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Articles tagged with: Virgin Mobile
Tele2 Sells French MVNO to Virgin Mobile
Tele2 has announced that is has sold its French operations to Virgin Mobile for approximately SEK 575 million (US$83 million) on a debt and cash free basis. Completion is expected following approval from relevant regulatory authorities. more
Sprint, Virgin Mobile agree to settle lawsuits
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iPCS Sues Sprint Nextel over Virgin Mobile Purchase
iPCS, which won a long winded legal battle with Sprint earlier this year over its acquisition of Nextel has now launched a new round of lawsuits against Sprint over its purchase of Virgin Mobile. more
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Mystery Company Tried to Buy Virgin Mobile USA
It has been revealed that there was a second mystery suitor interested in buying Virgin Mobile USA during the negotiations that eventually lead to Sprint Nextel issuing an agreed takeover of the company. more
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Sprint Nextel-Virgin Mobile USA deal gets FTC's OK
The Federal Trade Commission has removed a regulatory hurdle to Sprint Nextel Corp.'s proposed $483 million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA Inc. more
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Australians Unaware of Voicemail Costs
Most Aussie mobile users are in the dark when it comes to the cost of voicemail. In fact, three out of four Australians with voicemail don't know how much they are charged to retrieve messages, according to research released by Virgin Mobile. more
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GetJar to Power Virgin Mobile's French App Store
Independent app store, GetJar says that it has been chosen by the MVNO, Virgin Mobile France to provide its entire catalogue of free mobile applications for its mobile app store to be launched later this week. The launch of Virgin's app store coincides with the release of Virgin's new unlimited voice, SMS and data plans. Consumers in France will be offered access to over 45,000 free apps via the Virgin Mobile portal, alongside other key content such as ringtones and premium games. more
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O2 Tops UK Contract Customer Satisfaction Survey
A J.D. Power survey of UK mobile phone users has found that O2 ranks highest with pre-pay mobile phone service, while Virgin Mobile ranks highest among pay-monthly mobile phone customers. more
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Bell Canada Buys Out Virgin Mobile MVNO
Bell Canada is buying out the 50% stake in Virgin Mobile Canada for CA$142 million (US$121 million), and entering into a long-term licensing agreement with the Virgin Group to retain the brandname rights. more
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Brazil Leads Lat-Am in Deployments, Connections and Demand for WiMAX and 3G Services
Signals Telecom Consulting has issued a commentary which notes that as from 2010 Brazil will account for the greatest number of WiMAX accesses in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, a position that it will keep in the medium term. Signals expects that the setting of regulations for the use of the 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands, plus the tendering of new bands, will provide a strong impulse to this technology in Brazil. Signals foresees the entry into the market of large-scale operators such as Telefónica (via TVA), which will use WiMAX to expand its area of operation outside Sao Paulo, and SKY (DirecTV), among others, which will join the current efforts being made by Embratel and Neovia. Signals expects that operators will carry out their own development to be able to add their own last mile. more
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