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T-Mobile forced to revamp no-contract marketing campaign

T-Mobile forced to revamp no-contract marketing campaign
  • Posted April 25, 2013, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • T-Mobile has garnered a ton of attention as of late over the recent launch of their no-contract wireless plan. Of course, not all of that attention is desirable. One example of that is the attention of Washington state Attorney General…

Verizon to draft $100 billion offer to buy its wireless unit from Vodafone

Verizon to draft $100 billion offer to buy its wireless unit from Vodafone
  • Posted April 25, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Verizon has reportedly hired banking and legal advisers to put together a $100 billion proposal to purchase the remaining 45 percent stake in the company from partner Vodafone. Verizon was considering a 50:50 cash and stock bid for the shares…

Japanese wireless provider SoftBank in talks to acquire Sprint Nextel

Japanese wireless provider SoftBank in talks to acquire Sprint Nextel
  • Posted October 11, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Japanese telecommunications and Internet corporation SoftBank is reportedly in advanced talks to purchase Sprint Nextel. The deal, said to be valued at nearly $13 billion, could be just what the struggling wireless provider needs to help finance what the NY…

Ting: a fair and caring mobile carrier to launch next year

Ting: a fair and caring mobile carrier to launch next year
  • Posted December 6, 2011, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • These days most wireless phone carriers take every given opportunity to overcharge customers tied into lengthy phone contracts, but news is beginning to surface of a new provider, Ting, that looks set to change this. According to Cnet the new carrier,…

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