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Article | 7/10/2011 FCC chairman: End telephone subsidies, build broadband
The overhaul of an "outdated" U.S. Federal Communications Commission program that subsidizes telephone service in rural areas will lead to universally...
Article | 21/09/2011 Lync not enterprise-ready, claims Microsoft ISV-turned-rival
A gap between what Microsoft promises with Lync's telephony and what it delivers makes Lync a poor choice as an IP PBX replacement for large organizat...
Article | 6/09/2011 India to start filtering telemarketers later this month
India's telecom regulator said on Monday that new legislation to filter telemarketers will come into force finally on Sept. 27, after a number of post...
Article | 25/08/2011 RIM starts trial of music service, launching later this year
Research In Motion is testing a cloud-based music service around its BlackBerry Messenger, that it plans to offer commercially later this year.
Article | 18/08/2011 Indian mobile operators turn to low-cost Android tablets
India's largest mobile operator, Bharti Airtel, and second largest, Reliance Communications, are bundling Android tablets priced at between US$220 and...
Article | 18/08/2011 China Mobile profits up on higher Internet use
China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier, reported net profits rising by 6.3 percent for the first half of 2011, as the company had more custo...
Article | 16/08/2011 Mobile World Congress to focus on advertising, marketing
In February, the mobile industry will once again head to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress (MWC), which will feature a new section focusing on diffe...
Article | 12/08/2011 Groups push for telephone subsidy overhaul
A proposal to overhaul U.S. subsidies and shift money to broadband deployment needs backing from lawmakers, supporters said in a letter to congression...
Article | 8/08/2011 India wants special monitoring access for Twitter, Facebook
India's communications ministry has been asked by the home ministry to monitor social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook amid fears that...
Article | 4/08/2011 Skype enables video on more Android smartphones
Skype has released version 2.1 of its application for Android, which allows more smartphones and tablets based on Google's operating system to use its...
Article | 3/08/2011 Airtel's profits weighed down by Africa acquisition, 3G
The acquisition of Zain's operations in 15 African countries and investment in 3G spectrum in India continued to be a drag on the profits of India's B...
Article | 30/07/2011 Carriers, trade groups propose broadband fund
A U.S. Federal Communications Commission program that subsidizes telephone service in rural areas would transition into broadband subsidies under a pl...
Article | 22/07/2011 Verizon posts revenue growth on mobile additions
Verizon Communications on Friday reported revenue of US$27.5 billion for the second quarter of 2011, up 2.8 percent from the second quarter of 2010, l...
Article | 22/07/2011 AT&T revenue up on mobile data growth
AT&T reported revenue of US$31.5 billion for the second quarter of 2011, up 2.2 percent from the same quarter in 2010, but net income dropped due ...
Article | 19/07/2011 Telecom carriers oppose proposed subsidy cuts
In an effort to balance the U.S. government's books, some Republicans have proposed taking US$1billion from a fund that subsidizes rural telephone and...