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Are we paying too much for cell service?

Do Americans overpay for cellular service? Consumer-oriented organizations answered a forceful "yes" in a July federal filing with the FCC.

CTIA: From 'can you hear me?' to 'see me now'

Is TV on cell phones finally ready for its close-up?

Is there such thing as being too connected?

As CTIA-The Wireless Association opens its annual show today, looking at the latest trends in mobile technology, there are still some folks who don’t want to have anything to do with cell phones.

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Did the FCC bribe US carriers on net neutrality?
Source: The Register (UK)

Debate at this week's CTIA shindig has apparently been about efficient spectrum use, but is the FCC just bribing the network operators to accept net neutrality without a fight?

Playboy Phone Update: Alcatel show off sexy branded mobile handset at CTIA » Phone Reviews
Source: Phones Review

Oh yes the Playboy Phone is actually real people and we have the update just for you, remember when we told you that Playboy were planning on giving us a mobile phone (See Here), let us say thanks to AVING in advance for the news.

The Most Anti-Tech Organizations in America
Source: PC World

Back in the 1990s the U.S. led the world in broadband penetration and speeds, but today the U.S.

PC World - The Most Anti-Tech Organizations in America
Source: PC World

Their names keep coming up over and over again in courtrooms and corridors of power across the country--those groups whose interests always seem to run counter to those of technology companies and consumers.

Cellphone Straitjacket Is Inspiring a Rebellion
Source: The New York Times

First come the grumblings, then the torches and pitchforks. Consumers have never been happy about their cellphone carriers and the services they provide — or refuse to provide. But they also have hardly the means to do anything, except switch from one carrier to the next.

Beginning of the end of Wireless Era?

This year's CTIA looks somewhat less flashy to me, with few big name keynotes and no major technological topic. Sure, the exhibit hall is huge and number of attendees will probably be the record, again. Carriers are profitable, hansets are sexier than ever.

Gadget Lab - Wired News
Source: Wired News

CTIA 2007: LG Prada Phone Hands On—Cha-Ching!A comrade at LG just gave me some quick, dirty time with the Prada Phone in a hushed away corner of the showroom floor.

Apple IPhone Has Wireless Industry Scrambling to Keep Up
Source: Wired News

When Apple's iPhone gatecrashed CES two months ago, it forced the cellular industry's hand. At Florida's CTIA Wireless 2007 show this week, it forced them to fold.

Cingular, MySpace, InfoSpace join as ringtone providers
Source: The Seattle Times

The hottest trends on the Internet and in wireless collided on Thursday when Cingular Wireless, InfoSpace and MySpace.com announced a new partnership that allows undiscovered talents to create and sell their own ringtones.

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