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OLN Returns to DISH

by Logan Abbott on Monday, April 24, 2006

After months of negotiation, OLN and Dish Network have agreed to a new contract, and OLN, with their NHL games, is now back on Dish, available to subscribers in America's Top 180 package. To check out Dish Network's current promotion, including $100 in bill credits, click here.

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Cutting the Cord

by Logan Abbott on Wednesday, April 19, 2006

According to Forrester Research, approximately 8% of cell phone households had given up their landline phone service and gone totally wireless as of the end of 2005, compared to 5% at the end of 2004. The study indicated there would be 2x that amount within 3 years.

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200 Million Wireless Subscribers

by Logan Abbott on Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Recent reporting by The Wireless Association showed cellular subscribers grew by a record 25.7 million in 2005 to about 208 million. This is interesting, in that many analysts have been saying that the market is mature, and subscriber growth would slow.

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Buying a Cell Phone in a Retail Store

by Logan Abbott on Wednesday, April 19, 2006

According to a recent article in USA Today, it took an average of 70 minutes to complete a wireless sale in a retail store during 2005. No wonder more and more people are buying online. The phones are usually cheaper as well.

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End to the Tax on Talking?

by Logan Abbott on Wednesday, April 19, 2006

During the Spanish-American War, at the end of the 19th Century (1898!), the government instituted an excise tax on phone calls to help fund the war effort. That war is long over, but the 3% federal excise tax is still in effect, 108 years later.

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