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Verizon Names Wireless Unit Exec as New COO
Early Monday, telecom giant Verizon Communications (VZ) named Lowell McAdam president and COO, which would put him in line to eventually succeed longtime CEO Ivan Seidenberg. McAdam currently serves as the CEO of Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between the U.S. company and Vodafone.
T-Mobile Hit With Lawsuit for Blocking Marijuana Texts
One day after a digital startup vowed to drop T-Mobile over a forthcoming fee hike, another texting company has sued T-Mobile for blocking its service. The reason? Apparently T-Mobile "did not approve" of a company called EZ Texting, which does business with a website that provides information on the location of legal medical marijuana dispensaries in California.
ChaCha CEO: We'll Drop T-Mobile Over Text 'Tax'
Mobile startup ChaCha, which provides answers via text message, is threatening to bail on T-Mobile over a proposed fee increase on texts. The move has aggregators, publishers and at least one consumer group raising the alarm. T-Mobile calls it business as usual.
Oprah and Wal-Mart Bring Smartphones to Main Street
How can you tell that smartphones aren't just for tech geeks and corporate types tethered to their email anymore? When Oprah Winfrey gives Motorola Defys to her whole studio audience, and Wal-Mart says it's launching its own mobile service, you have to say the devices have gone mainstream.
Wal-Mart Goes Wireless: Retail Giant to Sell Mobile Service with T-Mobile
Wal-Mart Stores is partnering with T-Mobile to introduce Wal-Mart Family Mobile, the first cell-phone plan to use the retail giant's own branding.
AT&T and Verizon to Take on MasterCard and Visa
AT&T and Verizon Wireless are planning a big move into wireless electronic payments, a sector currently dominated by PayPal, Visa, MasterCard and American Express. The plan comes as mobile carriers look for more ways to make money in the U.S. as subscription growth slows.
Verizon Delivers $3 Million in Subscriber Text Donations for Haiti
Verizon Wireless on Friday advanced the $2.98 million in mobile donations that its customers have made to the Red Cross. Since the earthquake hit Haiti earlier this week, mobile operators have received $10 million in donations via text messages. Typically, such donations can take up to three months to be delivered.
