Not to put too fine a point on it, but Leap Wireless International Inc. has been growing by leaps and bounds-raising the question of whether the company's rapid market rollouts will bring a repeat of the implosion that the carrier faced when it pushed...
WASHINGTON-Next month's advanced wireless services auction, anticipated for years due to the infusion of an additional 90 megahertz of spectrum into the U.S. wireless industry, may come to be remembered by who didn't show for the big dance. In the no-surprise category, Cingular Wireless...
WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission member Jonathan Adelstein said the government should prohibit Wall Street money manager Mario Gabelli from participating in the Aug. 9 advanced wireless services auction as part of a fraud settlement with the Justice Department. "I think the Justice Department as part...
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. has officially rolled out wireless service in Louisville and Lexington, Ky. The markets were launched as part of a joint venture with Alaska Native Broadband 1 License, L.L.C., in which Leap has a majority, non-controlling stake. According to Leap,...
A recent report from Lehman Brothers Equity Research suggests that Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to cut its capital expenditures next year by $1.5 billion, a 20-percent drop from the $7.5 billion the nation's leading carrier is planning to spend this year. However, Lehman Brothers...
The Federal Communications Commission late Friday said 81 applications for the advanced wireless services auction were accepted for filing, while 171 applications were deemed incomplete and must be corrected to remain eligible for the scheduled Aug. 9 start of bidding for 1,122 licenses.Verizon Wireless,...
WASHINGTON-Two new class-action lawsuits filed against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless, and industry's tax lawsuit loss in Maryland, raise questions about whether wireless carriers would significantly rid themselves of consumer litigation and state and local fees if it won expanded federal pre-emption and...
WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein joined the wireless industry in expressing concern about federal guides for relocating broadband licensees from the 2150-2162 MHz band to make room for advanced wireless services. "I was disappointed … because we were unable to adopt self-relocation procedures that...
WASHINGTON—The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to halt the Aug. 9 start of the advanced wireless services auction, but the Federal Communications Commission likely faces continued litigation over small-business bidding rule changes in light of the court's discomfort with the process by...
WASHINGTON—The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to halt the Aug. 9 start of the advanced wireless services auction, but the Federal Communications Commission likely faces continued litigation over small-business bidding rule changes in light of the court’s discomfort with the process the...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced that its future chipsets would support the AWS band (1700/2100 MHz). The Federal Communications Commission is planning to auction licenses in the AWS band in August. According to Luis Pineda, a marketing and product management vice president at Qualcomm, "Our...
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commissions told a federal appeals court more than half of the 252 applicants seeking to participate in the Aug. 9 advanced wireless services auction claim "designated entity" status, a revelation presumably intended to refute arguments that recent changes to bidding rules...
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-Text-savvy Southerners may help explain why all five "American Idol" winners hail from south of the Mason Dixon line, according to figures from The NPD Group. Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which sponsors Fox TV's hit reality show, is based in Atlanta and claims...
WASHINGTON-A trio of designated entities claim the Federal Communications Commission grossly mischaracterized to a federal appeals court the regulatory process leading to controversial changes to spectrum auction rules designed to prevent large mobile phone carriers from gaining benefits meant for small business bidders, but...
WASHINGTON—The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled oral argument for next week on a challenge of controversial changes to small business bidding rules, a development that may signal that the court sees merit in the suit against the Federal Communications Commission. The issue...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission urged a U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia to reject a lawsuit seeking to delay the Aug. 9 advanced wireless services auction and to re-examine news rules designed to close a loophole enabling large wireless carriers to gain access to valuable...
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—Text-savvy Southerners may help explain why all five "American Idol" winners hail from south of the Mason Dixon line, according to figures from The NPD Group. Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which sponsors Fox TV’s hit reality show, is based in Atlanta and claims...
A quote attributed to Federal communications Commission member Michael Copps in the June 5 story "FCC keeps AWS auction rules intact" should have been attributed to Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein.
WASHINGTON-Three groups sued the Federal Communications Commission over changes to small-business bidding rules, asking a federal appeals court in Philadelphia to immediately stay enforcement of new guidelines and delay the scheduled Aug. 9 start of the advanced wireless services auction pending judicial review of...
CHICAGO-L.M. Ericsson launched a new end-to-end Internet Protocol TV offering, saying the solution is the first step in the company's long-term plans for TV services. During a press conference at the Globalcomm trade show, the company laid out its IPTV vision, explaining that it...
WASHINGTON—Three groups sued the Federal Communications Commission over changes to small-business bidding rules, asking a federal appeals court in Philadelphia to immediately stay enforcement of new guidelines and delay the scheduled Aug. 9 start of the advanced wireless services auction pending juridical review of...
CHICAGO—L.M. Ericsson launched a new end-to-end Internet Protocol TV offering, saying the solution is the first step in the company’s long-term plans for TV services. During a press conference at the Globalcomm trade show, the company laid out its IPTV vision, explaining that it...
NEW YORK—Lawyers for the Justice Department, Wall Street investor Mario Gabelli and Lynch Interactive Corp. told a federal judge they have settled a suit over spectrum auctions. The suit accuses Gabelli of defrauding the U.S. government of at least $85 million by hiding his...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission ruled late Friday to limit controversial small-business bidding changes to the advanced wireless services auction and future license sales, mollifying critics of retroactive provisions while emboldening other opponents to seek relief in court. The FCC's retreat in April from a...
