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The Competitive Carriers Association’s 2015 Annual Convention featured comments from FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael O’Rielly, who acknowledged CCA and its members for their leadership on behalf of competitive …

As expected, spectrum and the Federal Communications Commission’s upcoming 600 MHz incentive auction were hot topics at this year’s Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention, with both a significant portion if …

A panel discussion highlighted LTE-U, VoLTE and small cells as technology challenges FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Technology challenges took center stage for the final keynote and panel session at this …

Predictions for the spectrum auction haul top $80B, though process could take 9 months FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Federal Communications Commission’s planned 600 MHz incentive auction may not have …

CCA panel suggests rural operators begin investigating moves to SDN and NFV FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Software-based network transformations are growing throughout the telecom space, with a number of larger …

T-Mobile US, CCA members expect little impact from Sprint’s decision to forgo 600 MHz incentive auction FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Sprint’s recent decision to sit out the upcoming 600 MHz …

CCA CEO Steve Berry discusses final challenges ahead of 600 MHz incentive auction FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The speaker and topic lineup for this week’s Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention …

Two words are sure to dominate the upcoming Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention: spectrum and auction. Several of the event’s scheduled keynote addresses and seminars are centered on topics related …

WASHINGTON – The Competitive Carriers Association, which represents the smaller and rural American carriers as well as counts Sprint and T-Mobile US among its members, has been lobbying the Federal Communications …

T-Mobile US and the Competitive Carriers Association are coming out in opposition to AT&T’s attempted acquisition of two lower 700 MHz B-Block licenses. AT&T said the deal is “wholly uncontroversial,” but CCA …

Analyst: Intent of program isn’t possible given current wireless sector environment Do regulations have a shelf life? In general, yes, as the things they were meant to regulate evolve and …

T-Mobile US move could bolster carrier’s rural coverage, expand LTE opportunities for rural operators T-Mobile US expanded its presence at the Competitive Carriers Association with the nation’s No. 3 operator …

Federal regulators have fined operators $40M for outages in last four months WASHINGTON – Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is not happy with the progress toward deploying …

There are two important wireless industry conventions coming up. One is CTIA Super Mobility 2015. The other is the 2015 CCA Annual Convention. The Competitive Carriers Association is not as …

Find out how much the CEOs of telecom lobbying groups like CTIA earn WASHINGTON – The publicly released 2013 tax filings for some of the nation’s biggest telecom lobbying groups …

CCA’s Steve Berry discusses competition in the wireless market, rules for the upcoming FCC auction and the duopolistiic nature of the space WASHINGTON – The Competitive Carriers Association, a Washington, …

Cyber threats, secret intrusions and very public data breaches are now part of everyday threats, and the types and vectors of threats are bewildering. In addition to cyber criminals, carriers …

WASHINGTON – In a tongue-in-check effort to highlight a perceived lack of competition in the broadband space, a group of telecom companies and trade groups launched a faux pharmaceutical campaign …

Federal subsidy expansion gets FCC nod to include rural broadband Internet for low-income Americans WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission appears set to go ahead with plans to offer $1.7 …

The Competitive Carriers Association’s upcoming Global Expo event, like many of CCA’s past events, will surely not lack for topics. Since CCA’s last event in September, the mobile telecom space …

CCA to rebrand annual event to focus on new business opportunities for mobile carriers The Competitive Carriers Association is looking to infuse a new focus into one of its annual …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. For the first time this …

LAS VEGAS — Following up on a conversation he had earlier in the day with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, Competitive Carriers Association CEO and President Steve Berry talked …

LAS VEGAS — Like the pair of telecom policy veterans that they are, Competitive Carriers Association CEO and President Steve Berry and current Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler had …

RCR Wireless News conducted a five question interview with George Reed, SVP, Solutions and Marketing at Huawei Technologies USA in preparation for the company’s appearance at both CTIA’s Super Mobility …