wireless carriers

Mobile Payments Won’t Replace Cash or Credit for Another Decade

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 17 at 9:07 am PT

It will take another eight years for cash and credit cards to be replaced almost completely by smartphones, according to those interviewed by Pew Research.

eBay’s John Donahoe Literally Starts Hammering Out the Plan for Mobile Payments

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 19 at 6:00 am PT

In an interview, eBay’s CEO provides a few details about the company’s mobile payments trial with Home Depot, and how it would expand from five to 51 stores across the country over the next week.

Cellular South to Drop Its Southern Accent, Become C Spire Wireless

Ina Fried in Mobile on September 22, 2011 at 2:51 pm PT

The regional wireless carrier is hoping to recraft its image, pitching itself as the carrier offering the most personalized service in the industry.

MasterCard Defends Google Wallet Ahead of Its Official Launch

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on September 19, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Google will officially launch its mobile payments service any time now, which will let a small subset of Android smartphone users tap and pay for items at a limited number of stores.

Why PayPal Paid $240 Million for Zong

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 8, 2011 at 6:29 am PT

PayPal has spent the past 13 years making payment easier for anyone who has an email address. With the acquisition of Zong, its focus can now shift to anyone who has a phone number.

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Cellphone Companies Defend Privacy Practices

Spencer E. Ante and Amy Schatz, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 29, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

U.S. lawmakers called for closer scrutiny of developers that make software for mobile phones, after wireless carriers highlighted them as a weak spot in keeping smartphone users’ locations private.

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Sprint Left Scrambling After AT&T Deal

Roger Cheng and Steven Russolillo, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 21, 2011 at 9:14 am PT

The combination between AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA would leave Sprint Nextel Corp. even further behind. The surprising deal would widen the gap between Sprint and its two larger rivals, and would place it last among the national wireless carriers.

2011: Apps Get Spendy, Carriers Get Grabby, Google Loses Its Way

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 9, 2010 at 6:42 pm PT

Plus, e-books, electric cars and Internet TV cross over into the mainstream. Analyst Mark Anderson makes his annual predictions for the tech economy in 2011.

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Senators Take Aim at Cellphone-Termination Fees

Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 4, 2009 at 8:18 am PT

Four senators introduced legislation Thursday aimed at the fees wireless carriers charge when subscribers change providers before their contracts are up. The bill, dubbed the Cell Phone Early Termination Fee, Transparency and Fairness Act, would cap those early-termination fees based on the price of the phone, and would pro-rate fees based on the time left on the contract.