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• Verizon urged by consumers to eliminate mobile phone contracts

  April 25, 2013

  The Change.org petition asks Verizon to consider a better way for customers to purchase devices affordably via a payment plan or by some other means.

• Dish Network makes desperate bid to gain mobile foothold

  April 16, 2013

  In a desperate attempt to gain foothold in the quickly growing mobile market, Dish Network made a $25.5 billion unsolicited bid to acquire Sprint Nextel.

• T-Mobile looks to put an end to service contracts, but consumers may need convincing

  March 27, 2013

  T-Mobile is trying to shake up the carrier-customer relationship by offering voice and data plans without the need for a two-year contract, as well as a new way to purchase smartphones that promise to save consumers money with a minimal upfront cost and monthly payments.

• Sprint, Softbank deal reflects foreign investors’ attraction to US wireless carriers

  October 16, 2012

  Sprint is the latest wireless carrier in the United States to attract investment from overseas as international companies look to gain a foothold in the mobile market here.

• Will cash infusion help Sprint better compete against AT&T, T-Mobile?

  October 15, 2012

  Japanese wireless carrier Softbank is in talks with Sprint Nextel to take a majority stake in the company, a move – if it happens – that has the potential to rewrite the carrier landscape.

• Will T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger spur new round of consolidation?

  October 4, 2012

  The wireless carrier market has been relatively quiet ever since AT&T and T-Mobile USA called off their proposed merger last year in the face of regulatory scrutiny. This could change with the news that T-Mobile USA has a found a new partner in MetroPCS.

• Olympics network problems point to issues, opportunities as mobile, social use skyrockets

  July 31, 2012

  Mobile users’ love of tweeting during live events has become a problem for wireless carriers trying to meet network coverage demands as use swells during events such as the Olympic Games.

• Verizon Wireless’ shared data plans could drive mobile video, SMS

  June 13, 2012

  In a significant move reflecting how mobile is increasingly about data as much as or even more than video, Verizon Wireless is the first major U.S. wireless carrier to launch a shared data plan.

• Sprint’s Virgin Mobile gambles on iPhone to bring in prepaid contracts

  June 8, 2012

  Sprint’s Virgin Mobile is placing big bets on the no-contract smartphone market by rolling out as the second prepaid carrier to offer Apple’s iPhone.

• Will iPhone take a hit now that Verizon is supporting Windows Phone?

  April 23, 2012

  With wireless carriers not making as much money from smartphones as they would like, Verizon Wireless is putting its support behind Windows Phone in hopes of spurring on greater competition with iPhone and Android.

• AT&T, Verizon team up with FCC to address stolen mobile phones

  April 11, 2012

  To address the growing number of mobile phones that are being stolen and quickly resold, several wireless carriers, including AT&T and Verizon, have committed to building a database that will enable them to quickly disable a phone after it has been stolen.

• What does the LightSquared, Sprint break-up mean for the carrier's 4G strategy?

  March 19, 2012

  While Sprint’s decision to terminate its network-sharing agreement with LightSquared was a major blow to the company, it was only the latest hit with Leap Wireless and FreedomPop recently defecting from the company as well.

• SingTel acquires Amobee in a push to become a mobile advertising leader

  March 6, 2012

  Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire U.S.-based mobile advertising solutions provider Amobee for $321 million as it looks to increase its share of the digital consumer wallet and to shape the digital ecosystem.

• AT&T’s missteps point to carriers’ challenge meeting growing mobile data use

  March 5, 2012

  Following thousands of complaints from customers, AT&T said it will revise its data throttling policy and only slow down service for unlimited data subscribers when they reach 3GB of usage within a billing cycle.

• Why carriers have a love-hate relationship with the iPhone

  March 2, 2012

  While consumers love the iPhone, wireless carriers have a more ambivalent relationship with the device because of the handset's high cost and need to subsidize the cost for subscribers.

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