The government spectrum auction is slowing to a trickle and nearing to a close. In 16 days, and 71 completed rounds, a group of anonymous companies have pledged almost $20…

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Germany’s T-Mobile will cut data roaming charges and offer “enhanced web services” in a bid to boost data revenues, according to Reuters. At the MWC T-Mobile CEO Hamid Akhavan told…

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Yesterday, EU telco commissioner Vivianne Reding and GSM Association CEO Rob Conway were on the same page when they teamed for a joint press conference. Today, the gulf between mobile…

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GSM Association Rob Conway opened the Mobile World Congress proper in Barcelona this morning by putting the frights up internet users. The internet is littered with popups, spam and illicit…

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More threats for European mobile operators from EU Telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding—this time she’s told reporters at the Mobile World Congress that operators must introduce “credible” cuts to the price…

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Five European mobile phone operators announced today that they are cutting the cost of surfing the mobile internet while abroad, saying they had accepted the European Commission’s challenge to give…

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After getting the open-access provisions it was looking for in the FCC airwaves auction, observers are speculating that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has bowed out of the bidding. Forbes suggests that…

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South Dakota’s Attorney General Larry Long has warned mobile phone users in his state to be “leery” of “unsolicited charges” that might appear on their cellphone bills. South Dakota’s Consumer…

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The highly sought after “C block” of airwaves has received a new high bid of $4.74 billion. Bidding on the C block in the FCC auction had appeared to have…

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Intelius said it is partially shutting down its cellphone directory as it faces federal and state legislation and a tongue lashing from Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ). The company said “in…

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T-Mobile is working to get an agreement between Europe’s largest mobile operators over the wholesale prices they charge one another for carrying internet data, in a bid to get Brussels…

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The spectrum auction currently under way is drawing lots of controversy over its open access and public safety rules, but it’s also bringing in some big bucks. In the auction…

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A class action suit has been filed against T-Mobile USA claiming that consumers were being charged for text messages that they did not want. RCRnews reports that the suit, filed…

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The wireless spectrum auction is reaching an interesting stage: After 18 rounds of bidding that began one week ago, bids for the “C block” of nationwide spectrum reached $4.7 billion,…

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The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has released its draft code for participation TV offerings in the United States. It predicts an increase in these types of shows due to the…

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Ofcom is taking aim at networks once again, this time attacking the high cost of surfing the mobile web while abroad. The UK regulator warned that while it wanted to…

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The 700 MHz spectrum auction now has total winning bids of $6.1 billion, reports the NYT. The C block closed on Monday at $3.42 billion, an increase of $1.27 billion…

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The first week of the 700 MHz spectrum auction in the US has come to a close, with most blocks of spectrum being slowly bidded up but the D-Block—which is…

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Japan is one of the countries looking to filter the mobile internet “for the sake of the children”, and Infinita has some details of the proposed regulations: “As well as…

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The 700 MHz auction has attracted 1,849 bids totaling more than $2.4 billion in its first round, reports RCR News. Naturally, there’s no indication of who is bidding where, but…

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Thursday sees the start of the 700 MHz auction in the US, but there’s not going to be much news coming out until it’s finished—the FCC is keeping it as…

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The plans of EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding for further regulation of mobile pricing in Europe will be a tougher sell than capping the roaming charges, which passed into law…

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Japan will start licensing mobile phone “sommeliers” to help consumers through the thicket of increasingly complicated mobile functions as handsets get more and more advanced. AFP reports that the country’s…

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The UK’s voluntary code for mobile content could be replaced with more stringent rules following an upcoming review by telecoms regulator Ofcom. The Sunday Times reports that following complaints from…

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The incumbent telcos are likely to get most of the interesting licenses at next week’s US spectrum auction, according to analysts in this Dow Jones article. The general consensus is…

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