| Fla AG settles with prepaid card company
07/01/2009
Florida`s Attorney General said Tuesday his office has reached a settlement with Locus Telecommunications over marketing practices related to its international prepaid calling cards in Florida.An investigation determined that the New Jersey-based telecommunications provider was offering unlimited minutes, which actually were not unlimited, and failed to disclose actual amounts of fees and... |
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| NJ calling-card firm reaches settlement with Florida over deceptive ads
07/01/2009
A major prepaid calling-card company that engaged in deceptive practices in Florida will dial up more than $150,000 to the state and a Hispanic advocacy group as part of a settlement reached Tuesday.New Jersey-based Locus Communications Inc., also known as GEO Telecom, must reimburse the Attorney Generals Office $50,000 for attorneys fees, costs and future audits, according to the settlement.The... |
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| Economic Downturn Halts Wireless Growth in Western Europe
07/01/2009
Western Europe`s cell phone market stopped growing in the third quarter of 2008 as the global economic downturn affected consumer spending across the board, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics.As a whole, Western European carriers ran a steady business in Q3 due to continued subscriber growth in the mobile data sector, coupled with stable profit margins. Wireless voice revenues,... |
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| China Announces Long-Awaited 3G Wireless Licenses
07/01/2009
The government of China announced on Wednesday that it would award third-generation (3G) wireless licenses to mobile phone carriers, in what could be a major windfall for networking equipment suppliers.China`s industry minister predicted last month that Chinese carriers would spend the equivalent of US$41 billion on base stations, switches, transmission gear, and other equipment, after 3G... |
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| Verizon Wireless to Complete Alltel Acquisition on January 9
07/01/2009
Verizon Wireless is set to become America`s biggest cell phone carrier on January 9, when it closes its $28.1 billion acquisition of smaller rival, Alltel Corp.Verizon revealed the planned closing data in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. The company will pick up 13 million wireless subscribers as a result of the Alltel deal, bringing its total customer base to more... |
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| Rogers Reports Strong Wireless Growth but iPhone Sales Disappoint
07/01/2009
Verizon Wireless is set to become America`s biggest cell phone carrier on January 9, when it closes its $28.1 billion acquisition of smaller rival, Alltel Corp.Verizon revealed the planned closing data in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. The company will pick up 13 million wireless subscribers as a result of the Alltel deal, bringing its total customer base to more... |
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| 2 arrested by police sold phone cards to Mumbai gunmen
13/12/2008
One of the two men arrested for illegally buying mobile phone cards used by gunmen in the Mumbai attacks is a counter-insurgency police officer who may have been on an undercover mission, security officials said Saturday.The officials in Indian Kashmir demanded that police in Calcutta, where the suspect is being held, arrange for his quick release.Only two people have been arrested since the end... |
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| HTC Touch 3G Now Available in India
13/12/2008
Taiwanese cell phone maker, HTC, has introduced its latest touchscreen smartphone, the HTC Touch 3G, in the Indian market, bringing a faster, more user-friendly mobile experience to customers in the country.The Touch 3G`s main improvements include an enhanced TouchFLO interface (which provides highly-responsive one-click navigation), and of course, third-generation wireless broadband... |
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| Cell Phone Service Coming to Toronto Subways
13/12/2008
The Toronto Transit Commission has announced plans to provide cell phone service on subway trains after a survey showed overwhelming demand for such a service.We will find a way to do this, said TTC Chairman Adam Giambrone, who is already working with wireless carriers to bring cellular signals to Toronto`s subway tunnels. It`s not a matter of if.` It`s a matter of when.`59% of Toronto subway... |
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| Apple iPhone Users Download 300-Million Applications
13/12/2008
Apple iPhone users have collectively downloaded more than 300 million mobile software applications from the iTunes App Store over the past five months, according to Apple`s latest full-page advertisements in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.The App Store now includes over 10,000 pieces of software, including games, web tools, and business productivity solutions. Some of the applications... |
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