CHICAGO-Despite the possibility the carrier may be forced to chip in additional funds to cover spectrum procured through its Consensus spectrum realignment plan currently in front of the Federal Communications Commission, Fitch Ratings upgraded its rating of Nextel Communications Inc.'s senior unsecured notes and...
ATLANTA-The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (RBRC) will collect old cell phones for recycling at their booth at CTIA Wireless 2004 as part of a new call2recycle program.RBRC said some proceeds from the refurbished phones will be donated to selected charities.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.-Shorecliff Communications L.L.C. announced its 2005 Tower Summit & Tradeshow annual conference for the wireless tower industry will be co-located with the Cellular Telecommunication & Internet Association's CTIA Wireless 2005 show. "Tower Summit was launched eight years ago to serve the...
CHICAGO-Astellia has released the latest version of its OCEAN-CIGALE GPRS solution to assist wireless operators in monitoring the performance of their networks to provide customers with the best service quality.OCEAN-CIGALE supplies Key Performance Indicators (KPI) on network throughput and quality of service experienced by...
SMB Forum March 15-16 The Yankee Group. San Francisco. www.yankeegroup.comInventory Management March 17-18 TeleStrategies. Washington, D.C. www.telestrategies.comCeBIT 2004 March 18-24 Hannover Fairs USA Inc. Hannover, Germany. (609) 987-1202 ext. 211. www.hfusa.com/cebitCTIA Wireless 2004 March 22-24 CTIA. Atlanta. www.ctiashow.comMobile Entertainment Summit March 21...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering a staff proposal that would give Nextel Communications Inc. 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band in a rebanding plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, but Nextel would be required...
As mobile-phone makers gear up for what likely will be their biggest year ever, Motorola Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and several other manufacturers kicked off the season with a glut of new, advanced handsets. Indeed, the pace is likely to quicken with...
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court's interest in how the Federal Communications Commission solves carrier compensation issues could pre-empt a telecom industry group's efforts to solve the problem.William Maher, chief of the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau, said he hasn't given the industry group a deadline yet,...
IRWINDALE, Calif.-Wireless accessories company Superior Communications and Incase Designs said they are working together to provide carrying products to Superior's customer base of national and regional wireless carriers, retailers and distributors.The agreement between the companies expands on an existing vendor-partner relationship and calls for...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today launched an inquiry to assess the impact of high foreign mobile termination fees on American consumers, dragging the United States further into a controversy that domestic and international wireless carriers would rather see settled by overseas regulators and the...
IRWINDALE, Calif.-Wireless accessory manufacturer and distributor Superior Communications will demonstrate its service and product offerings in an interactive booth at this year's CTIA Wireless 2004."Backed by an award-winning engineering team and a proven track record of reliability, Superior Communications arms its customer with all...
Editor's Note: This item originally ran in Monday's Web update. However, information regarding CTIA's position on cell broadcasts was misstated. The corrected version is below.WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association has had to clarify for some of its members what maps must be available...
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Steve Largent, president and chief executive officer of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, will be a featured speaker at the 14th Annual Invitational Wireless Dinner sponsored by Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility. The dinner will take place March 22 in Atlanta in...
CHICAGO-Developer of Bluetooth handsfree solution Parrot will present a new line of car kits at CTIA Wireless 2004, taking place in Atlanta March 22-24. The company will introduce the CK3100 Advanced Car Kit, the CD3300 GPS Car Kit and the CK3500 Professional Car Kit....
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association will unveil a new logo, mission statement, and set of core values when it meets in Atlanta later this month for its Wireless 2004 conference but on Sunday, CTIA President Steve Largent was scheduled to give state regulators...
WASHINGTON-A new government-funded study says mobile phones and other high-tech gear often release enough lead to be classified as hazardous waste under federal law, a finding that could force the Bush administration and states to consider changing disposal rules for millions of tons of...
WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin indicated Thursday there might be other ways besides rebanding to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band."Ultimately some kind of rebanding or pulling the spectrum apart and putting it back together in a different manner may be the most...
WASHINGTON-Just as public safety confirmed its support for the Consensus Plan, the United Telecom Council, a major proponent of the Balanced Approach Plan, confirmed that it believes this plan will solve the interference problems in the 800 MHz band. "Nextel's statements about the commercial...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission received some unsolicited advice from 23 members of Congress on Thursday about how not to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band."We are troubled by reports that the FCC may address interference problems in a manner that...
WASHINGTON-Former Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association President Thomas Wheeler's employment contract was altered to pave way for a $500,000 bonus he received from the $37 million sale of the trade group's billing subsidiary last year, a move that did not go before the full...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless said the Federal Communications Commission should reband the 800 MHz band to solve public-safety interference problems without awarding Nextel Communications Inc. spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band and it can make Nextel pay for the rebanding."The FCC may require Nextel to bear...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission received some unsolicited advice from 23 members of Congress on Thursday on what not to do to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band."We are troubled by reports that the FCC may address interference problems in a...
WASHINGTON-The Small Business Administration said on Feb. 13 that it will join the appeals court challenge of the intermodal local number portability rules."Advocacy will reach out to the Federal Communications Commission to discuss alternative means to resolve the small business issues in this challenge...
WASHINGTON-The public-safety members of the Consensus Plan coalition to solve the 800 MHz interference problem upped the ante by delivering a letter to the White House asking President George W. Bush to support its solution."Two years is too long, Mr. President, for the nation's...
