Mobile

An administrative law judge with the Illinois Commerce Commission on Tuesday (March 9) issued a proposed order opposing the transaction under which Frontier Communications Corporation would acquire the local landline operations of Verizon Communications in Illinois.

TATA DOCOMO has launched a tariff plan for its enterprise customers called ‘Rollover Plan’ (RO Plan). Under the RO plan, customers pay by the month and enjoy the facility of carrying forward their unused free talk time and SMS for a period of 3 months.

The Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Omnibus Initiative team on Friday (March 5) outlined its proposed reforms of the universal service and intercarrier compensation programs that will be included in the FCC's National Broadband Plan, due to Congress on March 17.

Third-party application developers now have access to the Photoshop.com Mobile for Android 1.1 editor, allowing them to easily make it a part of their applications.

Nokia and T-Mobile USA are introducing Nokia 5230 Nuron, a smartphone solution for the masses packed with applications, maps with turn-by-turn directions, and more.

The Federal Communications Commission has released its National Broadband Plan Consumer Survey, Broadband Adoption and Use in America, which found that affordability and lack of digital skills are the main reasons why 93 million Americans -- one-third of the country -- are not connected to high-speed Internet at home.

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) hosted Cyber ShockWave, a simulated cyber attack on the United States, yesterday in Washington D.C. providing an unprecedented look at how the government would develop a real-time response to a large-scale cyber crisis affecting much of the nation.

Microsoft Qatar Telecom (Qtel) announced today the signing of a broad strategic alliance to bring together integrated cloud-based services, software applications, mobile services and devices over Qtel’s converged network.

Motorola's Android powered BACKFLIP will be available in AT&T stores and online in the US on March 7, 2010. Customers will be able to buy BACKFLIP for $99.99 after $100 mail-in rebate. Pay $199.99 and after mail-in rebate receive $100 AT&T Promotion Card. Two-year agreement and smartphone data plan required.