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LG Electronics has announced it will begin offering mobile phone handsets with an integrated YouTube client later this year, enabling users to tap into the Internet’s largest video sharing community. According to LG, the application will enable users to discover and view video, as well as upload new video directly to YouTube.

“This new service will connect people like never before. For the first time, LG customers will be able to film, upload and view videos on YouTube using their mobile phone just as they would be able to from their home computer,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company, in a release. “With this agreement, LG is continuing to drive forward wireless internet services as well as consolidate its technology leadership in the mobile industry.”

Members of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA), a Washington D.C.-based industry and lobbying group representing cellular and personal communications industries, has unveiled a voluntary pledge made by its members to classify content offered via mobile wireless services, and to provide tools to filter and restrict content accessible to minors.

The agreement initially divides content into two categories: Generally Accessible Carrier Content available to all users, and Restricted Carrier Content, to be accessible only to users over 18 years of age or to minors with a parent’s or guardian’s authorization. For the time being, no content offered by mobile operators falls into the Restricted Carrier Content category. Under the agreement, carriers first need to provide filters and controls to prevent users from accessing restricted content