Yearly Archives: 2008

Carriers go all in with unlimited pricing plans: Big 4 target $100 price point with new plans

After years of only minor price plan tweaks and occasional promotional offers, the nation's four largest carriers have ignited a new pricing war centered...

All Eyes on Moto’s CEO: Brown set to give ‘fireside chat’ today

Greg Brown, CEO of Motorola Inc. since Jan. 1, was set to participate today in a "fireside chat Q&A session" at Morgan Stanley Technology...

Etc.

And if he hadn't won? Alltel gave 500 free bonus minutes to new customers and existing customers who added a line of service to...

Mobile Internet devices to top 90M in sales by 2012

A new category of consumer electronics device - the Mobile Internet Device - is expected to appeal to a wide variety of consumers, according...

Wireless smut to generate mega-bucks, study finds

Video chat services will help fuel mobile adult content revenues as the worldwide market for the steamy stuff reaches $1.5 billion by 2012, according...

We want your CTIA Wireless 2008 News

RCR Wireless News is the exclusive publisher of the official CTIA print Show Daily.To get your show announcements included in the only print Official...

Fight continues over white-spaces sharing : Broadcasters, hi-tech spar over test results

The war of words continues over government testing of wireless devices that could be allowed to operate in vacant broadcast spectrum, with claims about...

VZW/RCC deal bogs down in political morass: Lawmakers urge FCC to act fast on transaction

Verizon Wireless' $2.67 billion play for Rural Cellular Corp. has turned intensely political, with Republican and Democratic lawmakers urging the Federal Communications Commission to...

T-Mobile USA, Leap add customers: But Leap losses up 211% from last year

T-Mobile USA Inc. ended 2007 with 28.7 million customers after adding 951,000 customers and posting a net income of $383 million during the fourth...

Pryor consent

Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) may have opted himself out the wireless industry's good graces. I don't know whether Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin,...

Gmystery

What is Google's game plan for wireless?The easy answer: I have no clue. But as we await the outcome of the FCC's 700 MHz...

REVIEW: Mobile gaming controller serviceable, but to what end?

Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we review...

FEMA wants FCC to defer on mobile alert systems

The Federal Emergency Management Agency urged federal regulators to defer key decisions in efforts to establish a voluntary mobile-phone emergency alert system.FEMA, a unit...

Content aggregators navigate through market turbulence

The field of mobile content aggregators has seen more casualties than a "Terminator" movie. For the few remaining players, though, there's still plenty of...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube

So, Sprint Nextel posted a $29.5 billion loss for the fourth quarter of 2007. That would be a billion with a "b." (And you...

FCC must assess environmental impact of towers

A divided appeals court struck down a Federal Communications Commission's decision in which the agency rejected the contention it illegally licensed 6,000 towers in...

It’s good to be in the tower biz: In-building coverage, new uses of wireless and new spectrum point to healthy market

The wireless industry relies on towers like a lifeline. All those wireless calls, messaging exchanges and data downloads and uploads rely on a steadily...

HESSE’S HEADACHE: Sprint Nextel posts record Q4 loss, more tough times ahead

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s performance is likely to get worse before it gets better, the company told agitated investors last week.The company's stock plummeted to...

State’s role in consumer protection bill pondered

HOUSE LAWMAKERS OFFERED A PREVIEW of the debate apt to escalate in coming months over efforts to write a wireless consumer protection bill, with...

FCC speeds up bidding as 700 MHz auction draws to a close: Agency revs up action to 8 rounds per day

In an effort to bring the event to a close, the Federal Communications Commission announced that starting today the 700 MHz auction will speed...

Baker to leave NTIA

The Bush administration official responsible for implementing key spectrum, public-safety and digital TV transition initiatives is leaving her post, prompting concern from lawmakers.Meredith Baker,...

Helio’s revenues increase while net loss widens

Mobile virtual network operator Helio scored $171 million in revenue during 2007, way up from the $46 million in revenue the company reported in...

VZW/RCC deal bogs down in political morass: Lawmakers urge FCC to act fast on transaction

Verizon Wireless' $2.67 billion play for Rural Cellular Corp. has turned intensely political, with Republican and Democratic lawmakers urging the Federal Communications Commission to...

Priceline.com mobilizes with .mobi site

Priceline.com is the latest online travel firm to go mobile, launching a wireless Web site for on-the-go road warriors.The destination, www.priceline.mobi, is a stripped-down...

BLUE IN THE FACE: Bluetooth evolving as mobile marketing channel

Like it or not, Bluetooth marketing is gaining traction in the United States as an effective - if sometimes intrusive - way for advertisers...
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