CTIA

At this writing, I haven’t a clue which bill of rights the California Public Utilities Commission will embrace or what plan the Federal Commissions Commission will adopt to remedy public-safety …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission has just passed a landmark bill of rights for telecom consumers, resoundingly rejecting an alternate plan that was highly deregulatory and largely favorable to the …

Nextel Communications Inc.’s spectrum realignment plans were headed for resolution early this year, with reports indicating the government was set to award the carrier 10 megahertz of spectrum in the …

WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said he found Nextel Communications Inc.’s complaints about the 2.1 GHz band unusual because the carrier did not raise relocation concerns when it presented its first …

Sometimes, you have to choose the lesser of two evils. While it initially might seem unpleasant to ask the federal government to regulate wireless service quality, the increasing bad taste …

WASHINGTON-Press reports circulated today that FCC Chairman Michael Powell had pulled away from supporting Nextel Communications Inc. getting spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band as part of a solution to …

WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein Thursday morning said he found Nextel Communications Inc.’s complaints about the 2.1 GHz band unusual because the carrier did not raise relocation concerns when it presented …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell hinted Thursday that Nextel Communications Inc. may yet be willing to accept spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the 1.9 GHz band requested as …

WASHINGTON-As the California Public Utilities Commission heads toward a vote next week on three bills of rights for telecom consumers, a contentious four-year proceeding pitting consumer advocates against the mobile-phone …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission could fine CenturyTel Inc. $100,000 for not routing ported wireless numbers. “Regardless of the status of a carrier’s obligation to provide number portability, all carriers have …

Nextel Communications Inc. continues to dominate the walkie-talkie space and is not expected to relinquish that lead for some time, despite recent attempts by Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS and Alltel …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday proposed fining CenturyTel Inc. $100,000 for not routing ported wireless numbers. “Regardless of the status of a carrier’s obligation to provide number portability, all carriers …

WASHINGTON-The Compromise Plan offered by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association is the best option to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, CTIA asserted in a …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell hinted to reporters Thursday that Nextel Communications Inc. may yet be willing to accept spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the 1.9 GHz band …

Countering a proposal by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association that would grant spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band and force the carrier to pay at least $3 billion for …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc., and the rest of the wireless world, will have to wait a bit longer. The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday put out the agenda for its May …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and the rest of the wireless world will have to wait a bit longer. The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday put out its agenda for its meeting …

WASHINGTON-Lawyers for a North Carolina firm are in talks to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of a young girl killed earlier this year when a commercial truck-allegedly operated …

WASHINGTON-The bloodletting at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association continued this week as John Windolph, CTIA senior vice president for business development, and six lower-level employees were laid off. CTIA …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. has agreed to pay the relocation costs of the broadcast auxiliary services in the 1.9 GHz band and in return has obtained the support of the National …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. would deposit at least $3 billion in a trust fund and receive spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the 1.9 GHz band in a plan …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. should deposit at least $3 billion in a trust fund and receive spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the 1.9 GHz band in a plan …

WASHINGTON-While the wireless industry said it would prefer a permanent ban on Internet access taxes, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association and several high-profile wireless companies said Wednesday they support …

WASHINGTON-The National Volunteer Fire Council told the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday that it has serious concerns about the Consensus Plan to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band. “It …

Few wireless executives have had as much of an impact on the industry over the past several years as Nextel Communications Inc.’s Tim Donahue, who-despite running the smallest of the …