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• Verizon Wireless breaks down resistance to Skype

  February 17, 2010

  At the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Verizon Wireless and Skype announced a strategic relationship that will bring Skype to the U.S. carrier�s smartphones next month.

• Verizon grows wireless customers, data revenue in Q4

  January 27, 2010

  Verizon Wireless added a net of 2.2 million total customers, including 1.2 million retail customers, and reported increased data revenue in the fourth quarter of 2009.

• What could US carriers� price wars mean for mobile marketing?

  January 22, 2010

  With competition between the Big Four carriers in the United States reaching a fever pitch, the ensuing price wars could have a significant impact on mobile marketing.

• Mobile service revenue to exceed $1 trillion by 2013: Informa

  January 19, 2010

  Despite falling voice revenue, Informa Telecoms & Media is predicting that total annual mobile services revenue will exceed $1 trillion globally in 2013.

• AT&T Apps to All initiative to boost data revenues

  January 11, 2010

  AT&T has launched a major initiative to bring �Apps to All,� with plans to expand the universe of mobile applications beyond existing smartphones.

• IPhone mobile Web share decreases since Droid launch: Quantcast

  January 8, 2010

  Quantcast predicts that mobile Web consumption � which increased 148 percent globally in 2009 � will reach new heights in 2010.

• AT&T iPhone fiasco: Appetite for data taking toll on carriers

  December 30, 2009

  New York consumers can again buy iPhones on AT&T�s Web site after being blocked from buying the Apple smartphone for much of the holiday season. But is this a sign of more serious issues to come?

• Verizon defends early termination fee practice in 77-page reply to FCC

  December 21, 2009

  Verizon Wireless vigorously defended its positions on early termination fees and access to Verizon Mobile Web in a 77-page response to the Federal Communications Commission.

• Is the unlimited data plan in jeopardy?

  December 11, 2009

  Facing network overload, AT&T is asking iPhone users �Will you use less wireless data�pretty please, with sugar on top?�

• AT&T connects families with Santa via SMS

  November 25, 2009

  Santa Claus is using the latest digital tools to spread holiday cheer through a text-messaging campaign and an application on AT&T U-verse TV, according to the North Pole.

• Boost Mobile calls out other carriers in Santa TV ad

  November 25, 2009

  Boost Mobile, the prepaid division of Sprint Nextel, is accusing other carriers of being too expensive in the latest installment of its �Unwronged� commercials, this time featuring Santa Claus.

• Confessions of a temporary BlackBerry user

  November 16, 2009

  I have an iPhone and thank God for that. One of my colleagues has a BlackBerry and I borrowed it for a story I was writing. It was the most miserable times of my life.

• Sprint Nextel job cuts: hiccup or slippery slope?

  November 11, 2009

  Sprint Nextel Corp. will eliminate 2,000-to-2,500 positions within the company in the fourth quarter of 2009 to reduce internal and external labor costs by at least $350 million yearly.

• Cablevision lets customers manage DVRs while on the go

  November 9, 2009

  Cablevision is letting its Optimum Online and iO TV customers manage and program their DVRs from any mobile device.

• Wireless industry strong even in struggling economy

  October 27, 2009

  Even during a recession and with their wireline businesses drying up, AT&T and Verizon both posted strong third-quarter results, proof that the wireless industry as a whole is strong.

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