Think Your Cell Number Is Brand New? Think Again KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News How often does your cell phone ring with a call from someone looking for the person who had the cell number before you? You may think your number is brand new, but many times, that's just not the case. ESPN Pulls Plug on Cell Phone Operation, Seeks to Partner With Carriers Canadian Business NEW YORK (AP) - ESPN is closing down its cell phone company for sports fans after less than a year, planning instead to forge deals with other wireless operators to offer Mobile ESPN's multimedia content, the majority-owned subsidiary of Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday. As Mobile ESPN falls, a Helio rises CNN Money The top guns at Walt Disney Co. had every reason to think they had a winner when they launched a wireless service, Mobile ESPN, on Super Bowl Sunday earlier this year. ESPN Pulls Plug on Cell Phone Operation PhysOrg (AP) -- The planned shutdown of the Mobile ESPN cell phone service marks the first major bust in a rush of specialized wireless ventures targeting niche audiences they contend are underserved by the Cingulars and Verizons of the world. ESPN to seek partners for cell-phone content Deseret Morning News ESPN is closing down its cell phone company for sports fans after less than a year, planning instead to forge deals with other wireless operators to offer Mobile ESPN's multimedia content, the majority-owned subsidiary of Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday. ESPN pulls plug on cell phone operation, seeks to partner with carriers Seattle Times ESPN is closing down its cell phone company for sports fans after less than a year, planning instead to forge deals with other wireless operators to offer Mobile ESPN's multimedia content ESPN Pulls Plug on Cell Phone Operation RedNova NEW YORK -- ESPN is closing down its cell phone company for sports fans after less than a year, planning instead to forge deals with other wireless operators to offer Mobile ESPN's multimedia content, the majority-owned subsidiary of Walt Disney Co. Mobile ESPN's End Casts Big Shadow Over Other Startups Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News Jumping into the wireless phone business turned out to be a bad idea for Walt Disney-backed Mobile ESPN. Now the question is, will other mobile phone service upstarts soon bite the dust? ETEX completes wireless conversion Gilmer Mirror ETEX has announced the completion of the electronic data transfer of its customers’ accounts from Alltel Wireless. Alltel had previously handled the billing and data output of customers’ statements. This will now be a seamless, one-stop easy care option for ETEX Wireless customers. ESPN drops cell phones The State ESPN is closing down its cell phone company for sports fans after less than a year, planning instead to forge deals with other wireless operators to offer Mobile ESPN’s multimedia content, the majority-owned subsidiary of Walt Disney Co. said Thursday.
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