| LG 150 Cell Phones Recalled Due to Canadian Radiation Rules
08/02/2009
LG Canada is recalling as many as 129,000 LG 150 cell phones after the device was found to emit more radiation than the legal limit set by Industry Canada.Because customer satisfaction and safety continue to be our primary commitment, we are taking a proactive approach and working in co-operation with our carriers to recall all LG 150 phones in Canada, said LG Canada CEO, William Cho, in a... |
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| Group Cautions On Cell Phone Contracts
29/01/2009
As family budgets tighten and the recession deepens, watchdog group Consumer Action is encouraging consumers to watch out for hidden fees and penalties when it comes to cell phone contracts.As more and more Americans shift their phone use to cell phones, the costs and pitfalls associated with contract-based cell phones become clearer and clearer, said Consumer Action executive director Ken... |
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| Free Internet-Calling Services Join the Cellphone App Market
29/01/2009
For years, software providers have offered ways to make free calls from cellphones, and most of them even work. The problem is putting the software on your phone. It is not that carriers want to make it hard for subscribers to load Skype, Fring and other free-calling apps onto phones, although the networks obviously bristle at the idea of giving their customers a way to make free calls (also... |
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| Bell Canada Seeks to Cut Costs with Retirement Incentive
27/01/2009
Telecom giant, Bell Canada, is offering a special retirement incentive in a move to trim its workforce by an additional 1,500 jobs.Bell, which employs some 41,000 people, is offering the incentive to workers who are already eligible to retire in the next two years.This initiative supports Bell`s strategic imperative to achieve a competitive cost structure, said Bell Canada president and CEO,... |
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| Apple Could Overtake Nokia in Global Smartphone Market
27/01/2009
With the iPhone now a consumer favourite, and applications for the device selling at an astounding rate, Apple stands a real chance of capturing the #1 position in the global smartphone market, according to a recent report by Generator Research.Our analysis is that the iPhone and App Store constitute a vertical platform for the delivery of advanced mobile services that will be developed in a... |
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| 18% of US Households Have Replaced Landlines with Cell Phones
23/01/2009
The percentage of American households which have cut the cord, replacing their landlines with mobile phones, increased to 18% in the first half of 2008, according to a recently released survey. That`s up from 16% of U.S. households in early 2007, and just 7% in early 2005.Leading the trend towards cord cutting are households made up of unrelated adults (e.g. roommates, unmarried couples, etc.),... |
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| Nortel Networks Bankruptcy Filing Imperative, Says CEO
16/01/2009
Canadian telecom equipment giant, Nortel Networks, has obtained bankruptcy protection from an Ontario Superior Court judge, in a bid to avoid ongoing debt repayments which continue to erode its cash reserves.Nortel vows to keep itself alive, however, by selling off key assets to pay off debt, and reducing its 30,000-member global workforce. It also plans to continue promoting itself by sponsoring... |
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| Will Unidentified Telecom Appeal Previously Secret Wiretap Ruling?
16/01/2009
Secrecy makes it impossible for reporters to inquire whether a telecommunications company will appeal a previously undisclosed ruling rejecting a constitutional challenge to a law requiring cooperation in warrantless wiretaps.The case could go to the U.S. Supreme Court, but reporters can`t ask the telecom if it plans an appeal since it was never identified in the redacted ruling, SCOTUSblog... |
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| Obama secret telecom advisor pushing his company interest
16/01/2009
A telecommunications company has confirmed for this columnist that its vice president for policywho is also an Obama donor and a former lobbyistis advising Barack Obama`s transition team on telecom policy.Obama`s transition team, which has failed to disclose this executive`s involvement, happens to have proposed a significant change in telecom policy that will profit that very company, called... |
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| Calling cards Minutes promise must be honored
07/01/2009
New Jersey-based Locus Communications, which sells international prepaid calling cards in Florida, must give its customers all the long-distance minutes promised and fully disclose its fees and charges, under a settlement with the Florida Attorney Generals Office announced Tuesday. Locus also agreed to pay $105,000 to The Hispanic Institute, which assisted the attorney generals investigation.... |
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