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AT&T Appoints Senior Wireless Executive to Lead New Emerging Devices Organization

AT&T has announced that Glenn Lurie, formerly the president of National Distribution for AT&T Mobility, has been appointed to lead AT&T's initiative to introduce wireless capabilities into a wide variety of emerging wireless devices beyond the traditional handset.  more

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Wal-Mart and RadioShack Top US Handset Sales

Telephia has reported that Wal-Mart and RadioShack have posted strong market share for retailing wireless handsets. Among recent wireless purchasers who bought their phone within the last 6 months at a major U.S. retailer, such as big box and consumer electronics stores, 32% bought their handset at Wal-Mart, as compared to 15% two years ago in Q3 2003, more than doubling in share. Twenty-eight percent bought their phone at RadioShack, as the top two major retailers comprised 60% of the total market share, according to Telephia's U.S. Device Report from Q3 2005. Twelve percent of recent mobile device buyers made a purchase at Best Buy, while Target and Circuit City rounded out the top five, claiming eight and seven percent, respectively. more

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