Archive for November 12th, 2008

Orascom?s Mobilink commercially launches ?Mobilink Infinity … - WebWire

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

WiMAX Rev-e network deployed by Alcatel-Lucent brings wireless broadband to consumers in Karachi Paris ? Mobilink, Pakistan?s cellular market leader, and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU ) today announced the commercial launch of …

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Advertisers adjusting message for consumers in bad economy - Monterey County Herald

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Tough economic times are making new cars, clothing and electronics a tough sell. So corporate Advertisers adjusting message for consumers in bad economy - Monterey County Herald marketers are trying a new message: We feel your pain. Sprint Nextel Corp., for example, rolled out a TV commercial last week in which Chief Executive Dan …

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Good Things Come In Small-Priced Packages - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

As autumn soon gives way to winter, our thoughts turn to such cold-weather concerns as bundling up. There?s another sort of bundling that smart shoppers should ponder: packaging, or ?bundling,? telephone, television and Internet services with …

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Cell phones: A huge high-profit market - Manila Times

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

THE Philippines has been most innovative when it comes to cell phones anywhere in the world. ?Because of unlimited text lately, we have become the highest in terms of average text messages per subscriber,? said Edgardo Cabarrios, director of the …

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Goodbye to cellphone system access fees? - CBC News

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

The cellphone system access fee may be heading toward extinction with reports that Rogers Communications Inc. is relaunching its Fido discount brand without the hated charge. The Toronto-based company will relaunch Fido on Tuesday, according to the …

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Alternet Systems, Inc. Announces Transtech Sino America, Inc.’s … - MSN MoneyCentral

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Alternet Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: ALYI) today announced that their joint venture with Tianjin IC Card Public Network Systems Co. LTD (TCPS), Transtech Sino America, Inc. has finalized a partnership with Banrural ( www.banrural.com ), the largest bank in …

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AT&T, Customers Connect Military Families for Veteran’s Day and the … - MSN MoneyCentral

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Company Launches AT&T Care to Connect Giving Program in Stores Nationwide; Pledges to Match AT&T, Customers Connect Military Families for Veteran’s Day and the … - MSN MoneyCentral Consumer Giving to Provide Free Phone Cards to Troops Overseas DALLAS , Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AT&T wants to help keep troops connected with loved …

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Coming to your back pocket: The wallet phone - International Herald Tribune

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

TOKYO : Satoshi Tada pays for his purchases, wins free food and gets store discounts all by waving his mobile phone. ”I use it pretty much every day,” the 25-year-old Japanese office worker said. ”You can charge money on it right there if needed, and …

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A New Way to Transfer Cash - Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

If you’re without a bank account, you soon could have a low-cost way of sending cash to A New Way to Transfer Cash - Wall Street Journal others — using your cell phone and a bank ATM. Amid criticism that banks aren’t doing enough to attract those who lack bank accounts, a Charlotte-based company …

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DoCoMo’s $2.7 Billion Investment in India - BusinessWeek

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Early and enthusiastic adopters of 3G phones, Japanese are some of the world’s most sophisticated DoCoMo’s $2.7 Billion Investment in India - BusinessWeek consumers of cellular services. But Japan is not a growth market. It’s now almost saturated, with nearly 82% of the country’s population of 127 million …

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