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Verizon’s Profit Rises 16 Percent as Margins Improve

Melodie Warner, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on April 18 at 5:18 am PT

Verizon reported a profit of $1.95 billion, or 68 cents a share, up from $1.69 billion, or 59 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue jumped 4.2 percent to $29.42 billion.

Mozilla’s CEO Makes a Case for the Firefox Mobile OS

Mike Isaac in Mobile on April 15 at 12:26 pm PT

If the duopoly of the massively popular Android and iOS is working for consumers why do we need a new operating system?

Carriers in Most of the World to See Flat Revenue While Emerging Markets Take Off

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 12 at 8:54 am PT

Three countries — China, India and Brazil — will account for more than half of all revenue growth for carriers worldwide.

Facebook Partners With Carriers to Bring Cheaper Messaging Abroad

Mike Isaac in Social on February 25 at 12:16 am PT

In a new initiative, cheaper data access will be available for some international users of the social network.

iPhone Users Rack Up the Highest Carrier Bills

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 30 at 4:01 am PT

But it also generates more in carrier fees than any other smartphone.

No Account, No Problem: Facebook Messenger Continues War on SMS With Android Update

Mike Isaac in Social on December 4, 2012 at 6:45 am PT

A new Facebook update for its Messenger app brings texting to Android users without Facebook accounts.

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Sprint to Take Control of Clearwire

Anupreeta Das, Atsuko Fukase and Shalini Ramachandran, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on October 17, 2012 at 4:16 pm PT

Sprint Nextel Corp. is set to gain control of partner Clearwire Corp. without an acquisition, people familiar with the matter said, a deal that will clarify a long-dysfunctional relationship that became a central issue in the No. 3 U.S. carrier’s $20 billion acquisition by Japan’s Softbank Corp.

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Softbank Eyes 70 Percent Stake in Sprint; Deal Would Include Cash Injection

Anupreeta Das, Anton Troianovski and Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on October 11, 2012 at 12:49 pm PT

A person with knowledge of the negotiations said the value of the deal could exceed $12.8 billion.

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Softbank in Advanced Talks to Acquire Sprint Nextel

Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on October 11, 2012 at 4:17 am PT

Japanese mobile carrier Softbank Corp. is in advanced talks to buy U.S. operator Sprint Nextel Corp. in a deal expected to exceed ¥1 trillion ($12.81 billion) in value, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Thursday.