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Rural carriers complain to FCC about iPhone exclusivity

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2008-05-21 17:22:26 by Dan Moren in iPhone nano - Apple iPhone Articles
...rural cellphone providers. At issue is the the fact that AT&T does not offer the iPhone for sale in many rural areas where they only offer roaming service And, since the exclusive deal prohibits the local cell providers from selling the iPhone, that means that inhabitants of those areaslike much of Vermont, and rural areas in 15 other...
 
Tags: rural, iphone, rural cellphone providers, potential iphone customers, rural providers, rural cellular association, iphone love, att, ars
 
 
 
 
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Rural Wireless Carriers File FCC Petition Opposing Handset Exclusivity

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2008-05-26 20:36:00 by Rocco Augusto in Pocket PC Thoughts
...rural wireless carriers are -- they've just filed a petition with FCC seeking to ban the practice. The 80 companies in the Rural Cellular Association serve small markets not well-covered by the big guys, like parts of New Mexico, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming, and they say that carrier exclusivity deals not affect...
 
Tags: carriers, rural wireless carriers, rural carriers, rural, exclusivity, wireless carriers, exclusivity deal, handset, exclusivity contracts
 
 
 
 
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Descubrerural.com - Activity Travel Directory

2008-04-28 08:14:00 by bruna in KillerStartups.com - all
 
...rural. Descubrerural is a site that is dedicated to helping tourists find great accommodations in their price range. When you visit the site you automatically see a search engine where you can choose filters such as location, type of accommodation, and price. You can also browse by tags such as: biodiversity, natural park, families, routes,...
 
Tags: descubrerural, visit descubrerural, descubrerural expand, property owners descubrerural, site, owners, activity, rural discover intends, visit
 
 
 
 
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Small Mobile Carriers To FCC: We Want iPhones!

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2008-05-20 15:52:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
...rural wireless carriers want the FCC to ban "exclusive" deals between phone makers and carriers, like AT&T's deal to sell Apple's (AAPL) iPhone in the U.S. The carriers will file a petition with the FCC, asking them to look into the deals, the WSJ reports These deals can mean that smaller carriers can't offer the newest phones for months or...
 
Tags: carriers, rural vermont, rural, rural wireless carriers, offer, att, offer cellphone service, att offers, fcc
 
 
 
 
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Five Offshore Outsourcing Predictions For 2008

2008-01-24 05:36:23 by Semaphore Software in Software Development Articles, IT News, Offshore Outsourcing Articles, SEO Tips & Tutorials From Sem
 
...rural regions of India for talent. But these measures smack of desperation, and Indias talent problem isnt going away anytime soon 3) India IT salaries will continue their annual double-digit increases, rising perhaps even higher than the 15% range suggested by Indian service providers, but not so much that U.S. companies wont continue to be...
 
Tags: offshore, offshore providers, offshore development centre, offshore deals, india offshore firms, india, call center, call center staffs, india struggles
 
 
 
 
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Would Yahoo Be Smart To Pursue A Google Handout Now?

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2008-05-10 20:30:21 by Paul Glazowski in Mashable!
...rural advocacy groups, including the Black Leadership Forum and the League of Rural Votersurged federal regulators to investigate the potential combination. Even the American Corn Growers Association signed the collective request for an investigation if Google and Yahoo are to propose some type of joint venture. Which is justwow. The folks...
 
Tags: yahoo, microsoft, microsoft-yahoo inevitable, yahoo-google deal, deal, google, yahoo starts layoffs, acquire yahoo, google handout
 
 
 
 
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D6 wrapup: The access panel

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2008-05-29 23:18:00 by Rafe Needleman in Webware.com
...rural areas, which are more expensive to serve. On the issue of providing service to more communities, Martin wants to get away from providing subsidies to multiple carriers in rural regions, although he recognizes that limited subsidies will lead to the "carrier of last resort" being the provider in each community Open access Mossberg asked...
 
Tags: access, network, network management, broadband access, home network access, verizon wireless, verizon wireless enjoys, access provision, wireless access speed
 
 
 
 
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Verizon Purchases Alltel and Becomes Largest US Wireless Provider

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2008-06-07 14:15:00 by Paul Martin in Pocket PC Thoughts
...rural markets where Verizon previously had no coverage. The merger should be completed by the end of 2008, depending on the required regulatory approvals I have used Verizon's network for several years. One of it's real strengths when I travel, is coverage in major cities. However, when I visit family in more rural locations, the coverage...
 
Tags: wireless, alltel, verizon, verizon wireless, provider, acquire alltel, customers, million customers, coverage
 
 
 
 
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Vermont to Get iPhone Finally

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2008-08-05 05:08:40 by Eric March in iPhone nano - Apple iPhone Articles
...rural, and probably wouldnt complain if they were offered their independence again. Theyre the only state that voted for a presidential candidate from the Anti-Masonic party, the last state to get a Wal-Mart, and the one place in all of North America where you still cant get an iPhone, because AT&T have no foothold there Fortunately for...
 
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