Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) is backtracking on the 3 cent per-SMS fee it told partners it would begin charging for every message delivered over its network. And yet it still…

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For the better part of five years Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) has allowed companies to send text messages to its subscribers without a fee, but the carrier is telling its…

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How badly does Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) want to call itself No. 1 again? And no, we’re not just talking about the quality of the can-you-hear-me-now network. There is some…

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On one side, you have wireless carriers concerned about controlling spam, and on the other, you have the first amendment and free speech. Now in the middle is the FCC,…

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We have tonight’s presidential debate up on the flat-screen HD set in the living room but I’m trying to watch for a while on Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Mobile TV. Not…

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Almost one in three who purchased Apple’s iPhone 3G in the U.S. from June to August switched from another carrier to join AT&T (NYSE: T), according to a new report…

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-- *Verizon* adds three *Gameloft* Games: Verizon (NYSE: VZ) said it was adding three games from Gameloft (EPA: GFT) today, including NFL 2009, which provides info about athletes for the…

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iPhone Coming to Verizon: There are signs that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is working on an EVDO version of the iPhone, possibly for Verizon (NYSE: VZ), 9to5mac reports. According to a…

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Perhaps now is the time for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to get a bit more nervous. Even before T-Mobile launches the G1, the first Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android phone, it appears…

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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) wants the Federal Communications Commission to act on white spaces, but Chairman Kevin Martin has a couple other priorities lined up for decisions before the end of…

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GoTV Networks, which produces videos about the music industry and others for both mobile and broadband networks, is getting close to launching a social media widget for sites like Facebook,…

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This sounds like an extension of the company’s open initiative, although this could be counted as a baby step. Starting today, Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) is offering customers a month-to-month…

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A Venice, Calif.-based startup hopes it can capitalize on some of life’s special occasions with a mobile greeting that could be used for anything from asking someone out on a…

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Verizon is focused on changing its revenue mix from its broadband, wireless and FiOS businesses, president and COO Denny Strigl said at Goldman Sach’s Communacopia. Following a short introduction full…

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Apple’s (NSDQ: AAPL) 3G iPhone is both a blessing and a bane for Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), where in Germany it is the exclusive carrier of the gadget, while in…

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Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) has quietly released Dashboard, a new storefront found on its phones using Adobe’s (NSDQ: ADBE) Flash technology, mocoNews has learned. So far, Dashboard has launched on…

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In the wireless market, size matters. That’s the conclusion of Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett, who called the current market a “zero sum game,” in which the richest companies—AT&T (NYSE:…

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It’s all about games today for Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ). The carrier released dozens of mobile games from 10 publishers. Gameloft (EPA: GFT), Glu Mobile (NSDQ: GLUU), Konami Digital Entertainment,…

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Verizon (NYSE: VZ) added a whole mess of new video content to its V CAST Video service today from at least 13 content providers. The carrier added the following channels…

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The first panel kicked off with three of the top four U.S. carriers discussing the meaning of “open.” Participating in the panel was T-Mobile’s Robert Dotson, Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel’s…

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CTIA IT & Entertainment officially kicks off today with a packed morning keynote, featuring a roundtable discussion by carrier CEOs, including T-Mobile USA’s Robert Dotson, Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel’s Dan…

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Operator price hikes in text messages have come under scrutiny by a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who has asked the country’s top four carriers “to justify the “sharply…

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Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) made a trio of announcements to kick off CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 in San Francisco this week. -- SocialLife: The carrier is offering a…

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-- *AT&T* brings back college football SMS voting: AT&T (NYSE: T) is reminding college football fans that they can once again begin voting for their AT&T All-American Player of the…

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Last week, I caught up with Jeff Holden, the CEO of Pelago, which is developing Whrrl, an application for mobile phones that lets people share opinions about events and restaurants…

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