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Articles tagged with: Florida
Lawsuit Victory Means Free Mobile Phones for 15,000 Americans "
A class action lawsuit against a mobile insurance firm has been settled with the result that some 15,000 people will be entitled to receive a free mobile phone from two insurers. Asurion and Lock/Line had offered stolen handset insurance costing, on average between $3-$8 per month, but often replaced handsets with second hand models. more
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New Studies Question Benefits of USF Subsidies to Wireless Carriers
Two new studies call into question whether the USA's universal service subsidies received by cell phone companies generate benefits for consumers. Specifically, the studies show that subsidized cell phone companies actually provide less coverage than unsubsidized companies serving the same areas, and that there is no basis for wireless carriers' claims that they use the subsidies to build out coverage to areas that otherwise would not be served. more
Related Tags: alltel, texas, universal-service-fund, california
Motorola Hit with US$23 Million Legal Fees
A florida judge has ruled that Motorola must pay nearly US$23 million in legal fees to lawyers who "lost" a lawsuit against the company. Judge Leroy Moe granted US$20 million in fees and US$2.9 million in costs. SPS Technologies had tried to sue Motorola for US$10 billion after it claimed that the company had stolen its technology and abandoned a motoring system which would have linked GPS with roadside assistance. more
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Verizon Wireless Wins Judgment Against Wireless Spammer
Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group, said Monday it won a more than $200,000 judgment against a wireless spammer. more
Related Tags: spam, text-messages, verizon-communications
13 Million Customers Get Payout in Handset Insurance Lawsuit
A US Judge has granted a preliminary approval to a nationwide class settlement involving 13 million customers and the USA's largest providers of cell phone equipment insurance, Asurion and Lock/line. The settlement of the case, ends three years of litigation in florida and California surrounding allegations that the companies provided inadequate disclosures and replacement phones. more
Related Tags: california
Verizon Speeds Up its CDMA Network
The USA based Verizon Wireless is launching its next network upgrade, with a CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) platform. The network enhancements will launch initially in Mass., including Boston and its suburbs, the Richmond and Hampton Roads, Va. areas, Chicago and its suburbs and including Gary, Ind., Salt Lake City and other cities in Utah, as well as in florida throughout the state's entire existing area of Verizon Wireless' wireless broadband network. more
SophosLabs has warned of the rising nuisance of spam sent to mobile phones as two people from florida have been charged with flooding cell phones with spam messages advertising time shares. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a suit against Neela Pundit and Charles Rossop for sending 5 million unsolicited text messages to cell phone owners across the country. more
Related Tags: spam, text-messages
Cell Phone Use Becoming a Major Problem for Some, Expert Says"
For most people, heeding these warnings in hospitals or at the movies is as simple as pressing a button. But for a growing number of people across the globe, the idea of being out of touch, even just for a 90-minute movie, is enough to induce anxiety, says a University of florida psychologist who studies addictions to the Internet and other technologies. more
Related Tags: voicemail, text-messages, drugs
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DOJ Approves AT&T-BellSouth Merger
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The US Justice Department on Wednesday approved AT&T's US$67 billion purchase of BellSouth without any conditions after determining the giant merger isn't likely to impact competition in the telecommunications industries. more
Related Tags: at&t, fcc, verizon-communications, cingular, justice-department, antitrust, california