text messaging

Text Messaging: Annoyingly Expensive and Insanely Popular

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:40:07 -0800

What Carriers Aren’t Eager to Tell You About Texting

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:09:59 -0800

FCC Told that SMS Short Codes Should Be Open to All

Stevie Converse — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:45:16 -0800

Public Knowledge Bolsters Case for Text-Messaging Protections

Stevie Converse — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:02:37 -0800

Europe Nears Price Cap on Mobile Text Messaging

Stevie Converse — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:02:29 -0800

SMS Innovator Gets Behind Text Messaging Petition

Stevie Converse — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:56:05 -0800

Verizon Says: Don't Mess with Irish Famine (in Short Codes)

Stevie Converse — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:03:15 -0700

Verizon to Increase Fees for SMS Delivery, Discourage Innovation

Stevie Converse — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:23:57 -0700

Verizon Wireless Considers Extra Text Fee

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:00:48 -0700

FCC Must Decide if Blocking Text Messages is Censorship or a Way to Control Spam

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:38:50 -0700

FCC Urged to Ban Wireless Carriers from Refusing Text Campaigns

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:48:21 -0700

Wireless Industry Wrong on Key Elements of Text Messaging Protections, Public Knowledge and Allies Tell FCC

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:39:12 -0700

Texting While Driving? California Senate Says 'GTG'

Stevie Converse — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:15:22 -0700

Canada Says It Will Not Interfere with Telecom Firms

Stevie Converse — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:53:02 -0700

Media Minutes: July 18, 2008

candace — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:15:42 -0700

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has determined that Comcast violated the agency’s principles of open access on the Internet. And the cost of text messaging is rising again, despite the fact there have been no further costs to necessitate a price hike.

Media Minutes (2008-07-18)

candace — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:05:10 -0700

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has determined that Comcast violated the agency's principles of open access on the Internet. And the cost of text messaging is rising again, despite the fact there have been no further costs to necessitate a price hike.

Minorities Dominate Use of New Media

Stevie Converse — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:38:58 -0700

According to BIGresearch's most recent Simultaneous Media Survey, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Whites not only use traditional media differently, their adoption of new media is also quite unique. When it comes to traditional media, types of TV shows watched as well as radio formats listened to most often differ by consumer group.

Lawsuit over Text Messages Ignores SMS Off Switches

Stevie Converse — Wed, 21 May 2008 08:58:25 -0700

AT&T, Sprint, Alltel, Cellular South, Verizon, US Cellular, and Virgin Mobile are all being sued over how they handle text messages on their customers' accounts. The class action suit accuses the companies of forcing customers to use text-message-enabled cell plans, charge them for unwanted text messages, and give them no way to turn off the feature.

Interest Groups, Carriers Spar over Text Messaging

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:53:41 -0700

Technology interest groups on Monday renewed their call for FCC oversight of text message practices. Providers like Verizon and AT&T shot back, and accused the groups of not understanding the technology.

Public Knowledge and Advocacy Groups Urge FCC to Protect Text Messaging Rights

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:11:25 -0700

Public Knowledge, joined by a prominent state legislator as well as consumer and public interest groups, told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that regulators act to protect the rights of consumers to use text messaging without undue interference from wireless companies.