Fahad Khan
Verion Wireless Sues Sprint Over Non-Payment of Interconnection Charges
Verizon Wireless is taking Sprint to court for the non-payment of interconnection charges which amount almost to $10 million. With a two-year “statue of limitations” period on the claims coming to a close, Verizon has taken legal action to speed up the process of re-payment. Verizon’s repeated attempts to collect the debt owed over several months […]
Fring Launches VoIP Application for iPhone
Fring announced today that they have launched the first mobile VoIP application for the iPhone by developing it with the Holon Institute of Technology academic research labs in Israel. The R&D version of the application can be downloaded to a jailbroken iPhone by accessing http://fring.com/iphone.xml. Click here for instructions on how to install. The feedback […]
Nokia to Launch 6212 Classic With NFC Technology
Nokia recently announced the Nokia 6212 classic which will consist of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. “NFC-capable handsets such as the Nokia 6212 classic are set to change the way mobile phone users interact with devices and services in their surroundings,” says Jeremy Belostock, the Head of Near Field Communications for Nokia. “With the Nokia […]
Proposed Bill to Require Carrier Terms of Service Guidelines
Two senators, Byron Dorgan and Daniel Inouye, have proposed a bill that enables the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect the consumers and go after those who engage in “fraudulent and anti-competitive behavior†in the telecommunications industry. The bill in question will forbid the telecom companies from misleading consumers in advertising, marketing and billing. With […]
Truphone Acquires SIM4Travel
Truphone has taken the step of acquiring SIM4Travel, by an asset purchase agreement enabling Truphone to take over SIM4Travel’s SIM capability and Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) platform. SIM4Travel will still play a big part in the future of Truphone by researching “new technologies and market opportunities”. James Tagg, Truphone’s CEO, said: “This completes Truphone’s […]
Sanyo PRO-200 & PRO-700 Available for Kansas & Colorado Business Customers
Sprint’s large business customers in Kansas and Colorado can now purchase the Sanyo Pro-200 and Pro-700, supporting Qualcomm’s QChat technology, through Sprint’s regional direct sales department. These two new devices work off of Sprint’s EV-DO Rev. A network resulting in call connection speeds of less than a second. The Pro-200 and the Pro-700 will have […]
UK’s Carphone Warehouse to Open 1000 Stores in US with Best Buy
Best Buy is looking to expand its 3% stake in the Carphone Warehouse, a UK based company, by opening 1000 stores across the US in a joint venture. Carphone Warehouse’s unique way of selling in the UK has made it a popular choice in Britain. With AT&T allowing only exclusive authorized dealers (with a few […]
Klausner Technologies Licenses Visual Voicemail for Sprint’s Instinct
With Samsung’s Instinct for Sprint creating a buzz of mimicking the iPhone, one thing that Sprint has done differently is enter into a license agreement with Klausner Technologies. Klausner Technologies owns the patents covering visual voicemail and as the iPhone, the Instinct will also offer visual voicemail but Sprint has avoided the fate of Apple […]
CTIA: AT&T Wireless Getting Ready for a Complete 3G Smartphone Lineup
With their main competitor, Verizon Wireless, having all EV-DO smartphones in their existing line up, AT&T still has some of the more popular smartphones limited to Edge. AT&T’s CEO, Ralph de la Vega, took the opportunity at CTIA today to announce that “all†of their smartphones will be 3G in the coming months. The smartphones […]
AT&T Releases Details on Prorated ETFs
According to a new press release, AT&T Wireless has given details for the early termination fees which were covered by PhoneNews.com back in October of 2007. Come May 25th, customers who enter a service agreement will have $5 deducted each month from the early termination fee of $175. Customers who enter a service agreement before […]