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WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications & Information Administration said that it will cost nearly $1 billion to relocate federal spectrum users from the 1710-1755 MHz band. The relocation would allow the government …

WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications & Information Administration said Wednesday that it will cost nearly $1 billion to relocate federal spectrum users from the 1710-1755 MHz band. The relocation would allow the …

WASHINGTON-The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to scrap Minnesota’s wireless consumer protection law could come into play as truth-in-billing litigation moves into a serious phase in January at …

WASHINGTON-House and Senate negotiators have settled on Feb. 17, 2009, as the deadline for completing the transition to digital TV service. The House of Representatives passed the budget bill, which …

WASHINGTON-The activities of cellular trade group CTIA under former president Thomas Wheeler are highlighted in a re-filed class-action lawsuit alleging wireless carriers, vendors and industry lobbyists failed to disclose to …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry could get an answer from an appeals court on whether the Federal Communications Commission can regulate tower sitings with an eye toward historic preservation and environmental protection, …

HARRISBURG, Pa.-The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a measure that would repeal the state’s 5 percent gross receipts tax, a move that would lower the tax wireless subscribers pay in …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee is giving the communications industry a chance to come up with a voluntary system to help parents control content over all media platforms-including mobile phones-or lawmakers …

WASHINGTON-Small rural carriers argued that they are treated unfairly by the four nationwide carriers when it comes to automatic roaming, an accusation disputed by their larger counterparts. Because mergers have …

WASHINGTON-Colorado authorities last week were expected to limit charges to a misdemeanor against a teenage driver who investigators said was text messaging on his cell phone when he crossed over …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee is giving the communications industry a chance to come up with a voluntary system to help parents control content over all media platforms-including mobile phones-or lawmakers …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry would take a hit if a universal-service reform bill becomes law, although the bill’s sponsor said the broadband standard was specifically crafted to include wireless. Reps. Lee …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers and others are urging the government to launch a rulemaking to decide what to do with discarded mobile satellite services frequencies rather than unilaterally giving more radio channels …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry would take a hit if a universal-service reform bill becomes law, although the bill’s sponsor said the broadband standard was specifically crafted to include wireless. Reps. Lee …

WASHINGTON-Since customers must be at least 18 years old to have their own mobile-phone account, the wireless industry last week said it would begin classifying carrier-controlled content and restrict access …

WASHINGTON-Federal regulators late Tuesday praised CTIA’s initiative to classify mobile content into Restricted Carrier Content-available to those above 18 years old-and Generally Acceptable Carrier Content. “This industry effort should really …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Does the military use its spectrum resources efficiently and effectively? The question was debated in a week-long conference. At one end of the argument stands the Department of Defense, …

WASHINGTON-Telecom analysts said the mobile-phone industry’s legal exposure is heightened by the Supreme Court’s refusal last week to block health-related lawsuits from going forward in state court. The high court …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Does the military use its spectrum resources efficiently and effectively? This is the question being debated in a weeklong conference. At one end of the argument stands the Department …

Psion Teklogix Psion Teklogix appointed Ron Caines vice president of marketing to lead and manage the company’s global product strategy and develop its corporate marketing initiatives. Caines previously was vice …

WASHINGTON-A CTIA-led effort to create a mobile-content ratings system has been dropped-at least for now. The CTIA board recently voted unanimously to recommend that wireless operators implement the Carrier Content …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless has asked the Federal Communications Commission to waive its rules requiring location technology to be embedded in 95 percent of a carrier’s handset base by the end of …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless late Monday asked the Federal Communications Commission to waive its rules requiring location technology to be embedded in 95 percent of a carrier’s handset base by the end …

WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether to review a lower-court ruling that would revive five class-action lawsuits alleging wireless firms endangered consumers by knowingly marketing unsafe radiation-emitting cell …

The mobile TV space continues to heat up, with rumors pegging Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless showing significant interest in the technology. Specifically, a report from Zachary Research predicts …