The winners of the recent government spectrum auction that raised $19.6 billion are finally being revealed. Based on early reports, the results are as expected: Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) had…

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The flat-rate tariff wars kicked off by Verizon (NYSE: VZ) in the US, could be crossing the pond. The UK’s Competition Commission has been asked to get rid of mobile…

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The FCC spectrum auction that has received a ton of attention ended this afternoon after two months and 23 days, but it will remain a mystery for a little bit…

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Not so fast! In Brussels, the European Commission will launch a deeper investigation in to possible antitrust concerns posed by Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) takeover of sat-nav mapmaker Navteq, MarketWatch reports.…

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-- Sprint (NYSE: S) bringing faster speeds to HTC’s Mogul: Sprint said it is releasing a software update for the Mogul so that it can connect to a faster data…

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As the FCC’s spectrum auction enters its seventh week, analysts say bidding has slowed so much, it will close in only a matter of days, Fortune reports. The government auction,…

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When have you ever heard of operators crying out for legislation? British mobile operators asked parliament today to give them clearer guidelines—to the point of legislating it into law--on what…

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Europe’s telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding has called on national telco regulators to convince governments of her ambitious spectrum reform plans that would accelerate mobile internet adoption. “I am still concerned…

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This time the regulatory authorities have nabbed a big fish in the quest to clean up the ringtones and mobile content subscription business: AT&T (NYSE: T) Mobility. The company has…

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UK regulator Ofcom issued mobile operator O2 with a warning today that if it fails to meet the terms of its 3G license to cover 80 percent of the country’s…

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The U.S. House of Representatives is holding a hearing Wednesday on legislation that would require carriers to offer wireless service without contracts when devices are not subsidized.. The Wireless Consumer…

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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…

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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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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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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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