Legal/privacy
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Mobile Messenger to pay $12M for unauthorized content charges
August 15, 2008
Wireless subscribers who received unauthorized mobile content charges will be awarded restitution by aggregator Mobile Messenger Americas Inc.
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Nokia settles all litigation with Qualcomm over IP
July 24, 2008
Nokia Corp. and chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. have settled all litigation between the two companies in a deal announced late yesterday, laying rest to a major tussle over technology standards.
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EU to regulate mobile text roaming fees
July 17, 2008
Frustration with lack of self-regulation over high text roaming fees has led the European Commission to begin work on creating a single market for text services within the European Union.
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FEMA named aggregator/gateway for national mobile alerts system
June 2, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency will don the role of aggregator and gateway for a nationwide mobile phone alert system.
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Affiliate sues troubled Sprint Nextel over WiMax deal
May 13, 2008
Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel’s association with the newly formed national mobile WiMax network Clearwire Corp. has already cost it a lawsuit from its largest independent affiliate.
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Consumer Federation rep airs list of grievances with mobile
May 8, 2008
WASHINGTON – The Consumer Federation of America’s representative aired a long list of concerns she had with mobile marketing, messaging and billing at the FTC’s mobile event.
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Media activist calls for regulating mobile marketing
May 8, 2008
WASHINGTON - Jeff Chester runs the Center for Digital Democracy and he's out to raise a stink on the practices in the mobile marketing industry.
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Correction: Jon Leibowitz is a commissioner at the FTC
May 8, 2008
WASHINGTON - Jon Leibowitz is a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, not its chief as mentioned in an article headline yesterday. Sorry for the mistake.
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We're going to police the wireless space: FTC commissioner
May 7, 2008
WASHINGTON - Given the tenor of his comments yesterday, Federal Trade Commission commissioner Jon Leibowitz is not going to give mobile marketers a free pass.
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Microsoft withdraws proposal to acquire Yahoo
May 6, 2008
Microsoft Corp. has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo Inc. because of Yahoo’s unwillingness to settle on the terms of a deal.
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Deal or No Deal text-to-win sweepstakes doesn't violate state laws: Georgia court
May 5, 2008
The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that NBC’s Deal or No Deal television text-to-win sweepstakes did not violate state gambling laws.
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CTIA asks Congress to pass Cell Tax Fairness law
April 16, 2008
CTIA-The Wireless Association is backing a Congressional bill to impose a five-year moratorium on new discriminatory state and local wireless taxes.
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FCC sets rules for emergency mobile alerts
April 11, 2008
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules for the delivery of commercial mobile alerts to the public during emergencies.
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CTIA debuts best-practice guidelines for location-based services
April 3, 2008
LAS VEGAS – CTIA – The Wireless Association yesterday launched practices and guidelines for location-based services to address and head-off concerns over potential privacy violation.
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Billionaire activist sues Motorola
March 25, 2008
Billionaire activist Carl Icahn has filed a lawsuit against Motorola Inc. to get hold of the records relating to Motorola’s mobile phone business strategy.
