WASHINGTON-A deal has been struck on California’s controversial proposal to create a bill of rights for telecom consumers, opening the way for a vote by state regulators in early spring. …
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration, facing a $521 billion budget deficit this year, sent Congress a $2.4 trillion spending plan for fiscal 2005 that includes proposals to generate revenue through continued wireless …
Sprint PCS posted better numbers for the recent quarter, while its affiliates saw fewer net adds, as did regional carrier U.S. Cellular Corp. Sprint PCS posted 390,000 direct customer additions …
Speaking at its annual investment community meeting in New York a day after reporting fourth-quarter and full-year 2003 results, Sprint Corp. said it expects service revenues in its wireless division …
Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will begin soliciting bids for the sale of what it termed “excess spectrum” in the Columbus, Ga., market in an attempt to raise capital. …
DALLAS-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance said two major vendors, Intel Corp. and Motorola Inc., are among its 35 new members. The organization defines and promotes open standards for interfaces …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has expanded its programs to verify and integrate products in line with open, cross-vendor specifications for Push to talk over Cellular technology. Ericsson is one …
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. believes it reached profitability during fourth-quarter 2003, according to its preliminary results. Moreover, the company is “looking forward to continued commercial revenue growth and to …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission unveiled its Tower Construction Notification System to allow historic preservationists and tribal cultural authorities the ability to warn if a proposed tower could be problematic. “By …
Dear Editor, I’m disappointed you believe that our recent package of reports about the state of wireless phone service was not balanced, and that you believe we were quick to …
Asia-Pacific Region: Australia’s Telstra, China Unicom, Japan’s KDDI, South Korea’s KTF, Taiwan’s Eastern Broadband and Thailand’s Hutch Europe Region: None Latin America/Mexico/ Caribbean: Argentina’s Movicom, Brazil’s Vivo, Chile’s BellSouth, Colombia’s …
Following a robust holiday season that witnessed less pricing competition from nationwide operators, carriers waited the customary month into the new year before putting away their limited holiday promotions and …
Motorola Inc. showed off a new lineup of phones in an effort to follow through on promises of bolstering its phone efforts. The announcement comes after the company failed to …
Nextel Communications Inc.’s next-generation plans are set to be tested by the public as the carrier is planning a network trial in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area using Flarion Technologies Inc.’s …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission this week is expected to consider the first step in whether to regulate voice over Internet protocol communications, notwithstanding widely publicized calls from law enforcement to …
The market for over-the-air updating technology now counts yet another contender, with WAP pioneer Openwave Systems Inc. releasing its new Mobile Device Manager product offering. Openwave also announced Cingular Wireless …
Identity theft, a popular catch phrase in the financial services industry, is also the leading type of fraud afflicting the telecommunications industry, according to a new survey by the Telecommunications …
Third-generation contracts seem to be giving Nortel Networks Ltd. an edge lately, owing to what industry observers describe as the Brampton, Ontario-based vendor’s Internet Protocol advantage. Nortel’s complete solution has …
In the “T-Mobile USA to drop AOL for OMA-compliant IM company” story on page 7 of the Jan. 26 issue of RCR Wireless News, T-Mobile USA Inc.’s relationship with America …
