Saturday, October 6, 2007

Disney Mobile Service Discontinued

The Walt Disney Copmany is unable to compete in the hyper-competitive cellphone market. Their family-based service ends this year.

Disney to End Cellphone Service
By: REUTERS
New York Times
Published: Sept. 28, 2007
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27 (Reuters) — The Walt Disney Company said on Thursday it would stop operating its United States-based mobile phone service at the end of the year to reassess how it competes in a tough market for high-end cellphone services.
Disney said it would serve and support current customers of the service, with features that allow parents to display the location of a child’s phone on a map and monitor use, until Dec. 31…. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/technology/28disney.html?ref=technology

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