"Landline text messaging is a disruptive force that will transform both the wireless and wireline service provider businesses, " said David Diggs, vice president of Wireless Internet Development at CTIA - The Wireless Association.

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"You can't separate markets anymore by service provider, Internet, wireless, cable, home--they will all transform together, " he says.

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Atlanta-based EarthLink (nasdaq: ELNK - news - people ), the No. 3 Internet service provider in the U.S., is now offering wireless Internet service to not just Blackberry and Motorola (nyse: MOT - news - people ) pagers, but also to devices based on the Palm (nasdaq: PALM - news - people ) operating system and Microsoft 's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) PocketPC platform.

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To improve technology access, Microsoft also announced the deployment of a pilot project with the Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communications and Kenyan Internet service provider Indigo Telecom Ltd. to deliver low-cost, high-speed, wireless broadband and create new opportunities for commerce, education, healthcare and delivery of government services across Kenya.

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