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Send me your questions for Mr Operator!

By on August 26, 2008 in News

I’ve been on to Mr Operator today with the feedback from my earlier post. Thank you for that. I’ve agreed that, generally, we won’t be pulling any punches. We’ll be punching away. Or, at least, Mr Operator will be. I’ve taken off the mask, the 10cm thick iron chains and the straitjacket. Mr Operator is [...]

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Blyk – The End is nigh.

By on August 14, 2008 in News, Operators, Opinion

Blyk and I are now officially no more. I thought that maybe there was a chance of reconciliation, I was severely misled, and quite possibly slightly delirious, but who could blame me for wanting something to work? I learnt yesterday after a meeting with the Blyk Manager of User Experience that it isn’t just poor [...]

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Termination rates in for 70 percent cut

By on June 26, 2008 in Operators

Mobile termination fees are on their way down, with a source telling Reuters that EC Commissioner Viviane Reding is planning to publish draft guidelines that will cut the fees by 70 percent. According to the source, the changes will come in 2011 and, while the EC won’t mandate any numerical caps, it will specify what [...]

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Colao tipped as new Voda boss

By on May 27, 2008 in News

If a The Telegraph report is right, departing CEO Arun Sarin will be replaced by his right hand man Vittorio Colao, latterly head of Vodafone’s European operations. The Telegraph says Sarin’s departure will be formally revealed at the company’s half yearly results announcement later on today, after five years in charge with the operator. Sarin [...]

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US operators hit with SMS charges suit

By on May 21, 2008 in Services

It looks likes US operators will be texting their lawyers. According to RCR News, a class action lawsuit is afoot against “six mobile-phone carriers and a top mobile virtual network operator” over the cost of incoming and outgoing SMS. RCR says the suit is looking for “recovery… for unauthorized charges, wrongful collections and unjust enrichment” [...]

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Verizon Wireless starts paying out for Vodafone

By on March 28, 2008 in News

After the sale rumours that followed Vodafone last year over its stake in Verizon Wireless, it looks like the decision to hold onto 45 percent of the US operator has paid off. According to the Financial Times, Vodafone has revealed it expects to start receiving dividends from its share in Verizon Wireless again from next [...]

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Mobile content finally slips from operators’ grasp

By on March 24, 2008 in Operators

It looks like carriers have finally lost the battle to keep control of consumers mobile content – according to ABI Research the average consumer gets their content from a mix of places, including the web, their mobile operator and from their own collections. Of mobile users who watched video on their mobile, the split was [...]

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