A method for managing a wireless network that is operated by a wireless network operator system and provides network access to one or more mobile devices, the method comprising: receiving, from a mobile device and at the wireless network operator system, an application identifier, wherein the application identifier is included in a request for an assignment of wireless network resources of the wireless network, the request is initiated by a mobile device application on the mobile device, and the application identifier identifies the mobile device application; determining, at the wireless network operator system and based on the request, that the mobile device application is disapproved for use on the wireless network operated by the wireless network operator system, comprising: accessing network usage data that identify actual usage of wireless network resources accessed by the mobile device application; comparing the wireless network resources accessed by the mobile device application to a network usage map which includes any information that indicates expected, approved or planned network usage for the mobile device application; and disapproving the mobile device application based on the comparison; denying, at the wireless network operation system and in response to the determining, the mobile device application access to the wireless network by operation of the wireless network operator system; and in response to the denying, sending, from the wireless network operator system to the mobile device, a message indicating that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources, the message indicating a reason that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources. receiving, from a mobile device and at the wireless network operator system, an application identifier, wherein the application identifier is included in a request for an assignment of wireless network resources of the wireless network, the request is initiated by a mobile device application on the mobile device, and the application identifier identifies the mobile device application; determining, at the wireless network operator system and based on the request, that the mobile device application is disapproved for use on the wireless network operated by the wireless network operator system, comprising: accessing network usage data that identify actual usage of wireless network resources accessed by the mobile device application; comparing the wireless network resources accessed by the mobile device application to a network usage map which includes any information that indicates expected, approved or planned network usage for the mobile device application; and disapproving the mobile device application based on the comparison; accessing network usage data that identify actual usage of wireless network resources accessed by the mobile device application; comparing the wireless network resources accessed by the mobile device application to a network usage map which includes any information that indicates expected, approved or planned network usage for the mobile device application; and disapproving the mobile device application based on the comparison; denying, at the wireless network operation system and in response to the determining, the mobile device application access to the wireless network by operation of the wireless network operator system; and in response to the denying, sending, from the wireless network operator system to the mobile device, a message indicating that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources, the message indicating a reason that the mobile device has been denied the assignment of wireless network resources.