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PC Magazine August 16, 2006 Sascha Segan	Buying Guide: Cell Phones and Services for Kids New phones and services from Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and the brand-new Disney Mobile give parents lots of control over how kids use their phones.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Dayana Yochim	Should You Drive Your Teen Into Debit? Lenders want a place in your kid's wallet. Maybe you should let them in.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Kids and Cell Phones If you're thinking about getting cell phones for your tweens -- kids between 8 and 12 -- you'll want to get both the right phone and the right calling plan to ensure you're not suddenly surprised by a bill full of charges for ringtones and games.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2004 Rich Smith	7-Eleven Talking 24/7 A triumvirate forms to sell cheap mobile communications to the thirsty masses.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2005 Tim Beyers	Sprint Wins in Disney Deal Disney's new mobile phone offers a glimpse of what's to come in telecom. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek August 5, 2010	The Call of the Wild Retrevo's Gadgetology Report on American cell phone use.
Bank Technology News July 2003	By the Numbers Beyond cell phones, electronic recharge of stored-value accounts is filtering into transit, retail affinity and payroll cards. Savvy banks hope to exploit myriad options in top-end services for pre-paid products.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2007 Dave Mock	Amp'd Blows Out The latest sour news in the pay-as-you-go mobile phone sector comes from Amp'd Mobile, which has announced that it will enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure debt.
AskMen.com	The Texting Age About two-thirds of all teens use text messaging, mostly due to its simplicity as well as the privacy of being able to communicate without being overheard.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2005 Dayana Yochim	Gen M: Multimedia or Multimillionaire? Today's teens are following in our footsteps -- and that's not necessarily a good thing. While they are still living under your roof and rules, turn off the TV, turn down the tunes, and give your child some hands-on money education.
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InternetNews March 23, 2009 Michelle Megna	Cell Phone Users Cutting Back in Harsh Economy The mobile industry will have to increasingly rely on smartphone sales as cell phone usage falls out of favor in souring economy.
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Jessi Hempel	Does Prepaid Save You Money? Maybe, if you're a light or emergency-only cell-phone user. Otherwise...
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Entrepreneur July 2007 Jennifer Pellet	New Way to Pay Looking for a way to offer customers greater payment convenience? A mobile platform recently introduced by Visa is paving the way for merchants to accept payments from cell phones - though the technology has yet to reach the States.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 Dayana Yochim	The Terrible Teens While your kids are still living under your roof, have "The Talk" -- the money talk, that is. Here are some tips on preparing your teen for the real world.
U.S. Banker May 2007 Holly Sraeel	Prepaid Forecast Bodes Well for Financial Players Regulation, the ability to achieve scale and consumer-adoption rates are all factors that must be weighed in banks' prepaid plans. Still, the future of prepaid is clear. So what are banks waiting for?
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The Motley Fool October 12, 2007 Dave Mock	Virgin Mobile's Public Display Virtual wireless operator Virgin Mobile USA made its public debut yesterday, pricing its stock at $15 per share, on the low side of the expected $15 to $17 range.
InternetNews September 17, 2010	Study: Mobile Phone Users Largely Ignore Apps Pew Research Center study finds majority of cell phone owners don't bother using any of the apps embedded on them.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Gerry Khermouch	Richard Branson: Winning Virgin Territory If anyone can make a prepaid phone plan seem cool, it's Richard Branson. As part of his assault on the fastest-growing segment of the wireless business, the brash chief executive of Virgin Group Ltd. is employing the same full-frontal sales tactics he brought to music, air travel, and vacation resorts.
BusinessWeek June 19, 2006 Michelle Conlin	A Phone Safe Enough For The Kids? The cell-phone industry sees a hot new market, but critics are worried.
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Bank Systems & Technology August 24, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz	Americans Ready for Mobile Payments: Visa A recent survey conducted by Visa USA illustrates the increasing allure of mobile phones and consumers' desire to do more with them. Sixty-one percent of participants between the ages of 25 and 34 said they were interested in making purchases with their mobile phones.
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BusinessWeek August 15, 2005 Stephen H. Wildstrom	Cell Phones for the Sandlot Two new cell phone products -- the Firefly from Firefly Mobile, and TicTalk from Enfora -- let parents limit a child's call list and talk time.
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The Motley Fool December 7, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Holiday Cash and Kids Making money gifts into learning tools. Teach your children to share, save and spend.
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The Motley Fool May 16, 2008 Kristin Graham	Disney: Magical Enough to Beat the Recession No, it's not pixie dust. It's cash-strapped parents splurging on kids that make Disney a recession-proof investment.
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