Text Messaging

Alexis de Tocqueville might have saved himself a lot of travel if he could have watched a few Super Bowl broadcasts. It’s no secret that Super Bowl commercials act as a sort of barometer for what Americans are all about. …

T-Mobile USA Inc. has been hit with a class action suit over alleged charges for text messages received by consumers who do not want the feature.The suit, recently filed in the U.S. District Court in Seattle, claims T-Mobile USA charges …

Urban, youth-oriented MVNO Helio L.L.C. is racking up “record growth,” the company said yesterday in announcing that founder Sky Dayton will leave the CEO post to become chairman. Dayton replaces current chairman Jinwoo So, president of global business at SK …

Text messaging is getting a lot of attention these days as society tries to figure out the appropriate rules to govern this new form of communication. Like most everything else, a one-size-fits-all approach likely won’t work, and the etiquette behind …

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION launched a rulemaking to determine whether mobile text messages and short codes are covered by non-discrimination provisions of the telecom act.Public-interest and consumer groups asked the FCC in December to rule that the law forbids wireless …

The Federal Communications Commission launched a rulemaking to determine whether mobile phone text messages and short codes are covered by non-discrimination provisions of the telecom act.Public interest and consumer groups asked the FCC in December to rule that the law …

Verizon Wireless will follow Sprint Nextel Corp.’s lead in bumping text messaging rates from 15 cents to 20 cents per message.The carrier is informing postpaid subscribers that the cost for domestic text messages will be increased in March; messaging rates …

New cellphone driver-distraction laws went into effect Jan. 1 in Oregon and Washington state.According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Oregon will now prohibit teenagers from talking on cellphones while driving. A new Washington law goes even further, prohibiting …

America has fallen in love with text messaging. More than 28.8 billion text messages are sent per month, according to figures from CTIA. And nearly everyone knows someone who knows someone who sends 15,000 texts a month. (Usually that someone …

Want to know how long the line is outside your favorite club on a busy Saturday night? Or the guy-to-girl ratio at a bar before you pay the cover? That’s the promise of BuzzD, a new local-search/networking service from mobile …

T-Mobile USA Inc. is suing Canadian operator Telus Mobility over the northern neighbor’s use of a familiar promotion: my Faves. T-Mobile USA introduced its “myFaves” plans in late 2006, offering customers the ability to make unlimited calls to five self-selected …

Public-interest and consumer groups asked the Federal Communications Commission to forbid mobile-phone operators from discriminatory interference with text messaging.“For many people, texting has replaced calling as a way of keeping in touch,” said Gigi Sohn, president and co-founder of Public …

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 mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to a special edition of our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for …

This week marks the beginning of the holiday season, of course, when most of us focus less on business and more on the reasons we work so hard. So in the spirit of the upcoming long weekend-and thanks to a …

While they may lack the name recognition of their larger competitors, regional carriers are tweaking their rate plans ahead of the holiday shopping season.Qwest Communications International Inc. introduced a set of wireless plans emphasizing messaging and data use.The Messaging and …

San Antonio-based carrier Pocket Communications introduced a pair of new rate plans, including one that starts at $25 per month, in an attempt to attract users to its flat-rate calling service. Pocket has a track record of shaking up the …

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 mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. …

Qwest Communications International Inc. introduced a set of wireless plans emphasizing messaging and data use.The Messaging and More plans are aimed at subscribers who are heavy text message users and utilize data services such as Web browsing and sending photos …

Regional carrier Pocket Communications said its customer base in south Texas reached 170,000 subscribers, 17 months after the company began offering a flat-rate wireless service that competes with larger carriers such as Leap Wireless International Inc. Pocket, which serves the …

Wireless carriers are heading into the all-important holiday selling season, flashing new handsets designed to dazzle consumers and riding sales trends which have been building over the past year.The Apple Inc. iPhone craze has, as expected, prompted interest in touch-screen …

Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. Seattle-based Car Toys operates stores in four states, selling mobile devices and service from …

Although younger users are at the forefront of mobile adoption, new research from InsightExpress found that Baby Boomers are actively embracing wireless too.In a new survey, the firm found that about 80% of all Americans said they own a mobile …

Verizon Wireless got caught up briefly in abortion politics after denying a request from a pro-choice organization to use its network for text messages-which the carrier swiftly remedied after a public outcry. The carrier had rejected a request from NARAL …

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 mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. …