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- Branson criticises changes in French mobile phone system
- PARIS AFP — Richard Branson, head of phone company Virgin Mobile, was quoted Saturday as saying a new French system allowing subscribers to change mobile operators in 10 days was still too lengthy a process. French newspaper Journal du Dimanche quoted the British tycoon as saying he was not...
- Research articles 2007-05-19
- Corrections.(Correction)
- * In the article "One-stop ad shops'' in the Jan. 29 issue of RCR Wireless News, The Hyperfactory should have been named as having Proctor & Gamble, Adidas, Coca-Cola and Nike as its clients. Millennial has not disclosed any customer deals. ...
- Research articles 2007-02-19
- Entertainment, wireless vie for top billing: entertainment companies want to reach the broadest audience possible. Wireless carriers want differentiation from competitors. Can these conflicting agendas co-exist?
- Entertainment firms have long viewed wireless as an interesting marketing channel and a potential new medium for distributing their content. But lately the fervor over content, particularly video, has reached a new high as operators search for unique content that will differentiate them from their existing...
- Research articles 2005-10-15
- Teen Marketing Gets Reviewed At CES Seminar (TWICE)
- LAS VEGAS--Throw out all preconceived ideas about what teens want when marketing to them, the industry was told during a panel held at International CES, here, called "Total Request: Generation Tech." Eric Logan, executive VP programming for XM Satellite Radio, said it is not...
- Research articles 2005-01-24
- Virgin Mobile USA mulling two-billion-dollar flotation
- LONDON AFP — Virgin Mobile USA, the mobile telephone operator jointly owned by Virgin Group and Sprint, is considering an initial public offering next year that could value the business at about two billion dollars (1.53 billion euros). The Financial Times, citing unidentified sources close to the company Monday,...
- Research articles 2004-11-22
- Evening Standard, London, Anthony Hilton column.
- By Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 7--HIGH PRICE OF THE BRANSON TOUCH: If there is one recurring theme in the career of Sir Richard Branson it is that he knows how to sell. Whether unloading...
- Research articles 2004-07-07
- Youth get the message.
- Apr 27, 2003 (The Sunday Times - ABIX via COMTEX) Text messaging via mobile telephones is continuing to grow in popularity, particularly among young Australians. Over 320 million messages a month are sent around Australia and, according to Virgin Mobile, over 80 of...
- Research articles 2003-04-27
- ICT GROUP Expands Relationship and Extends Contract with Virgin Mobile USA
- Business Editors NEWTOWN, Pa., & WARREN, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 7, 2003 ICT Group to Open Second Central Intelligence Center in Colorado Springs, CO, to Handle Increased Demand for Virgin Mobile Customer Care Services ICT GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:ICTG), and Virgin Mobile USA, LLC, today announced plans to...
- Research articles 2003-04-07
- Watchdog checks pre-paid phone cards.
- Dec 26, 2002 (The Courier-Mail - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission ACCC has launched an investigation of pre-paid mobile telephones. The ACCC is concerned that some of the supposedly "hassle-free" pre-paid deals offered by Singtel Optus and Telstra lock unsuspecting...
- Research articles 2002-12-26
- Warning on true cost of mobile phone packages.
- Dec 12, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian mobile telephone companies have been warned about misleading customers. This follows a win by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC in a case against Virgin Mobile. The Federal Court of Australia...
- Research articles 2002-12-13
- Virgin deal not so sexy.
- Dec 12, 2002 (The Courier-Mail - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian mobile telephone carrier Virgin Mobile will be forced to write to its customers, fully explaining its mobile telephone contracts. The Federal Court of Australia ordered the mail-out following legal action lodged by the...
- Research articles 2002-12-13
- Virgin Mobile advertisements found to be false and misleading.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-12 December 2002-ACCC: Virgin Mobile advertisements found to be false and misleadingC1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12122002 Virgin Mobile Australia Pty Ltd has been found by the Federal Court to have made false and misleading representations and also to have failed...
- Research articles 2002-12-12
- Virgin call for switch adverts.
- Sep 30, 2002 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Mobile number portability MNP began operating in Australia in October 2001. The system allows mobile telephone customers to take their existing number with them if they wish to change companies, and Virgin Mobile research...
- Research articles 2002-09-30
- Say bye-bye, you're entering another no-chat zone.
- Jul 19, 2002 The Sydney Morning Herald ABIX via COMTEX -- A study by the Australian Communications Authority indicates "high levels" of dissatisfaction over Sydney's mobile telephone coverage. According to Telstra, 1.5 per cent of all calls in Sydney were lost through fadeout in...
- Research articles 2002-07-24
- Virgin says customers have smile on their dial over disputed phone deal.
- May 07, 2002 (The Courier-Mail ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission ACCC has launched an investigation of Virgin Mobile. The ACCC alleges that Virgin's "Dial High Club" mobile telephone promotion breached the consumer protection provisions of the Trade Practices...
- Research articles 2002-05-08
- ACCC takes action against Virgin Mobile Australia Pty Ltd for alleged misleading mobile phone advertising.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-6 May 2002-ACCC: ACCC takes action against Virgin Mobile Australia Pty Ltd for alleged misleading mobile phone advertising C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05062002 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted proceedings against Virgin Mobile Australia Pty Ltd. It is...
- Research articles 2002-05-06
- Andrew Grant.
- Dec 6, 2001 BRW ABIX via COMTEX -- Andrew Grant started his career at Telectronics, working on the world's first implantable defibrillator. The Australian electronics engineering graduate was drawn to the business and marketing side of his job and moved to McKinsey &...
- Research articles 2001-12-05
- Transfers may not be so simple, dealers say.
- Sep 25, 2001 The Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- Australian users of mobile telephones can now switch carriers and keep their own mobile telephone numbers. This portability will start on 25 September 2001. Some carriers, plus the Australian Communications Authority, have said that the...
- Research articles 2001-09-24
- Virgin Leads New British Invasion In U.S
- By Mark Holmes, mholmes@the-phillips-group.com LONDON - Virgin on Friday confirmed it is in talks with Sprint PCS [PCS] to launch a Virgin Mobile service in the United States. Virgin and Sprint PCS have signed a memorandum of understanding that could result in Virgin Mobile service being launched in...
- Research articles 2001-06-18
- Virgin launches mobiles in Oz - Brief Article
- Virgin has launched its second mobile phone company with Virgin Mobile Australia. Electronics Times (17/1/00) revealed exclusively that Virgin wanted to replicate its virtual network operator model around the world. It emerged that the bulk of the #600.25m proceeds of the sale of a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic...
- Research articles 2000-11-06
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