WASHINGTON-Steven Berry, the No. 2 official at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, is leaving the organization to direct lobbying for the cable TV industry. The National Cable & Telecommunications Association said Berry, who served as senior vice president of government affairs...
New wireless Internet browsing technologies may be giving rise to new business models for wireless content developers, and it appears the nation's No. 1 wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless, is looking to spur the market.At this year's CTIA Wireless I.T. show in Las Vegas, Verizon...
WASHINGTON-Steven Berry, the No. 2 official at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, is leaving the organization to direct lobbying for the cable TV industry. The National Cable & Telecommunications Association today said Berry, who served as senior vice president of government...
WASHINGTON-State regulators meeting in Atlanta this week passed a resolution aimed at improving wireless carrier customer service.The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners said it encourages wireless telecommunications carriers to hire and train their staff at sufficient levels to render adequate and satisfactory service...
WASHINGTON-The wireline industry late Tuesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to delay local number portability until it is possible for most wireless consumers to port to wireline carriers and warned that if the FCC does not act by Thursday it will go to court."Real...
Premium text messaging is now a reality in the United States-essentially creating a new market in the U.S. wireless industry.Most of the nation's wireless carriers have installed the necessary billing and management systems to offer the service-including all of the nationwide operators-and already a...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday took the first step to altering the way spectrum interference is measured by seeking comment on the controversial interference-temperature concept proposed last year by the FCC's Spectrum Policy Task Force. "I have previously noted my belief that the commission...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday took the first step to altering the way spectrum interference is measured by seeking comment on the controversial "interference temperature" concept proposed by the FCC's Spectrum Policy Task Force.The FCC will use the 6 and 12 GHz bands as...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association on Wednesday morning threw in the towel and gave up fighting wireless local number portability."This thing is moving forward. It is inevitable. We are embracing the inevitable with a smile on our face," said CTIA President Steve Largent...
The head of Microsoft Corp.'s mobile devices division, Juha Christensen, will leave the software giant to start his own company, which will focus on creating Web services for advanced wireless devices."We're sorry to see him go, but are thrilled that he will be working...
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Wireless multiplayer gaming continues to capture the imagination of the industry, with Mforma Group Inc. announcing the latest effort. The company introduced its new multiplayer IHRA Drag Racing game, which is based on the popular PlayStation console game by Bethesda Softworks.The innovative game...
REDMOND, Wash.-The head of Microsoft Corp.'s mobile devices division, Juha Christensen, will leave the software giant to start his own company, one focused on creating Web services for smart devices."We're sorry to see him go, but are thrilled that he will be working with...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Wednesday used a Nov. 3 filing from Motorola Inc. to question whether the $850 million Nextel Communications Inc. has committed to retune public-safety radios in the 800 MHz band will be sufficient if the Federal Communications Commission adopts...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is likely to require wireline carriers to port customers' telephone numbers to wireless carriers even if the wireless carrier does not have a switch in the wireline carrier's rate center.Both a fact sheet released by the FCC Tuesday and comments...
The Federal Communications Commission is trying diligently to come up with its own plan for solving the interference problem at 800 MHz in a way to satisfy public-safety users, private-wireless companies, Nextel Communications Inc. and other mobile-phone carriers and be fair to the American...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless last month said that if the Federal Communications Commission agrees to the Consensus Plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, Nextel Communications Inc. will receive a $6.5 billion windfall."As detailed in the Kane Reece Associates Inc. study,...
WASHINGTON-Some wireless carriers are hoping the fat lady has yet to sing.Lobbyists staged a last-ditch effort to delay the Nov. 24 wireless local number portability mandate until after the holiday shopping season. The hope is to attach a rider to the bill that funds...
WASHINGTON-It ain't over 'til it's over, and state regulators are not giving up until they are sure the wireless industry cannot succeed in delaying the Nov. 24 mandate to implement local number portability."The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners will remain vigilant. The wireless...
WASHINGTON-With just over three weeks before the scheduled implementation of wireless local number portability, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association released a number of consumer tips that it said would help smooth the porting process.The recommendations include not canceling your old service before visiting...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless Monday said that if the Federal Communications Commission agrees to the Consensus Plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, Nextel Communications Inc. will receive a $6.5 billion windfall."As detailed in the Kane Reece Associates Inc. study, while...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Oct. 24 told a federal appeals court that it is not dilly-dallying in responding to a request from the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association to set out criteria for wireline-to-wireless local number portability."It is not necessary for the commission to...
WASHINGTON-While the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association was laboring to find a new leader whose conservative politics would align with the GOP-led Congress and as top members steered hundreds of thousands of dollars to congressional Republicans who might share their deregulatory goals, top lobbyists...
LAS VEGAS-InPhonic Inc. released the latest version of its eMail InMotion application for Qualcomm's BREW platform at last week's CTIA Wireless I.T. show in Las Vegas.The application allows wireless subscribers to access corporate and personal e-mail, calendar and contacts in real time via BREW-enabled...
LAS VEGAS-Tatara Systems released a new software developer's kit as part of the Tatara Wi-Fi Service Delivery Platform at last week's CTIA Wireless I.T. show in Las Vegas. The new SDK allows operators to extend their existing connectivity client software to capitalize on advanced...
