Research in Motion executives say the company is "not in a death spiral," but pressure is growing. RIM earns $4.09 billion in annual revenue from mobile service providers who provide RIM device email services to consumers.
But AT&T, for one, wants to pay RIM less for the privilege.The fees account for more than a third of revenue at RIM, according to Bloomberg.
“There’s definitely negotiations going on right now to reduce” the fees, said Sameet Kanade, a technology analyst at Northern Securities.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
RIM Earns $4 Billion Annually in Service Provider Fees for Email Services; Carriers Want to Pay Less
Gary Kim was cited as a global "Power Mobile Influencer" by Forbes, ranked second in the world for coverage of the mobile business, and as a "top 10" telecom analyst. He is a member of Mensa, the international organization for people with IQs in the top two percent.
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