NORTH MISSISSIPPI — Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley’s office has begun random checks of wireless phone retailers to ensure compliance with the Consumer Code for Wireless Service. PSC regulations require designated wireless companies comply with the code, which provides consumer rights at the point of purchase such as a 14-day trial period, the [...] [...]
MOOREVILLE — Verizon Wireless recently activated a new advanced digital cell site in Mooreville, which will enhance voice and 3G data coverage along Mississippi 78 between the communities of Tupelo and Dorsey and the eastern portion of Tupelo. In 2009, Verizon Wireless invested more than $16 million in North Mississippi to advance and expand its [...] [...]
DALLAS — AT&T says it will spend $1 billion this year to broaden its network, enhance services for large businesses worldwide and expand its offerings for small businesses in the U.S. This will bring the huge telecommunications company’s investment in business-oriented networks, systems and services to more than $4 billion since 2006. The spending is [...] [...]
SEATTLE — Apple Inc. said Monday that it delivered more than 300,000 iPads on its opening day, meeting expectations of some analysts while underscoring the challenges the company still faces marketing the device beyond early adopters. The total seemed modest given the weeks of hype about the revolutionary nature of Apple’s new touch-screen tablet device. [...] [...]

RIDGELAND — Cellular South has expanded its third-generation (3G) high-speed wireless mobile broadband services to consumer and business customers in Mobile and Baldwin Counties in Alabama – totaling nearly 120 new cell sites just in those areas. “We recognize the importance of a strong network and high levels of redundancy to provide increased wireless security, [...] [...]