the wireless industry launched an effort to establish a ratings system for mobile content, carriers are finally beginning to restrict access to the edgy stuff. …
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The Federal Communications Commission asked for a new round of public comment on regulation of special-access lines, last-mile connections essential to wireless carriers and largely controlled by AT&T Inc. and …
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AT&T Mobility will work with Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. to build a 3G wireless network in Hawaii, the two companies announced. DoCoMo said it will provide up to $24 …
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AT&T Inc., the nation’s second-largest advertiser, has made made Omnicom Group’s BBDO, the advertising agency for the former Cingular Wireless, the lead agency for the carrier’s massive $3.3 billion advertising …
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The mobile-phone industry reacted angrily to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s 700 MHz draft decision to impose an open-access-like condition on more than a third of the 60 megahertz …
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Motorola Inc. will buy privately held Leapstone Systems, Inc., a software developer with a unified platform for voice and data bundles across multiple networks and devices. Terms of the deal …
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Speculation has sent network operators’ stock up and down, but a British analyst said yesterday that Apple Inc. had not signed any deals with Euro-operators.The sticking point, according to Bill …
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Dear Editor,We would like to respond to some of the many misleading comments made by Reed Hundt in RCR Wireless News relating to our Washington Post editorial. That piece argued …
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If you were expecting AT&T’s rivals to slash, say, smartphone prices in the wake of the iPhone launch, you’d be wrong. A check on handset pricing over the past week …
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Software vendor Synchronoss Technologies Inc. said that it has signed a multi-year deal with AT&T Inc. to “support the launch and ongoing operational support” for the iPhone. Stephen Waldis, president …
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Welcome to our Monday column, Analyst Angle. Every Monday, the industry’s leading analysts give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry, from carriers to content to handsets …