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AT&T Agrees to Reimburse Customers for Misleading Charges

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP)--The nation's largest cell phone carrier has agreed to pay thousands of Florida consumers who were billed for services like ringtones and text messaging that were advertised as free.  more

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Smartphone Content Sales Statistics for 2006

The smartphone software retailer, Handango has released special 2006 year end editions of the Handango Yardstick, a global report on the state of the smartphone content industry. More than 11,000 new software titles were added to the Handango catalog in 2006, with 1,231 new mobile content providers joining the Handango Content Partner Program. Although currently one of the smaller catalogs, BlackBerry had the fastest growing content library with an 81% increase over last year in the number of new applications added. The Pocket PC platform saw the highest number of content titles added at 3,627. more

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Wireless Cos' Control Of Web Access Helps Net, Irks Users"

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The wireless carriers talk about the growth opportunities from surfing the mobile Web and downloading content such as music or games, but they haven't made doing so easy for the consumer. more

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Telemundo and Cingular Wireless Sign Product Placement Deal

In a Hispanic television first, Telemundo, a producer of TV shows for Hispanics in the USA, and cingular Wireless have struck a deal that will integrate the wireless provider into the storyline of the network's original Sunday night comedy, "Seguro y Urgente," starring Miguel Varoni. The deal also provides exclusive content from the sitcom to cingular customers. more

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