Data Select joins Dextra and Kondor as distributor of Lycamobile prepay SIM cards

Store staff claim box breaking is on rise again with bumper Christmas offers available and weak pound making export market attractive

T-Mobile removes discretionary discounts on high-end handsets and bumps up staff commission for upgrade business

New premium USB mobile broadband dongle available at launch on promotional tariffs

Datz signs records labels Beggars Group, EMI Music, The Orchard and Warner Music to offer unlimited track downloads for £99.99 per year

Nokia to make large cuts, mainly in Finland, to its sales and marketing and research and development functions

Carphone to bundle in Geek Squad technical support to cheaper insurance policies

UK sales director Mark Loughran promoted to UK general manager as Simon Ainslie steps up to global role

£5 mobile broadband offer available on 12-month contract to certain cable/fixed line broadband subscribers

Extra airtime allowance, free downloads, personal account managers and VIP event tickets to O2’s biggest spenders