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Leap Wireless International Inc. announced free Wireless AMBER Alerts for its Cricket customers. Wireless AMBER alerts are short text messages with local information about abducted children. In May, nine wireless …

WASHINGTON-The National Emergency Number Association asked the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interim, then permanent, Routing Number Administrator, a move that would benefit Voice over Internet Protocol providers facing …

WASHINGTON-The National Emergency Number Association recently asked the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interim, then permanent, Routing Number Administrator, a move that would benefit Voice over Internet Protocol providers …

Jason Ford can walk through any mall in the United States without eliciting a second glance. But in the tiny universe that is wireless gaming, he may as well be …

WASHINGTON-A group of 14 Democratic House members led by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject a wireless-industry petition that would prohibit state regulation of early-termination …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. told the Federal Communications Commission last month that it will not meet the Dec. 31 deadline to have 95 percent of its handset base capable of locating …

WASHINGTON-The Communications for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies (ComCare) Alliance is asking the Federal Communications Commission to maintain its deadline for location-capable handsets. ComCare requested that the FCC deny …

WASHINGTON-The Communications for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies (ComCARE) Alliance is asking the Federal Communications Commission to maintain its deadline for location-capable handsets. ComCARE requested that the FCC deny …

WASHINGTON-The mobile phone industry applauded new legislation clarifying for depreciation purposes that computer-based equipment at cell sites is five-year property. CTIA, the U.S. cell-phone association, said currently there is significant …

WASHINGTON-While sparks fly on Capitol Hill over wrestling free 700 MHz spectrum from TV broadcasters, a lower profile feud with high stakes for mobile-phone carriers is escalating at the Federal …

WASHINGTON-A newly published study concludes the risk of injury from a vehicular accident is four times higher when the driver is using a hand-held cell phone, regardless of whether hands-free …

An effort to provide a pan-European mobile payment service was aborted just weeks before it was slated to launch. Simpay, a joint venture established two years ago by Orange plc, …

WASHINGTON-CTIA asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider some of its guidelines for designating wireless carriers eligible for universal-service subsidies last week as rural lawmakers voiced support for universal service …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry proposed a national framework for wireless billing based on its voluntary code of conduct for service, while consumer groups and states are urging the Federal Communications Commission …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week in two key high-tech cases that now may move across the street to the U.S. Capitol. In March, the Supreme Court heard oral …

CTIA and the Rural Cellular Association said their members that have chosen handset solutions to meet the wireless enhanced 911 rules will not be able to meet the Dec. 31 …

WASHINGTON-CTIA and the Rural Cellular Association said their members that have chosen handset solutions to meet the wireless enhanced 911 rules will not be able to meet the Dec. 31 …

COLUMBIA, Md.-Tecore Wireless Systems, a supplier of next-generation wireless systems, launched FlightCore, an in-flight, all-Internet Protocol GSM/CDMA wireless communications system for aircraft. Tecore said the FlightCore system is currently being …

WASHINGTON-Bills are now pending in both the House and Senate to repeal the 3-percent tax on talking after Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) introduced a bill Tuesday. “Common sense dictates that …

WASHINGTON-CTIA has asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider some of its guidelines for designating wireless carriers eligible to receive universal-service subsidies, saying they are “overly burdensome and illogical.” “These …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, shocked the telecommunications industry and his fellow lawmakers Thursday when he said that drafts of telecommunications-reform legislation will be available …

LONDON-European operator Orange plc said it has expanded its work with U.S. application creators with new development centers in Boston and San Francisco. The centers, which will work within the …

I’ve just returned from Supercomm and feel a little like Alice in Wonderland. Experiencing a show from a wireline telephony point of view is indeed weird for someone who is …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today largely upheld a 2003 decision requiring cellular carriers to make hearing aid compatible phones available to individuals with hearing loss. However, federal regulators did agree …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today largely upheld a 2003 decision requiring cellular carriers to make hearing-aid-compatible phones available to individuals with hearing loss. However, federal regulators did agree to an …