Vodafone Live! Hits 10 mil. Users
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Some respite has arrived for embattled mobile giant Vodafone, with the company announcing a milestone user figure for its 3G service two weeks ahead of target. In a press release, the company revealed that it had set a 31 March 2006 target to reach the 10 million-user mark when it launched 3G services in November...
Orange- and Vodafone-Backed X-Pay Wins Support
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x-Pay -- a mobile payment model backed by Orange and Vodafone -- has garnered the backing of leading mobile content enabler Bango. In a statement yesterday, Bango said that it will support the model and has already worked out a detailed plan on how to make it a trusted and universal mechanism for paying for mobile internet content....
GAO Report Finds Delays in E911 Upgrades
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NEW YORK -- Despite an end-of-2005 goal to equip all emergency dispatch centers with the ability to locate a cell phone user who dials 911, a congressional report finds that some states will need another five years or more, while others may never reach full availability. The Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of...
FCC Proposes New Fines for Indecent TV
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WASHINGTON -- The government is renewing its crackdown on indecent television, proposing a total of $3.9 million in new fines while upholding its $550,000 fine against CBS stations for the Janet Jackson breast exposure at the Super Bowl. The biggest proposed fine issued Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission was for $3.6...
Iliad Profits From Triple Play
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Anyone who invested in alternative French operator Iliad (Euronext: ILD - message board) when it floated on the Paris exchange at Euro 16.30 in January 2004 has the right to feel pretty smug today. (See Investors Go Mad for Free Shares.) The company, which derives 80 percent of its revenues from triple-play service provider Free , saw...
Iliad Profits From Triple Play
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Anyone who invested in alternative French operator Iliad (Euronext: ILD - message board) when it floated on the Paris exchange at Euro 16.30 in January 2004 has the right to feel pretty smug today. (See Investors Go Mad for Free Shares.)The company, which derives 80 percent of its revenues from triple-play service provider Free , saw its...
Mobile Spending Up in Central/Eastern Europe
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Despite turbulent times in Central and Eastern Europe, the region is ripe for increased mobile spending, according to a new report coming out of IDC. In total, 11 markets in the region posted spending growth. In total, the 11 markets recorded a 13.5 percent increase in spending in 2005 to $15.12 billion. IDC predicts that total should...
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