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To: Johnny Canuck who wrote (44084)	4/3/2007 12:00:27 AM
From: Johnny Canuck	Respond to of 70098

Video calling comes to North American cell phones By Reuters news.com.com Story last modified Mon Apr 02 15:10:31 PDT 2007 Rogers Communications on Monday said it has become the first wireless carrier in North America to offer video calling to cell phone subscribers. The company, which is Canada's biggest wireless provider, with more than 6.8 million customers, will essentially let subscribers use their cell phones much like Web cameras to complete video calls. It will also offer access to various video and music services on its cell phones, including the top 50 video clips on YouTube every week. The services are being delivered on Rogers' new HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) network. Networks such as this allow for much faster wireless download speeds, comparable to broadband high-speed wireline service. Now on News.com: * EMI, Apple partner on DRM-free premium music * Microsoft to issue cursor flaw patch early * The unsteady march of mobile music * Extra: VCs aim to out-angel the angels This, in turn, lets companies such as Rogers offer access to various multimedia services. As revenue generated from voice calling slows down, phone companies are looking to bring text messaging, videos, games, music and other data services to drive profits. Recently, Canadian telephone company Telus partnered with private mobile entertainment company Amp'd Mobile to deliver games, videos and music to cell phones. Amp'd provides the content and handsets, while Telus handles sales, distribution, billing and pricing. Telus stirred controversy earlier this year with its decision to offer cellphone downloading of pornographic content. It scrapped the porn downloads in February after complaints from hundreds of customers and criticism from Catholic church officials.