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• Verizon ETF Policies Validate Why We Need the FCC Verizon defended the doubling of its early termination fees (ETF) in a response to the FCC, but the response just reinforces why the FCC needs to be involved.
• Verizon: $350 Early Termination Fee Covers More Than Phones Verizon reveals that its ETF doesn't just offset the cost of subsidized hardware, but pays other costs as well.
• Verizon Prepping for Palm Pre, iPhone, Reports Say Hints are everwhere that Sprint and AT&T may be edged out of their handset deals -- or at least forced to share.
• BlackBerry Outage Not Winning Any Fans for RIM RIM suffered a brief e-mail outage. The situation is resolved, but in a tough smartphone market any outage is bad for business.
• Sweden's TeliaSonera Blazes 4G Trail TeliaSonera is the first to offer commercially available 4G networking. U.S. carriers are not far behind, and 4G can't get here fast enough.
• 4G Mobile Service Debuts: What You Need to Know Swedish telecom firm has become the first carrier to offer 4G wireless service, albeit on a very limited basis.
• Casio G’zOne Rock: Rugged and Competent The sturdy Casio G'zOne Rock phone will appeal to outdoors types, but anyone looking for advanced multimedia capabilities might be disappointed.
• Android 2.0.1: A Hands-On Tour The Android 2.0.1 update is reaching many Motorola Droid users today, and it brings some interesting new twists to the Droid experience. Here's a hands-on look at what's new.
• AT&T All Over the Map in Addressing Challenges AT&T is faced with a variety of challenges and seems to just keep throwing things at the wall to see what sticks.
• Deals of the Week This week, Lenovo is offering a 20 percent discount, the HP DreamScreen is on sale, and you can get a 52-inch HDTV for under $1000.
• Will Droid Software Update Fix the Echo Problem? Verizon has started issuing an over-the-air software update to Droid smartphones, but it's not certain whether it will address a voice echo problem.
• How Will Verizon Defend Higher Early Termination Fees? My bet is the $350 fee will be lowered before an FCC inquiry into why it was recently doubled proceeds very far.
• Verizon's Going to Have to Answer to the FCC (and Customers) The carrier is being questioned by the regulatory agency about its fees, and so far it has supplied a non-answer.
• Verizon Could Avoid FCC Woes with Honest Billing Analysis: If Verizon is taking a subsidy as part of your bill every month, Verizon should say exactly how much on the bill is subsidized.
• FCC Examines Verizon's Doubling of Early Termination Fees The FCC wants to know why the carrier doubled what customers must pay if they bail out of their contracts early.
• Manly Droid Strikes Back: New Ads Dismiss iPhone Verizon cranks up the testosterone in the newest round of TV ads shoving aside the "tiara-wearing" iPhone.
• AT&T and Verizon Pull Lawsuits, Save Face Attorneys for AT&T and Verizon Wireless agreed to drop two federal lawsuits over Verizon advertising about its 3G network.
• AT&T Quietly Ditches Verizon Ad Lawsuit After claiming that the competitor's advertisements on 3G coverage were misleading, AT&T takes its "misfit toys" and goes home.
• AT&T: Not As Lousy As Everyone Thinks? How much worse are AT&T's cellular and wireless data services than those provided by the other three major carriers? Not as much as we try to make ourselves believe.
• Samsung Omnia II: Impressive Design, Slow Performance With its eye-catching design and variety of multimedia features, the Omnia II is a solid Windows phone, but sluggish performance keeps it from being perfect.
• The iPhone On T-Mobile: Why Not? Verizon Wireless had seemed the most likely carrier to get the iPhone next, but that may no longer be the case.
• 2010: The Year of the Droid? Is this the dawning of the age of the Droid? Could be, as the popular device nears one million sold.
• Android Answers: How to Get Multitouch Browsing on Droid Want multitouch browsing on your Motorola Droid? No problem. Here's how.
• Verizon Challenges Sprint Marketing Claim Fresh from its legal victory over AT&T's challenge, Verizon is starting a new battle against Sprint's marketing slogan. Verizon has a reason to fight for "most reliable".
• Apple iPhone Ad Succeeds Where AT&T Fails The coverage map wars continue with Apple launching two commercials defending the iPhone and taking indirect potshots at Verizon Wireless.