WASHINGTON-Just as the new chair of the House Commerce Committee said Congress may not need to step in to speed the digital TV transition because the movement is gaining steam …

WASHINGTON-It will cost billions of dollars to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission told Congress last week. Powell appeared …

Metrocall Holdings Inc. and Arch Wireless Inc.-the nation’s two remaining independent paging and messaging carriers-announced a major plan to merge operations in an effort to forestall massive revenue declines as …

On both technology and adoption fronts, EDGE technology is forging ahead. While the protocol contends with handset challenges, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association puts the number of network operators that …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysian operator Maxis Communications began a trial of UMTS third-generation technology last week. The eight-month test will use 3G spectrum assigned by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission …

SAN DIEGO-Twenty-somethings are most likely to give up their landline phones in favor of wireless-only service, and the trend is growing, according to analysis by Integras, a division of Claritas …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Alamosa Holdings set dividend, record and ex-dividend dates for its 7.5-percent series B convertible preferred stock. The record date for the second dividend payment is April 19. The dividend …

PARIS-Sol Trujillo will step down as chief executive officer of Orange S.A., and Sanjiv Ahuja, currently Orange’s chief operating officer, will replace him. Trujillo plans to return to the United …

Wireless local area network equipment shipments increased a hefty 53 percent in 2003 from 2002 to $3.9 billion worldwide, according to a study by Forward Concepts. The report, titled, “WLAN …

As the U.S. mobile-phone industry strategizes how to counter state efforts to impose new regulations, taxes and antenna-siting moratoria on wireless carriers, it may want to keep tabs on another …

WASHINGTON-With major wireless issues facing federal regulators and the White House, the future of two key Bush telecom appointees is growing more uncertain by the day as a result of …

The next stop in the evolution of the wireless industry is customization. And it’s expected to hit with all the subtlety of a tornado. This is not your father’s faceplate. …

NEW YORK-InfoSpace Inc. said it scored a deal with Major League Baseball to offer ball club logos to mobile-phone users. The deal will allow users to personalize their phones with …

Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in March: Ireland With Meteor for a core GPRS solution. Value: Undisclosed United States With First Cellular of Southern Illinois for MMS Proxy Relay, …

HONG KONG-Hong Kong’s Office of Telecommunications Authority announced plans to issue a new license in vacated spectrum of two existing mobile services licenses offering CDMA and TDMA services when the …

WASHINGTON-Fewer complaints regarding wireless local number portability appear were logged at the Federal Communications Commission in the last month. The agency received fewer than 1,000 complaints regarding WLNP from Feb. …

WASHINGTON-A powerful lawmaker directed the Federal Communications Commission to send its best scientists to meet with the Pentagon to help alleviate the continuing problem of improvised explosive devices. “Would the …

According to a new study by the Yankee Group, wireless usage in the U.S. is accelerating the decline of landline use. The biggest impact is in long-distance minutes, where wireless …

Siemens said it will become the latest company to license BlackBerry technology from wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd. The news lends further credibility to industry watchers who argue …

Corrections: In the “724’s MMS product sends from one to many” story on page 15 of the Feb. 23 issue of RCR Wireless News, T-Mobile in Austria was incorrectly identified …