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WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court said Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission was correct when it opened an auction for rural cellular licenses rather than limiting it to those who had applied for a lottery years before. Ranger Cellular and Miller …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee may have killed the wireless industry’s hopes of gaining much-desired frequencies in the 1700 MHz band when it amended a bill to allow the Pentagon to be reimbursed for vacating that spectrum. The amendment would allow …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee may have killed the wireless industry’s hopes of gaining much-desired frequencies in the 1700 MHz band when it amended a bill that would allow the Pentagon to be reimbursed for vacating the desired frequencies. The amendment …

WASHINGTON-Lawmakers last week called for making firm the mandate that TV broadcasters give back spectrum in the 700 MHz band by the end of 2006. Reps. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) and Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) told the House telecommunications subcommittee that while …

WASHINGTON-Lawmakers on Wednesday called for making firm the mandate that TV broadcasters give back spectrum in the 700 MHz band by the end of 2006. Reps. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) and Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) told the House telecommunications subcommittee that while …

WASHINGTON-Northrop Grumman Corp. and the Federal Communications Commission are at loggerheads over the global defense giant’s push for a public-safety spectrum carve-out that could undermine agency efforts to free up valuable broadcast frequencies for new technologies and that complicates an …

WASHINGTON-An industry group advising the Federal Communications Commission on emergency public warnings today urged use of new technologies to deliver critical homeland security information to U.S. citizens, a policy stance backed by FCC Chairman Michael Powell. “Increasingly, I see media …

WASHINGTON-Northpoint Technology Ltd. is again pushing its plan to offer wireless broadband using digital broadcast satellite spectrum, and it has received some powerful support on Capitol Hill in the form of a positive hearing by the Senate communications subcommittee. “We …

WASHINGTON-Northpoint Technology Ltd. is again pushing its plan to offer wireless broadband using digital broadcast satellite spectrum, and it has received some powerful support on Capitol Hill in the form of a positive hearing by the Senate communications subcommittee. “We …

LG Mobile Phones further outlined its major advertising campaign for the U.S. market, a move the company has discussed during the past few months as it looks to raise awareness of the LG brand. The company said the multimillion dollar …

Playboy Enterprises has signed its first major mobile carrier agreement through a deal with Hutchison’s third-generation operations. The agreement covers rights to provide Playboy’s print, online and broadcast libraries to wireless customers in markets where Hutchison has 3G companies. The …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules that allow wireless carriers to lease spectrum they are not using to other companies, a move heralded by the wireless community. “The spectrum-leasing policies adopted are a landmark step in the [FCC’s] evolution toward …

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Inc. late last week reported first quarter 2003 results reflecting increased site leasing revenues and net income. Revenues were $81.4 million, up from $72.4 million for the first quarter of last year. Site leasing revenues were up 16.1 …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Inc. released its first quarter 2003 results and announced changes to certain agreements with Verizon, affecting two Crown joint ventures. The company’s total revenue was $216.7 million, down from the year ago quarter’s $220.6 million. The decrease …

Software-defined radios may be the answer to today’s interoperability issues, but carriers and handset makers do not seem overly enthused about adopting the technology because the technological advances gained from SDR may hurt their business models. Why? Because SDR gives …

SOUTHWICK, Mass.-Thales Broadcast & Multimedia said it has signed an agreement to sell and support IPWireless’ next-generation broadband wireless access solutions. Under the contract, Thales will integrate and sell the UMTS TD-CDMA products, which include a complete network infrastructure solution, …

LONDON-Arabic news network Al Jazeera said it will offer a breaking news service to mobile-phone users. The text messaging service, operated through content company PervasiveEdge, will feature around 60 news alerts per month and will cost US$6 per month. Al …

Arabic news network Al Jazeera said it will offer a breaking news service to mobile phone users. The text messaging service, operated through content company PervasiveEdge, will feature around 60 news alerts per month, and will cost $6 per month. …

HERZLIYA, Israel-Israeli company CellTick Technologies said China Unicom will deploy its interactive broadcast system in XinJiang state. The platform allows operators to establish interactive communications with subscribers by using a mobile phone’s control channel and enabling subscribers to receive continuous …

LONDON-LLG subsidiary Inspired Broadcast Networks has contracted with L.M. Ericsson to equip its coin-operated entertainment terminals at 3,000 locations in the United Kingdom with Wi-Fi access and related digital subscriber line backhaul. IBN, Ericsson, British Telecommunications plc and Intel Corp. …

HOUSTON-Tower owner and operator Crown Castle International Corp.’s fourth-quarter 2002 results released late Wednesday reflected lower total revenues, but an increase in site rental and broadcast transmission revenues and an improved net loss. The company reported total revenue of $228 …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Nigerian government announced it has awarded several contracts valued at US$202 million total for the expansion of the Nitel GSM network. Ojo Maduekwe, minister of transport, said the contracts would be completed in three phases during a …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering making additional radio channels available for unlicensed wireless devices in TV spectrum and higher frequency bands. The FCC, which is seeking public comment on the inquiry, said technological advances make it possible to design …

OSLO, Norway-Telenor has announced details of its reorganization, which is aimed at simplifying and strengthening the Norwegian operator’s position in the domestic market. The operator will soon be competing in the Nordic region against the combined TeliaSonera. Telenor will focus …

WASHINGTON-Saying that WorldCom Inc. is unfit to hold its licenses, the Office of Communications of the United Church of Christ Inc. filed an informal objection to the transfer of WorldCom’s licenses to the debtor-in-possession. “Companies that manage our nation’s telecommunications …