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Moto And RIM Sue Each Other Over Patents - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 18 Feb 2008 12:38 PM PST

Blackberry maker Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM), which knows a thing or two about patent lawsuits, is headed back to court. According to filings made in the Northern District of…

@ NBA Tech Summit: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin On Wireless Auction - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 18 Feb 2008 09:10 AM PST

The NBA Tech Summit in New Orleans Friday wound up with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin being interviewed by Anderson Cooper. Following the session, Martin met with several reporters, addressing, among…

Spectrum Auction Slowly Coming To A Close - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 14 Feb 2008 11:11 AM PST

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…

T-Mobile To Cut European Mobile Data Roaming Charges - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Tue 12 Feb 2008 07:56 AM PST

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…

@ MWC: Industry To Regulators: ‘Hands Off!’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 12 Feb 2008 04:26 AM PST

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…

@ MWC: Operators Unite To Block Mobile Web Child Porn - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 12 Feb 2008 02:00 AM PST

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…

EU Telecoms Commissioner Reiterates Need For Mobile Data Roaming Price Cuts - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Mon 11 Feb 2008 06:43 AM PST

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…

Five European Operators Cut Mobile Data Roaming Charges - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Thu 07 Feb 2008 04:39 PM PST

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…

Spectrum Auction Update: Is Verizon In And Google Out?; New Rules - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Wed 06 Feb 2008 09:44 AM PST

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…

South Dakota Attorney General Warns Of Unsolicited Text Messages - 3 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Tue 05 Feb 2008 05:32 AM PST

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…

Spectrum Auction: Bidding Continues On High-Profile “C Block” - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Mon 04 Feb 2008 06:56 PM PST

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…

Intelius Drops Cellphone Directory Amid Proposed Controversy - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Mon 04 Feb 2008 10:16 AM PST

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…

T-Mobile Working To Reduce Data Charges; Vodafone CEO Says No Regulation Needed - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Mon 04 Feb 2008 07:40 AM PST

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…

Spectrum Auction Reaches Record-Breaking $18.6 Billion In Bids - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Sun 03 Feb 2008 07:47 PM PST

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…

T-Mobile USA Sued Over Texting - 3 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Fri 01 Feb 2008 05:23 AM PST

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…

Spectrum Auction Reaches Google’s Open Access Point - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 31 Jan 2008 12:10 PM PST

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,…

Mobile Entertainment Forum Releases Draft Code For US Participation TV - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Wed 30 Jan 2008 06:15 PM PST

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…

Ofcom Takes Aim At Pricey Mobile Data Roaming Charges - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Wed 30 Jan 2008 03:45 AM PST

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…

700 MHz Auction: $3.42 Billion For C Block, No Bids For D Block - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Mon 28 Jan 2008 11:47 PM PST

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…

700 MHz Auction: Open Access Going Well; Public Safety Not So Much - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Fri 25 Jan 2008 05:47 PM PST

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…

Japanese Filtering Regulations Could Hamper Off-Deck Industry - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Fri 25 Jan 2008 04:52 AM PST

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…

700 MHz Auction Draws $2.4 Billion In Bids - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Thu 24 Jan 2008 05:37 PM PST

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…

Gearing Up For The 700 MHz Auction - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Wed 23 Jan 2008 06:56 PM PST

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…

Tough Sell For Reding On Capping Mobile Data, Termination Fees - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Mon 21 Jan 2008 09:45 AM PST

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…

Japan To License Cellphone Experts - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Mon 21 Jan 2008 04:22 AM PST

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…