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Friday, September 28, 2007

Disney Will End Cellular, LBS Services

The New York Times is reporting that Disney will pull out of the cellular phone service business by December 31. Just over a year ago, we reported on Disney’s LBS services such as Family Monitor and Family Alert that allowed parents to determine the location of their children. Disney, a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) leasing spectrum from Sprint, cited "a difficult proposition in the hypercompetitive U.S. mobile phone market."

by Joe Francica on 09/28 at 08:36 AM | Comments | Bookmark and Share

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