2003

Less than a week into what is traditionally the busiest quarter of the year, Sprint PCS rolled out a handful of modest rate plan changes bolstering the carrier’s low-end and …

Before it becomes a rehash of PCIA vs. CTIA, PCIA and Shorecliff Communications need to merge their tower shows into one event. It’s the best thing for the industry, and …

A much-awaited ruling from the Federal Communications Commission, hailed as one of the most important spectrum-reform decisions during the past decade, could impact the wireless industry even more than anticipated. …

WASHINGTON-Rural wireless carriers cannot refuse to port a telephone number to another wireless carrier that does not have an interconnection agreement with them, the Federal Communications Commission ruled last week. …

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-The percentage of consumers using mobile-phone service has markedly increased during 2003, according to research from Solomon Wolff Associates. According to the firm, 77 percent of households use …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Wireless enterprise company Everypath Inc. scored a significant $14.3 million in new venture funding, with Trident Capital leading the round. Everypath offers technology for mobile task automation, which …

WASHINGTON D.C.-Global Crossing received Federal Communications Commission approval to transfer its assets and operations to New GX, a company formed under the laws of Bermuda, with main offices in New …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry, pointing to legal, legislative and regulatory precedent, told a federal appeals court that U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake was correct to dismiss on federal pre-emption grounds five …

NTT DoCoMo Inc. joins several other major wireless players in introducing an over-the-air updating service that will allow the carrier to remotely send software patches or even new applications to …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said late Friday it is giving rural wireless carriers a chance to make their case why they can’t abide by the enhanced 911 rules. “Tier III …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Bank of America Corp. subsidiary Banc of America Strategic Solutions Inc. has agreed to sell approximately 28.6 million shares of Dobson Communications Corp.’s Class A common stock to approximately …

The world’s handset makers are ramping up their holiday season devices, with Motorola Inc., Siemens and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. joining the fray. Motorola and Siemens both released new W-CDMA …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and a growing net loss, but said shipments of its new Treo 600 were beginning to ramp up. The company posted revenues for …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Hungarian operator Pannon GSM said they demonstrated the first public W-CDMA third-generation call in Hungary. A Pannon GSM executive using a Nokia 6650 phone made the …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced its board of directors has approved a one-for-three reverse split of its common stock. The reverse stock split will be effective Oct. 21, and …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Using Its EDGE module, TTPCom, said it has achieved a 216 kilobits per second download on L.M. Ericsson’s infrastructure. “There has been some debate about the maximum data …

ARLINGTON, Va.-US Airways has expanded its onboard wireless phone use policy to allow customers to use their phones sooner after landing. Passengers now can use wireless devices onboard US Airways …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced Jim Taiclet, formerly president and chief operating officer, will take over the roll of chief executive officer, replacing Steve Dodge who will continue as chairman of …

LUXEMBOURG-T-Mobile Netherlands and Gemplus announced results from their deployment of a short message service-based information-on-demand service for T-Mobile’s Dutch customers. After five months of the service, volumes for SMS ring-tone …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced it has completed an amended $1.6 billion credit facility and made certain changes to its capital structure. “This leverage-neutral transaction simplifies our capital structure and …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its Multimedia Messaging service, allowing customers to attach photos, text, graphics, music, video and voice to traditional text messages, and according to the carrier, send them …

WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Michael Copps issued a clarion call against the deregulatory stance taken by the Federal Communications Commission chaired by Michael Powell. “I don’t think there will be gaps to …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson signed a sole supplier contract with Lithuanian operator Bit GSM for an EDGE network. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Ericsson said it will supply all …

WASHINGTON-If attendees at the Private Wireless Summit, sponsored by the Industrial Telecommunications Association, thought FCC Chairman Michael Powell would tip his hand as to how the Federal Communications Commission will …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched a new brand advertising campaign, which the company said would invoke the carrier’s former corporate parent AT&T Corp.’s heritage and encourage people to “reach out …