$90M Awarded In SMS Spam Case, Best Practices Anyone?
Rules, regulations and industry best practices are put in place for a reason, and nowhere are they more important then…
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Senate: Carriers Got Some SMS ‘Splaining To Do
Yesterday the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee grilled carriers about alleged the price hike–and possible price fixing–of SMS rates. AT&T and…
Government Steps In To Regulate “Sneaky” SMS Plans
The government of Norway has stepped in to put a stop to many SMS plans that charge consumers an on-going…
New Patent Lawsuit Includes Apple, AT&T, and Verizon
Apple, AT&T and Verizon Wireless are named along with its partner, mobile music discovery solutions provider Shazam, in a patent…
Mobile Firm Pays Florida AG $1M For Deceptive Ads
A California-based mobile marketing firm has agreed to pay the Florida Attorney General’s office $1M to avoid legal charges stemming…
BlackBerry Saved For President Obama
For newly-inaugurated U.S. President Obama, one of the downsides of winning had been having to give up his BlackBerry. Sure,…
Public Knowledge Continues SMS Censorship Debate
Remember the brouhaha when Verizon wouldn’t let an abortion rights group have a short code, claiming that to do so…
If You Can Text “Hasta La Vista, Baby”–Don’t!
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday signed a new state law that bans texting while driving. It closes a loophole in…
Appleby vs. Sprint NexTel
Ouch, I got wind of this class action suit today on RCRNews. Sprint is being accused of some allegedly questionable…
Google Argument All Smoke & Mirrors?
I think Robert Scoble has it right, Google is posturing for the sake of posturing and in the end they…