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Belkin Bringing Mobile TV to Lots of Cellphones, Will Anyone Tune In?

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 8 at 4:00 pm PT

The accessory maker will make add-ons that let existing phones access the new Dyle mobile TV service without needing a new phone.

Going Against the FLO, MetroPCS to Support Mobile Broadcast TV

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 4 at 2:05 pm PT

MetroPCS says it will be the first to offer phones supporting the Dyle Mobile TV Service, which will feature content from NBC and Fox along with a number of major local TV station operators.

Seven Questions for Splunk CEO Godfrey Sullivan

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on September 19, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

Machines of every kind — from Web servers to thermostats — generate data that can be useful in ways that are hard to imagine until you start looking at it. Software start-up Splunk makes that process easy.

Rhapsody Bundles Music With MetroPCS, Forgets to Include a Discount

Peter Kafka in Media on August 17, 2011 at 10:33 am PT

For an extra $10 a month, you can add the subscription music service to your wireless account. Or you could sign up on your own, and pay … $10 a month.

Court Tosses Out "Net Neutrality" Lawsuits

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 4, 2011 at 2:49 pm PT

A federal appeals court tossed out lawsuits filed by two phone companies challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s new “net neutrality” rules, saying that the suits were premature.

MetroPCS Launches LTE Network in Las Vegas

Roger Cheng, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 22, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

MetroPCS Communications Inc. said it switched on its fourth-generation wireless network in Las Vegas as the prepaid carrier makes a big push into data services. The Dallas company is the first U.S. carrier to offer a 4G network that runs on Long-Term Evolution, or LTE, technology.

Phone Rivals Dial Up Prepaid Services

Niraj Sheth and Roger Cheng, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 14, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

The big U.S. wireless carriers–risking profits for growth–are moving more aggressively into the low end of the cellphone market: Selling services to consumers without requiring them to sign contracts.

LEAP, PCS Slide as Wal-Mart Offers Cheap Prepaid Wireless Plans

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on October 14, 2009 at 11:23 am PT

The already intensively competitive wireless sector today finds itself with a tough new player: Wal-Mart. The retailing giant has teamed up with American Movil to sell low-cost service under the Straight Talk brand. The company is offering unlimited voice and text minutes for $45 a month, or 1,000 minutes and 1,000 text messages for $30 a month.