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. <EOS>