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The good news for mobile marketing is that advertisers can target by location, demographic and create actionable responses. The bad news? More than three-quarters of Americans are annoyed just thinking …

Alltel Corp., the nation’s fifth-largest wireless carrier, is being floated as a potential target for a leveraged buyout by private-equity firms, according to unnamed sources in an article in today’s …

Verizon Wireless is pushing their mobile music offerings by allowing users to download a free ringtone on New Year’s Eve.Subscribers can text the word “tone” to short code 2007 to …

Wireless service provider MobilePro Corp. said a subsidiary will offer satellite video from DirecTV Group Inc. CloseCall America will initially carry DirecTV services in 14 northeastern states including New Jersey …

Motorola Inc.’s plan to drop $200 million on broadband home equipment provider Netopia Inc. has been cleared by United States antitrust authorities. Based in Emeryville, Calif., Netopia makes wired and …

Perhaps Santa Claus understands the Byzantine machinations of handset pricing at the major carriers, but with his work done for the year, Santa’s contract calls for silence. Thus one is …

Verizon Wireless will soon begin to allow advertising to accompany content from its official content partners, a company spokesperson said today. Verizon Wireless will become the second major U.S. carrier …

Editor’s Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plans May 30 …

Research In Motion Ltd. said that new product launches helped fill its sails as the company reported robust revenue and earnings in its fiscal third quarter, despite an ongoing, internal …

As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that have happened in the wireless industry, we can’t help but wonder how things will look …

The four national wireless carriers might be in near lock-step when it comes to voice plans, but each take distinctly different tacks when putting together messaging strategies. However, the various …

Trying to please everyone is a good gambit when launching a handset business with global ambitions. Somewhere along the way, however, one has to shift gears.Managing sustainable growth and profitability …

Editor’s Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plansMay 30Vodafone Group …

Time was when the wireless industry’s major, marketshaping impact in the telecom sphere was defined by the number of mobile phones that became substitutes for landline telephones, which historically consumers …

Wirefly, the online retailer, is offering mobile handsets at prices that defy gravity.Tis the season, apparently, for free or low-cost offers on the market’s leading handsets to erode the last …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless President and CEO Denny Strigl will take over a newly created position as president and COO of the wireless operator’s parent company, Verizon Communications Inc. Verizon Wireless’ …

Christmas came a little early for Nortel Networks Ltd. in the form of a $2 billion contract from Verizon Wireless for CDMA equipment and related services as the carrier beefs …

One well-worn mantra has it that long-awaited growth in data-driven revenue depends on smart phone uptake, a notion that keeps this market segment under the microscope. Thus, when NPD Group …

A slow start for Motorola Inc.’s new product line and generally weak demand in the North American handset market this holiday season may impact Motorola’s fourth-quarter results, according to Cowen …

OK, so online shoppers safely ensconced in their comfy chairs at home don’t actually drop to the ground so much as they maybe nod off after another frenzied session of …

News junkies can now use their cell phones to access the latest video reports from Reuters following the company’s launch of a free, ad-supported video service. The service is available …

Verizon Wireless has introduced its first EV-DO Revision A device, a PC card that will be in stores by mid-January. The Sierra Wireless AirCard 595 is already available online and …

Editor’s Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In …

Machine-to-machine wireless network operator Aeris Communications Inc. reported recent enhancements to its data services to support asset tracking, automotive telematics and stolen vehicle recovery using CDMA and GSM networks nationwide-a …