For anyone in talks with Amp'd mobile some possible bad news
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Amp'd Mobile's filing for protection from bankruptcy on June 1 may have one unexpected side effect: a delay in the introduction of sex-oriented cell-phone programming.
No mobile carrier, including Amp'd Mobile, directly offers sexually oriented videos or still nude imagery. Amp'd Mobile let subscribers download pictures of fully clothed pornography stars and models.
But Amp'd Mobile had discussed the possibility of offering racier fare in a meeting with industry analysts in March, according to Jupiter Research analyst Neil Strother.
While Amp'd, based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., declined to comment on the bankruptcy filing, analysts believed that the company would be more cautious in proceeding for fear of alienating subscribers while it worked though its financial difficulties.
Members of CTIA, a wireless industry trade group, agreed not to start sex-oriented programming until age-verification technology is in place. MORE INFO
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