Cingular to launch music download service in 2006

Iria · Sep 22, 2005, 09:29 PM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier, plans this year to sell a "walkie-talkie" style phone and launch a service next year that will let users download music on their mobile phone, a senior executive said on Thursday.

The service fee would likely be "slightly higher" than what consumers pay for songs on iTunes, the popular system run by iPod creator Apple Computer Inc., Ralph de la Vega, chief operating officer at Cingular, said on the sidelines at a Goldman Sachs investor conference in New York.

Earlier this month, Motorola and Apple introduced a new phone called ROKR, which plays music by incorporating iTunes. Cingular is the first operator to sell this phone.

Details regarding how the service would be run were still being worked out, de la Vega said, adding that he hoped it could be done in partnership with Apple.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Cingular to launch music download service in 2006 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier, plans this year to sell a "walkie-talkie" style phone and launch a service next year that will let users download music on their mobile phone, a senior executive said on Thursday. The service fee would likely be "slightly higher" than what consumers pay for songs on iTunes, the popular system run by iPod creator Apple Computer Inc., Ralph de la Vega, chief operating officer at Cingular, said on the sidelines at a Goldman Sachs investor conference in New York. Earlier this month, Motorola and Apple introduced a new phone called ROKR, which plays music by incorporating iTunes. Cingular is the first operator to sell this phone. Details regarding how the service would be run were still being worked out, de la Vega said, adding that he hoped it could be done in partnership with Apple. __________ Read More / Source: Reuters