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Articles in January 2007 issue of RCR Wireless News

• Space-agey and retro; In first move outside of California, Helio opens in Mile High City.(Upfront)
• Comedy Central heads miniscule mobile TV audience; Entertainment content more popular than news, weather.(News)
• Warner Music snags two new distribution deals.(News)
• Sprint Nextel considers flat-rate pricing like Leap, MetroPCS in some cities.(Upfront)
• January pricing gymnasts: Alltel, T-Mobile USA.(Upfront)
• Paramount goes direct to mobile consumers.(Upfront)
• Post-holiday handset prices waver.(Upfront)
• Tipping point.(Opinion)
• Family plans, like family reunions, littered with challenges.(News)
• JUNIPER: WORLDWIDE MOBILE GAMBLING TO HIT $16.6B BY 2011.(Metrics)
• Hedgehogging; hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.(Briefs)
• One-stop ad shops.(Upfront)
• Pricing changes slow following smartphone buzz.(Upfront)
• Disney Mobile cuts handset prices, launches 'Steamboat Willie' ' model.(Upfront)
• Pair of health studies show mixed results.(News)(Clinical report)
• Etc.(Briefs)
• Skeptics be damned. WiMAX supporters shoot for the stars.(News)
• RBC closes Daniels deal.(Upfront)
• Cingular fades to black.(Upfront)
• XE inks handset, distribution deals.(News)
• Motorola ships 66M phones, but profits disappoint.(News)
• WIRELESS DRM DRAMA; 2 years after royalties dispute, industry no closer to single solution.
• SlingBox shows consumers value video, music on-the-go.(News)
• CTIA hires Driscoll as chief of government affairs.(News)
• STUDY: COVERAGE STILL KING.(Metrics)
• MOBILE AD HYPE: BELIEVE IT OR NOT; Inventory not sold out, but progress trends upward.(Upfront)
• Hollywood's close up with the third screen; NBC, CBS, Fox experiment with a variety of ways to integrate TV and cellphone.(News)
• Alltel launches ringback tones.(News)
• Watchdog group doubts gov't numbers on broadband users.(News)
• New year rings in new carrier marketing campaigns.(Upfront)
• Telecom officials have full plate of issues.(News)
• AMP'D, MTV TO MAKE COMEDY.(News)
• Headsets, EV-DO cards sell well.(Upfront)
• Kerry, Sununu push unlicensed white space; Lawmakers criticize Bush administration, FCC for lack of progress on broadband.(Upfront)
• Moving beyond the keypad; Stubborn consumers, not technology, remain hurdle.(News)
• Cingular to offer real-time video sharing.(Upfront)
• Blake Krikorian.(Interview)
• Netflix plans to offer movies on cellphones.(News)
• Verizon Wireless raises texting fee to 15 cents.(News)
• VERIZON WIRELESS OUTPACES SPRINT NEXTEL IN DATA ARPU.(Metrics)
• Prepaid, resale boost Cingular's record quarter.(Financial report)
• High-tech interests against increased spectrum for public safety.(News)
• Hearing-aid mandate causes static; February 2008 benchmark seems out of reach with fewer handset makers in market.
• Kababyboom!(Opinion)
• RFID remains wildcard.(News)
• Yahoo aims to pass Google in growing mobile search space.(News)
• iDEN losses take down Sprint Nextel; Carrier hopes job cuts, lower churn help financials.
• Live free or die.(Opinion)
• Washington universities file Bluetooth lawsuit against trio of handset vendors.(Upfront)
• Second time a charm? MetroPCS files for $1.1B IPO.(Upfront)
• RIM licenses Kodiak's push-to-talk platform.(News)
• 13 years ago this month.(News)
• Yahoo rides mobile focus during fourth quarter.(News)
• The case for the closed Internet.(Opinion)
• And the monkeys shall lead; ROK bets on Monkey-reading-news TV against others.(Upfront)
• J.D. Power: T-Mobile USA top CRM carrier.(Upfront)
• Industry suit against Kentucky back on.(News)
• Dirty cheap WiMAX.(Opinion)
• Ringback tones continue modest growth; But operators see more potential for big payback.(News)
• ICO: FCC should not reward Inmarsat 'manipulation'.(News)
• Amp'd milestone: 100,000 subs; CEO asks other MVNOs to release statistics.(News)
• Cingular's future tied to one parent.
• Carriers warming up to mobile marketing.(Upfront)
• Sizing up the '07 handset space; Analysts watching volume vs. niche sales, data opportunities.(Upfront)
• AT&T debuts 'Unity' to extend in-network calls to wireline numbers.(Upfront)
• The coveted handset upgrade cycle: As always, the question is 'when'?(News)
• Weather forecast calls for 4,800 mobile clips a day.(Upfront)
• 'Broken process' in ringtone sales; EMI lawsuit against InfoSpace may underscore need for aggregators.(News)
• Analyst: W-CDMA royalty rates drag on 3G uptake.(Upfront)
• The 'TV key': one click to the tube; It's all about simplicity and revenue generation.(Upfront)
• BY THE NUMBERS.(Metrics)
• Mobile TV moves forward; Verizon Wireless debuts channel lineup, Modeo turns on New York City trial.(Upfront)
• Mobile video banking on potential.
• Alcatel-Lucent closes on $320M UMTS purchase.(News)
• Virgin Mobile: 4.6M users and counting; MVNO plans more SugarMama promotions, social donations.(Upfront)
• 'Boatload' of 2.5 GHz spectrum up for grabs; A number of WiMAX companies likely interested in spectrum that AT&T must sell.
• STUDY: CINGULAR BRAND MORE POPULAR THAN AT&T.(News)
• Nokia shows smarts with margins on low ASPs.(Upfront)
• ...Etc...(Etc.)
• TI sees slower growth, Qualcomm bullish on 3G.(News)