gPotato Available at Target.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-13 May 2008-gPotato Available at Target(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Gala-Net has partnered up exclusively with Target to offer Gala-Net's prepaid cards at U.S. Target store locations. Gala-Net, an online free-to-play company, announced that this alternative method of payment, Gpotato Game Cards, will be...

Playing your cards right.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A recent survey in the lead-up to the last Christmas season showed that almost three-quarters of Canadians planned to buy gift cards and gift certificates for their friends and family. Despite far fewer folks actually wanting them as gifts (about 12%), it is clear that...

India 2.0 (*).
For four days in July 2007, a delegation of IDATE Foundation member companies travelled to India to meet with players from the country's telecoms, IT and television industries (1). By way of an introduction, it is worth remembering that India has a population of 1.112 billion, and...

Philippine economy exhibits stability.
It is well known that the President of the Philippines is an economist in addition to being a skilled politician. During her tenure as President, she has made a series of highly unpopular decisions, which have contributed significantly to the development of the Philippine economy. A recent...

It All Adds Up.
ASHLEY MORRISON, age 16, lives by the motto "Shop `till you drop!" Every other week, Morrison heads to a mall in South Bend, Ind., and spends about $160. "I spend it on shoes, getting my hair done, and clothes. I like Tommy Hilfiger and Perry Ellis. And I buy...

Recent mobile telecommunications alliance formation.
During the year to end-January 2005, the resurgence of takeover activity in the mobile telecommunications industry (1) has attracted media attention. However, by focusing on takeovers, the willingness of companies in the sector to collaborate through alliance and joint venture formation is in danger of being overlooked. These alliances,...

Mobile services roll out in Iraq; For so long denied access to a mobile telephone network, Iraq has three providers and much to discuss.
Finally after a lengthy period of contractual and political squabbling, mobile telephone services in Iraq commenced operations in February 2004. This follows the award of regional mobile contracts--a first for the Middle East, where national mobile licences are the norm to three consortia in December 2003 (see table 1)....

Steppe stumbling: AT&T's Russian calling card conundrum--and a call for action on VNXX minutes.
Confusion and chaos have been used to enable folks--with zero investment in facilities-based switching assets--to obtain virtual office codes (VNXX).These are then used to avoid paying toll access charges via Internet technology. That in turn permits Vonage123.com to offer nationwide unlimited access at $40 per month. As...

Pacific joins bookstore's back-to-school promo.
Pacific Internet participates in National Book Stores annual back-to-school promo, ushering in the incoming school year. This years promo dubbed National Book Stores Drive Back-to-School is the first partnership venture of the biggest bookstore chain in the Philippines, National Book Store, and the leading total communications provider in the...

AAA Offers Enhanced Prepaid Visa Card Program.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-20 April 2008-AAA Offers Enhanced Prepaid Visa Card Program(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com AAA announced that it has enhanced its prepaid card products using Visa and MetaBank as key program partners. The new AAA Visa TravelMoney card and Visa Gift card are now available...