Virgin America, TuVox extend relationship through 2012August 31st, 2009 Virgin America, TuVox extend dealBURLINGAME, Calif. — Privately held air carrier Virgin America has renewed its partnership for three years with a company that provides call routing and voice self-service applications.
Sprint Nextel deal to acquire Virgin Mobile USA gets clearance from Federal Trade CommissionAugust 25th, 2009 Sprint Nextel-Virgin Mobile USA deal gets FTC's OKWASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission has removed a regulatory hurdle to Sprint Nextel Corp.'s proposed $483 million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA Inc. FTC regulators approved an early termination of the agency's antitrust review, indicating they have no objections to the deal, according to a posting Monday on the FTC's Web site.
Sprint Nextel to acquire Virgin Mobile USA in $483M deal that sharpens its focus on prepaidJuly 28th, 2009 Sprint focuses on prepaid with Virgin Mobile dealNEW YORK — Sprint Nextel Corp. is intensifying its focus on the fast-growing market for prepaid cell phone service with a $483 million deal to buy Virgin Mobile USA Inc.
Richard Branson loses legal battle over 'virgin' trademarkJuly 28th, 2009 LONDON - Brit industrialist Sir Richard Branson has lost the sole use of the word 'virgin' in branding, after a court ruling on July 27. The court ruled in favour of South African company Bodtrade, which was granted a trademark to use the phrase: "You can't be a virgin all your life, it's time", reports the Sun.
Sprint Nextel will acquire Virgin Mobile USA at $5.50 per share; Sprint values deal at $483MJuly 28th, 2009 Sprint Nextel to buy Virgin Mobile USAOVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Telecommunications company Sprint Nextel Corp.
Strauss believes he has a duty to protect Test cricketMay 14th, 2009 LONDON - England cricket captain Andrew Strauss believes that he has a duty to protect the future of Test cricket. Contradicting West Indies captain Chris Gayle's view that the future of cricket lies with the Twenty20 format, Strauss feels all captains have a duty to protect the Test format.
SMS-based mobile gaming under review: IPLMay 13th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Indian Premier League's SMS-based mobile game that was criticised for promoting betting has been stopped and is currently under review. The ball by ball prediction mobile game came in for sharp criticism from several quarters for promoting betting and gambling.
Participate in Orbit contests to fly to South AfricaApril 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sugar-free chewing gum brand Orbit Wednesday launched contests for its consumers and cricket lovers to win free tickets to watch Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in South Africa. Anybody can participate in the mobile and online contests and win daily prizes ranging from Orbit merchandise to free IPL tickets, Wrigley, the owner of Orbit brand said.
Cricket South Africa refuses to host Pakistan 'A' teamApril 18th, 2009 KARACHI - Cricket South Africa (CSA) has refused to host Pakistan 'A' team's tour citing a busy cricket calendar, the Dawn reports. The CSA has informed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Lara predicts India or Pakistan will win Twenty/20 World CupMarch 20th, 2009 Port-of-SPAIN - India or Pakistan could win this year's Twenty/20 World Cup, according to former West Indies captain Brian Lara. He told the media that even though he projects a win by either one, the winner is still hard to predict because of the nature of Twenty/20 cricket.
Inzamam-ul-Haq fears international cricket may not resume in Pakistan in near futureMarch 14th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan cricket captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq has expressed fears that Pakistan may have to starve for a long time before international cricket resumes on its soil. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of the marriage ceremony of opening batsman Imran Nazir, Haq said the foreign teams would hesitate more to visit Pakistan following the brazen terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket players.
Citibank launches Citi MobileMarch 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Citibank today announced the launch of Citi Mobile, its mobile banking solution that combines the consumer need for convenient, on-the-go banking with advanced mobile technology that is compatible with popular mobile devices across most GSM operators. Through Citi Mobile, customers can check account balances, send money, issue drafts, pay bills, make credit card payments, register for services like e-Statements, request for a cheque book, stop payments and much more.
Virgin Mobile launches 'New Thumb Rule' SMS offerJanuary 21st, 2009 BANGALORE - Mobile service provider Virgin Mobile Thursday announced the India launch of 'New Thumb Rule', its latest SMS proposition that allows subscribers to send 100 national and 100 local SMSes free-of-cost daily after paying for the first three messages of each type. The subscribers do not have to avail of any special package to access the latest offer and they can send free SMSes to any network, Virgin Mobile chief executive M.A.
Cricket 'certainly better' than sex: Harold PinterDecember 26th, 2008 LONDON - British playwright and Nobel laureate Harold Pinter, who died this week, said in his last interview he thought cricket was better than sex. 'I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that god created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either,' he said in the interview, published by the Guardian newspaper Saturday.
Mobile virtual network operator policy in JanuaryDecember 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - The government will soon come out with a policy on Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO), a senior official of the Department Of Telecommunications (DoT) said here Tuesday. 'MVNO policy is under consideration and we are hoping to come out with the policy by January 5, 2009, that is the last application date,' DoT Joint Secretary J.S.
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