Call to cut mobile roaming costs in Europe (FT.com)   29 Jan 2008 19:25 GMT
FT.com - Mobile phone operators face a new attack on their revenue in Europe after the UK telecoms regulator expressed concern about "extremely high" prices paid by consumers and business people for web surfing on their mobiles while abroad.
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Earthlink founder steps down as Helio CEO   29 Jan 2008 14:18 GMT
EarthLink founder Sky Dayton said he's stepping down as CEO of Helio, a move that appears to be part of the plan to reduce EarthLink's position in the mobile company.
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Japan's NTT DoCoMo Q3 profit up 38 per cent on discounts, cheaper handsets (Canadian Press)   29 Jan 2008 13:11 GMT
Canadian Press - TOKYO - Japan's top mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo said Tuesday its profit rose 38.4 per cent in the October-December quarter, buoyed by the introduction of new subscription services and cost-cutting efforts.
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Japan's Kyocera to exit China mobile handset market (Reuters)   29 Jan 2008 12:08 GMT
Reuters - Japanese electronics maker Kyocera Corp (6971.T) plans to withdraw from China's booming mobile phone handset market due to mounting losses amid competition from cheaper producers.
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Cost cutting boosts DoCoMo profit amid price war (Reuters)   29 Jan 2008 10:57 GMT
Reuters - NTT DoCoMo Inc (9437.T) booked a 35 percent gain in quarterly profit as marketing costs dropped, but falling revenues showed the pain of a price war as Japan's biggest mobile phone operator lost ground to nimbler rivals.
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NTT DoCoMo profit rises 38 percent in 3Q (AP)   29 Jan 2008 10:38 GMT

AP - Japan's top mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo said Tuesday its profit rose 38.4 percent in the October-December quarter, buoyed by the introduction of new subscription services and cost-cutting efforts.

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Time to be thinking outside the box (FT.com)   29 Jan 2008 01:55 GMT
FT.com - When Kyocera (NYSE:KYO) bought Sanyo (NASDAQ:SANYY)'s mobile phone business last week, it left more than one analyst in Tokyo puzzled.
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Founder of cell-phone company Helio yields CEO job to president, becomes chairman (Canadian Press)   28 Jan 2008 23:03 GMT
Canadian Press - NEW YORK - Sky Dayton, the founder and chief executive of Helio LLC, is stepping down as CEO to become chairman of the youth-oriented cellphone provider.
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Vodafone clears tax-fight hurdle (FT.com)   28 Jan 2008 22:35 GMT
FT.com - Vodafone Group has been granted permission to challenge a tax claim by the Indian government over the UK mobile phone group's $10.7bn purchase of a stake in Hutchison Essar.
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Intel's green buy helps image as well as environment (InfoWorld)   28 Jan 2008 22:31 GMT
InfoWorld - Intel, the world's top chip maker, and Nokia, the number-one mobile-phone maker, plan to lesson their respective impact on the environment, the companies said separately Monday.
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