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The window to catch wireless users interested in mobile music services may be closing soon, according to David Chamberlain, In-Stat analyst: those users are ready to buy new handsets and they’re willing to pay extra for handsets that play music, and carriers without music services could end up missing a lucrative market, Mediapost reports.
According to a recent report from In-Stat, a company that provides research on advanced communications, mobile music - in the form of either downloadable music files or broadcast digital radio - is generating more interest among U.S. mobile customers than even gaming, an application that is currently providing some of the greatest mobile data revenue.
But widespread adoption of music applications could be slowed until issues such as pricing, revenue sharing, and digital rights management can be solved.
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Effective immediately, any telemarketing call that delivers a prerecorded message must include a quick and easy way to opt-out of receiving future calls. The opt-out must work both for consumers who answer these calls in person and for those whose…
