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Why Pivot mattered
Pivot, the wireless joint venture established by Sprint and four cable TV companies, bit the dust last week as the cable partners exited, but it should be considered neither a complete failure nor the end of the cable guy adventures in the wireless market. Read more...
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- Windstream reports higher revenue, cash flow in first quarter
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- WINNERS OF 12th ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS ANNOUNCED; STEPHEN COLBERT, MICHEL GONDRY, will.i.am TO BE HONORED FOR SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
- Nokia announces finalists for the Mobile Filmmaking Awards
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