| Unlimited-call plans spark US price-war fears
He said Sprint may have to come out with a more aggressive offering, which could be bad for the industry. "A more competitive Sprint combined with increasing pressure on voice ARPU does not bode well for medium-term growth of carriers with significant wireless exposure," Hodulik said in a research note. Soleil Securities analyst Todd Rethemeier said that unlimited price plans were inevitable. "I think over the next couple of years the entire industry will be forced to follow suit," he said. Nelson estimated US revenue from mobile calls had fallen to six cents a minute in 2005 from 10 cents a minute in 2003, before flattening at about 5.5 cents a minute in the last two years. Verizon shares closed down $2.49 at $35.34 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Chat with former Ga. Tech RB Tashard Choice
He began his career at Oklahoma, playing one season as the backup to Adrian Peterson. According to Choice's Scouts Inc.'s draft profile, Choice "projects as a solid backup in the NFL and should come off the board in the mid-round range of the 2008 draft." Send in your questions now, then join Choice on Monday at 2:30 p.m. ET! MORE
Check what other draft prospects have said in chat!
Go to ESPN.com's 2008 NFL Draft index Buzzmaster: (1:56 PM ET ) We've got Tashard! Mark H. (Bowling Green, OH): What current NFL running back to you compare your game to? Tashard Choice: (1:57 PM ET ) I really think Brian Westbrook from the Eagles. He's really shifty. He cuts back. That's how I see myself running. Techfan: Atlanta, GA: Hey deuce have you talked to Calvin at all about the draft and the combine? Tashard Choice: (1:57 PM ET ) I'm actually living with Calvin.
The sad, sorry State of the Union
He will be exposed as a total fool who had no more ability to lead America but had the background to be elected. I think America will be better off after this man leaves office and many will no longer buy into the cakes and ale of his or anyone's promises. We might even learn how to question our candidates under the laws within the Constitution. .
FSU, Va. Tech run away from ACC
The freshman shattered four of the six records this week and was also part of the ACC record-setting 800-yard freestyle relay squad.North Carolina's second--place finish was the school's highest since 2001.Tar Heels freshmen Joe Kinderwater (1,650 yard freestyle), Tyler Harris (400-yard individual medley) and Tommy Wyher (100-yard backstroke) won meet titles.N.C. State finished seventh with 302 points. Jack Roney set a school record in the 200 yard breast with a 1:59.59. Stephen Mellor was named all-ACC after taking second in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 1:45.05.Duke swimmers set three school records as the team placed ninth with 110 points.Andrew Clark recorded a 9:29.19 for the 1,000 freestyle; Murillo Adrados finished the 200-yard backstroke in 1:48.39; and Packer, Nick Garvy, David Hahn and David Carlson swam the 400 free relay in 2:59.63.BASEBALLN.C.
The Marines Step Up Training for the Complexities of Iraq
CAMP PENDLETON, CALIF.—Inside the new $2.5 million Marine Corps Immersion Training Center, situated in a former packing plant in the middle of an old tomato patch, there are bazaars with tables full of brass lamps and teapots. There are courtyards, too, with old chairs, backgammon tables, and clotheslines with laundry strung across them, courtesy of a Hollywood set designer. There are also wagons filled with propane tanks, blood-stained alleyways, and motion-detection scent machines, which pump the smell of dung through trash-laden streets. .
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