mobile devices

Consumer Choice, Meet the Wireless ‘Confusopoly’

Stevie Converse — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:11:41 -0500

Full article: Free Press
Chris Riley
With the emergence of the first major Android tablet to compete with the Apple iPad, it's clear that without rules to enforce meaningful and standardized transparency and billing practices, the mobile wireless industry operates as a "confusopoly" that prevents real price competition, stifles consumer choice and restricts device usage.

Providing Cell Phones for the Poor

Stevie Converse — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:56:50 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Matt Richtel
Wireless carriers are receiving government subsidies to provide disabled and poor people with a cell phone and minutes of talk time each month, placing a societal stamp on the central role played by the mobile device. And the policies are benefiting mobile phone carriers: most Americans already own a cell phone, so the poor represent a last untapped market.

Nielsen: TV, Internet and Mobile Usage Skyrockets

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:55:09 -0500

Full article: Contentinople
Sam Baltrusis
Quelling speculation that watching video content on the Internet and mobile-enabled devices would negatively affect home television consumption, Nielsen reports that content viewed across all three screens reached an all-time high in the fourth quarter.

Survey: Consumers Want More Personalization

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:04:34 -0400

Full article: CED
Monica Alleven
Operators are leaving money on the table by not offering more personalized services, according to a survey commissioned by mobile device management firm Mformation.

Conventions Offered as White Spaces Test Sites

Stevie Converse — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:34:37 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
A company coordinating the use of wireless microphones at both the Democratic and Republican conventions has offered to test unlicensed mobile devices during its sound tests in the convention venues, before the action starts.