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US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will next Thursday hold a meeting in Washington aimed at launching a wide-ranging review of the country's mobile industry practices, looking at issues from the state of competition in the market to the fees added on to subscribers' bills.

US operator AT&T has reportedly begun rolling out 3G services in the 850MHz spectrum band with positive results from users. The company has previously operated 3G networks in the 1900MHz band, but the new spectrum has been freed up by the closure last year of its TDMA network.

US firm TiVo has stepped up its efforts to defend a core part of the technology behind its digital video recorder on Wednesday as it sued AT&T and Verizon over their own fledgling television services, reports Financial Times.

US pay-TV providers Time Warner Cable and Verizon Communications plan to test systems to offer shows on the web to paying customers, reports Reuters.

Verizon's president and COO Dennis F. Strigl is to retire at the end of this year.

US operator Verizon Wireless claims that more than 1,000 developers have registered to become part of its Verizon Developer Community in the last month.

Verizon Business today announced 'Managed Mobility Solutions,' a new service for large multinational businesses that provides security for mobile devices and mobile expense management, reports Computerworld