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Article | 10/09/2011 AT&T: DOJ's opposition to merger hurts consumers
The U.S. Department of Justice would "severely set back growth and competition" in the U.S. mobile telecom market if its efforts to block the acquisit...
Article | 19/08/2011 US surges to near global lead in mobile data
U.S. consumers are among the world's most voracious consumers of mobile data, motivated by the country's homegrown technology industry, according to a...
Article | 13/08/2011 Study finds Android app-makers careless with some data
A lot of the software written for Google's Android mobile phones falls short when it comes to user privacy and security.
Article | 11/08/2011 Verizon readying new VCast Apps store
Verizon Wireless will introduce a new version of its VCast Apps store to developers at its Verizon Developer Conference in September, improving the ex...
Article | 9/08/2011 Verizon strike signals shift in telecom business
A strike by two unions at Verizon Communications announced Sunday could signal the start of a long struggle between wireline workers and companies in ...
Article | 9/08/2011 Clearwire's LTE push highlights growing momentum
LTE (Long Term Evolution) has picked up steam in the last few weeks, with operators moving forward and auctions taking place, helping the technology b...
Article | 2/08/2011 Amex, Verizon Wireless to offer mobile payment
Verizon Wireless and American Express will integrate the Serve online payment system over mobile phones and tablets in coming months, the two companie...
Article | 27/07/2011 Verizon joins booster vendor in FCC plan
Verizon Wireless has teamed up with cellular booster company Wilson Electronics to propose federal standards for boosters, which sometimes help to ove...
Article | 20/07/2011 Visa, MasterCard and AmEx join Google Wallet competitor
Isis, the mobile-payments joint venture that includes three U.S. national mobile operators, said Tuesday that Visa, MasterCard and American Express ha...
Article | 13/07/2011 FCC proposes rules to combat phone cramming
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed new rules designed to make it more difficult for telephone carriers and other companies to ins...
Article | 29/06/2011 Expert: Gov't should approve T-Mobile sale with conditions
Instead of rejecting AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, U.S. regulators should approve the deal with conditions that require AT&T to...
Article | 10/06/2011 Google, Samsung and Sprint probe Nexus S problems
Sprint, Samsung and Google are investigating customer complaints about problems with Nexus S smartphone connections and the deletion of photos taken w...
Article | 9/06/2011 Verizon confirms sales of its Galaxy S II 'superphone' start in July
Verizon Wireless Wednesday confirmed that it plans to start selling the Samsung Galaxy S II "superphone" sometime in July, making it one of several U....
Article | 7/06/2011 Free Press files tethering complaint against Verizon
Verizon Wireless is violating U.S. Federal Communications Commission rules by blocking users from using third-party tethering applications on Android ...
Article | 27/05/2011 Lawmakers question AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile
AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile carrier T-Mobile USA would give customers fewer choices and drive up prices, some U.S. lawmakers said ...