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Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. added to its handset vendor list by announcing plans to add LG Electronics Co.’s “Aloha” handset to its lineup later this month. The handset, which is set to retail for $35 , marks the first deal …

Social networking sites MySpace and Facebook are using valuable deck space to extend their offerings to mobile users, according to new figures from M:Metrics.MySpace, which has deals with AT&T Mobility, Helio L.L.C. and Sprint Nextel Corp., attracted about 3.7 million …

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. …

hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environmentby poking your head over the top of the cube. While there is plenty of coverage on the FCC’s 700 MHz auction rules throughout this issue, early betting around the RCR Wireless News’ …

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 at RCRNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …

WITH VIRGIN MOBILE USA L.L.C. SEEKING A $500 MILLION INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING, the company is looking to complete the first IPO of a mobile virtual network operator in the United States. The IPO market has been stronger this year than …

AS AMP’D MOBILE INC. WINDS DOWN its mobile virtual network operator service, questions loom about the health of the MVNO space.Bankrupt Amp’d Mobile has halted customer service and was on the verge of cutting off network access to its customers …

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 contacts and edit information on an AT&T Mobility Web page, …

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. said that its users have earned more than 9 million minutes of free airtime since the mobile virtual network operator instituted its Sugar Mama program, which offers customers the chance to receive calling minutes in exchange …

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. said that its users have earned more than 9 million minutes of free airtime since the mobile virtual network operator instituted its Sugar Mama program, which offers customers the chance to receive calling minutes in exchange …

If you’re a manly man and you’ve stubbed out your cigar long enough to buy a manly vehicle, you may well settle on the Hummer.Your next logical move then is to acquire a Hummer mobile phone, designed and distributed by …

Virgin Mobile in the United Kingdom said it as has tapped InfoSpace Inc. to provide a suite of mobile search and Internet services.InfoSpace said it will power a mobile search offering for the United Kingdom’s largest mobile virtual network operator, …

AT&T Mobility revamped its prepaid play with new add-on package options for its GoPhone Pay As You Go customers.GoPhone users can now choose a calling package of 3,000 off-peak minutes for $20. Messaging packages (which include SMS, IM and MMS) …

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Amp’d Mobile Inc. may not necessarily signal the death knell for the business model, but is certain to make investors and partners wary and put additional pressure on other fledgling mobile virtual network operators …

A collection of wireless industry entrepreneurs urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to build open access into one of the 700 MHz licenses set to be auctioned later this year, saying the agency has an historic opportunity to unlock …

Welcome to our new Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to look for in the coming weeks. Check below …

Starent Networks Corp., which sells multimedia infrastructure products to wireless carriers, raised $126.4 million in an initial public offering, beating the company’s forecast. The offering of more than 10.5 million shares sold for $12 per share, which gives the company …

AT&T Mobility has revamped its prepaid play with a new add-on package options for its GoPhone Pay As You Go customers.GoPhone users can now choose a calling package of 3,000 off-peak minutes for $20. Messaging packages (which include SMS, IM …

Virgin Mobile in the United Kingdom said it as has tapped InfoSpace Inc. to provide a suite of mobile search and Internet services.InfoSpace said it will power a mobile search offering for the United Kingdom’s largest mobile virtual network operator, …

Mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection over the weekend, claiming its back-end systems have been unable to keep up with the company’s rapid growth. The MVNO said in a statement that it expects to continue …

Mobile search startup JumpTap Inc. expanded its relationship with mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. with a local search application.The white-label offering, which launches this week, delivers local business listings as well as driving directions and local maps. …

Yet another executive is exiting through Sprint Nextel Corp.’s revolving front-office door.The carrier said last week that Mark Schweitzer will step down from his post as chief marketing officer at the end of the month. Tim Kelly, who currently oversees …

Investment capital continued to flow into the mobile social networking space as two new startups closed their first rounds of funding.Project Goth, which operates the “global mobile Internet community” mig33, said it pocketed $10 million in a first round of …

Intercasting Corp. announced that it raised $12 million in a second round of funding. The San Diego-based company said it will use the money to expand on carrier-based distribution and partners for its mobile social networking application, Rabble, and its …

Investment capital continued to flow into the mobile social networking space as two new startups closed their first rounds of funding.Project Goth, which operates the “global mobile Internet community” mig33, said it pocketed $10 million in a first round of …