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Vonage and Skype still remain on top

Vonage and Skype still remain on top

A recently released survey by market research firm Telephia ranked Vonage and Skype as the most popular residential VoIP calling services. Vonage, continues to dominate the market for home VoIP...
Virginia passes flat tax for telecom services

Virginia passes flat tax for telecom services

TRAC commends Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine and the Virginia General Assembly for passing the nation's first communications flat tax bill. The bill, which replaces four existing communications...
Nokia and Gameloft announce expanded mobile gaming collaboration

Nokia and Gameloft announce expanded mobile gaming collaboration

Los Angeles, CA, USA - Nokia and Gameloft today announced a strategic collaboration to make a range of award winning Gameloft mobile games easily available to Nokia device owners. The relationship...
Call Europe for free with Vonage

Call Europe for free with Vonage

For those residential or business customers needing to call select land line telephones in parts of France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, can do so free now with Vonage's premium...
New EV-DO handset offered at Alltel

New EV-DO handset offered at Alltel

Alltel announced the launch of the Motorola E815 for use on their CDMA network.  New Alltel customers who sign up for a two-year agreement or qualified existing customers can purchase the E815 for $...
T-Mobile offers Samsung t509

T-Mobile offers Samsung t509

T-Mobile has launched the new Samsung t509 for use on it's GSM network.  T-Mobile is offering the phone for $49.99 when purchased with a new contract.  The $49.99 price point is their final offer...
Disney Mobile: Worth it for Parents?

Disney Mobile: Worth it for Parents?

Disney recently introduced Disney-brand mobile phone that is being targeted at families with 8-12 year old children in the house. Pricing for service plans has not yet been announced, but the...
Motorola to Acquire New Research and Development Center in Denmark

Motorola to Acquire New Research and Development Center in Denmark

Libertyville, Ill., Aalborg, Denmark and Munich, Germany  2 May, 2006 -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and BenQ today announced that the companies have signed an agreement, under which Motorola will...
SunCom phone specials for Mom

SunCom phone specials for Mom

SunCom Wireless, found in 37 markets located in both North and South Carolina, has announced a Mother's Day special that will include discounts on three popular Nokia phones.  Surprise mom with the...
Choosing a Cell Plan

Choosing a Cell Plan

Last month I had the opportunity to talk with consumers on Bob McCormick's Money 101 radio talk show on KNX1070 in California. We got the chance to chat with callers about various problems and tips...
BlackBerry® on the NTELOS network

BlackBerry® on the NTELOS network

Waynesboro, VA â€? Waterloo, ON - NTELOS Wireless (Nasdaq: NTLS) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the availability of BlackBerry® on the NTELOS network.  NTELOS...
How young is too young for a cell phone?

How young is too young for a cell phone?

I think I was 16 years old when I got my first cell phone.  The only reason that my parents got me the phone was because I had gotten my driver's license and they wanted me to have it for emergencies...
Packet8 now available at CompUSA

Packet8 now available at CompUSA

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), the Packet8 broadband Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) and videophone communications service provider, today...
Sprint Enhances Global MPLS VPN Service

Sprint Enhances Global MPLS VPN Service

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. ? 04/27/2006 Sprint (NYSE: S) is building upon its success in meeting the global telecommunications needs of U.S.-based and multinational corporations with continuing enhancements...
T-Mobile Earns Highest Customer Satisfaction

T-Mobile Earns Highest Customer Satisfaction

BELLEVUE, Wash. ? April 19, 2006 ? T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the only wireless carrier that ranks significantly above the industry average in all criteria measuring wireless customer satisfaction,...
Emergency personnel get priority service

Emergency personnel get priority service

Wireless Priority Service (WPS), a federal program allowing priority network access to our national security and emergency personnel, is being made available on the Verizon Wireless network this...
Text a landline phone with Sprint

Text a landline phone with Sprint

In a meeting and can't make a call, but need to get a message home to the kids?  Well, with Sprint, customers can now send text messages directly to any U.S. landline phone.  Announced today, Sprint'...
New Nokia Nseries devices introduced

New Nokia Nseries devices introduced

Berlin, Germany and Hong Kong, China - Nokia today unveiled a new range of Nokia Nseries multimedia computers and experiences, reinforcing Nokia's leadership in making the Internet mobile. Nokia...
AT&T announces another rate increase

AT&T announces another rate increase

This spring has seen frequent announcements of rate and fee increases from AT&T. On April 16, AT&T announced another round of such changes. First, the per-call surcharge on AT&T's 10¢...
Sprint and Sanyo Introduce First Espresso-Colored Mobile Phone in the U.S.

Sprint and Sanyo Introduce First Espresso-Colored Mobile Phone in the U.S.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. and CHATSWORTH, CA. ? April 24, 2006 ? Consumers now have more choice in color mobile phones, as Sprint (NYSE: S)and SANYO (NASDAQ: SANYY) announce today the introduction of the...

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