 April 8, 2011  Senate Hearing Scheduled for AT&T, T-Mobile Deal The first Senate hearing has been scheduled for AT&T's massive $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. continue Regional Carriers Laud FCC Data Roaming Vote The FCC's approval of mandated data roaming yesterday was widely praised by competitors to AT&T and Verizon Wireless, who say the measure was needed to help them stay competitive. continue HTC Sales, Profits Nearly Triple in Q1 In an earnings statement released today, handset maker HTC said its sales and profits nearly tripled in the first quarter. continue Government Workers May Need Work-Around Mobile network traffic around Washington, D.C., could get real quiet on Monday if furloughed government workers are told to stop using their devices. continue Urban Airship Adds In-App Purchase for Android You could say Urban Airship is really taking off. Launched in June of 2009, the company has sent 2.6 billion push notifications across iOS, Android and BlackBerry. continue News Briefs for April 8, 2011 Companies in today's briefs include: Time Warner Cable, Viacom, Motorola Mobility, FCC, CTIA, Atlantic Tele-Network, Alltel, GoldSpot Media, Acer America... View All From the Website: Rise of Mobile VoIP... While falling short of the revolutionary claims of the late 1990s, over-the-top voice-over-IP (OTT VoIP) players have left their mark on fixed telephony. Now the focus has switched to the mobile market, and players such as fring... Continue | | |