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Canada’s three big carriers and the industry group that represents them have been sued by the country’s Competition Bureau, after a five-month investigation. Bell, Rogers and Telus are all liable over ads that promote so-called premium texting services, with the government agency demanding that such ads stop, while also seeking full customer refunds for any charges incurred. But that’s not all, each of the three carriers will have to pay a $10 million penalty while the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) will have to pay $1 million.
The CWTA on its and issued a statement saying that it reached out to the Bureau last year to discuss the issue, adding that its actions “could disrupt the text message services, such as severe weather alerts, charitable donations, flight status updates or sports scores, on which millions of Canadian consumers depend.”
Something tells me Competition Bureau is onto something, though you can never really tell…
[Via: Engadget]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
