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WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) has drafted spectrum auction legislation designed to rein in what has become a high-stakes wireless licensing process driven increasingly by budget forces, possibly …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission would be phased out over five years and spectrum management given over to a board with limited powers, under a new balanced budget proposal by a …

Laws won’t stop traffic accidents Dear Editor: I am sure that law enforcement will want to lead the way to safer driving by laying down their mobile radio microphones while …

NEW YORK-Electric power companies have seen the future and it is wireless. The Electric Power Research Institute, a 700-plus member organization based in Palo Alto, Calif., recently established a Wireless …

SAN FRANCISCO-Ex Machina Inc. announced it is changing its name to AirMedia Inc. to reflect the growing influence of its AirMedia Live Internet Broadcast Network. The New York-based company develops …

WASHINGTON-The Land Mobile Communications Council has weighed in as a group in favor of transferring 60 megahertz of “long-unused prime spectrum from the television broadcast allocation” in UHF channels 60-69 …

Motorola counters research memo Dear Editor: I would like to take strong exception to the tone and substance of RCR’s March 3 article on Motorola’s 1994 response to biological research …

BURLINGAME, Calif.-Movie star Hedy Lamarr has received a special award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation for her contribution to spread-spectrum broadcast communications. According to the foundation, Lamarr, 82, and late …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) plans to introduce two separate pieces of legislation aimed at aiding the public-service industry in its quest to secure additional spectrum and new equipment to take …

WASHINGTON-“This is an exciting wireless opportunity for businesses with clear vision and a good business plan,” commented Michele Farquhar, chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at a …

Siemens Components Inc. introduced its Model CMY210, a GaAs MMIC that can be used for designing cellular or personal communications services handsets based on Time Division Multiple Access or Code …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration has overestimated by $12 billion the amount of revenue from spectrum auctions over the next five years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. CBO’s numbers, prepared at …

This is the fifth and last installment in the exclusive RCR five-part series highlighting the results of the 1997 National Wireless Opinion Poll conducted by TynanGroup, Inc., of Santa Barbara, …

In January, Greg Rosston and Jeff Steinberg released a staff working paper that clearly articulated how a market-based approach to spectrum management would maximize the public interest. That report informed …

PageMart Wireless Inc. has crossed all borders in North America and some in Central America with its formation of the PageMart Network. The international network is supported by affiliate carriers …

WASHINGTON-In a four-pronged simultaneous marketing announcement McLean, Va.-based Nextel Communications Inc. will unveil today a $35 million nationwide advertising campaign, the introduction of enhanced specialized mobile radio service in San …

Qualcomm Personal Electronics reported it has shipped more than 1 million Code Division Multiple Access portable phones. Qualcomm Personal Electronics, a joint venture of Qualcomm Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., …

WASHINGTON-Formulating future spectrum policy not only is a hot topic for those who must handle the regulatory and legislative aspects of parceling out channels, those that need more frequencies and …

Inc.’s VoiceNow voice paging service is priced not only to compete, but to undercut industry rates for most numeric, alphanumeric and other advanced paging and messaging services. The company turned …

This is the fourth installment in the exclusive RCR five-part series highlighting the results of the 1997 National Wireless Opinion Poll conducted by TynanGroup Inc., of Santa Barbara, Calif., in …

This is the third installment in the exclusive RCR five-part series highlighting the results of the 1997 National Wireless Opinion Poll conducted by TynanGroup Inc., of Santa Barbara, Calif., in …

WASHINGTON-Now that most of the spectrum earmarked for auction has been sold by the Federal Communications Commission, the question of spectrum management for the future is on the front burner …

WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.), introduced legislation last week to set aside broadcast spectrum for state and local public safety communications and to earmark up to $750 million …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration’s balanced budget plan calls for $36 billion from expanded auctions over the next five years, a projection that raises key wireless policy questions. The initiative, which includes …

NIXA, Mo.-Applied Cellular Technology Inc. will acquire an 80 percent interest in Signal Processors Ltd. based in Cambridge, England. The acquisition is expected to close during the first quarter ending …