WASHINGTON-When Stephen Largent was chosen as the new president of the Cellular & Telecommunications Association, his only connection to the wireless industry appeared to be as a former member of the House telecom subcommittee, but John Stanton, chairman, director and chief executive officer of...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry painted a rosy picture Sept. 15 of what happened to its networks during last month's blackout."The wireless industry really is a veteran in restoring service," said Kathryn Condello, vice president of operations for the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. "Our citizens...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry painted a rosy picture Monday of what happened to its networks during last month's blackout."The wireless industry really is a veteran in restoring service," said Kathryn Condello, vice president of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. "Our citizens and emergency responders...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association fell short in proving to critics that its voluntary code of conduct, which it officially unveiled Sept. 9, is an adequate response to jabs about lack of quality customer service."This code of conduct might make for a good...
WASHINGTON-The chiefs of the FCC's Enforcement and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus want to go on field trips to see how well carriers are implementing wireless local number portability.In letters to four carriers, WTB Chief John Muleta asked the carriers to respond to specific WLNP implementation...
SEATTLE-Short messaging services can be considered the "fifth channel" for media advertising in North America, according to the SMS Forum.The group believes the functionality of common short codes across North American carriers will bolster the mobile marketing industry and support new branded applications. The...
WASHINGTON-If the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association hoped to prove to the consumer-advocate world that its voluntary code of conduct, which it officially unveiled Sept. 9, is an adequate response to criticism about lack of quality customer service, it was perhaps mistaken."This code of...
WASHINGTON-The chiefs of the FCC's Enforcement and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus want to go on field trips to see how well carriers are implementing wireless local number portability.In letters to four carriers, WTB Chief John Muleta asked the carriers to respond to specific WLNP implementation...
WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers that still oppose wireless local number portability are trying another last-ditch effort to stop the mandate.The Senate Appropriations Committee last Thursday sent to the Senate floor a bill that directs the Federal Communications Commission to release the implementation guidelines for WLNP before...
WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission, facing heavy pressure from mobile-phone carriers with generous funding support from their national trade association, last week sent fresh signals that it may postpone a scheduled Sept. 18 vote on a proposed telecom consumer bill of rights.Last Wednesday, the...
The school bell has rung. The still of summer is about to be shaken. Thank goodness. The wireless industry has held its collective breath waiting for a business uptick for months (years) now, and several prospects for just that are finally waiting just over...
WASHINGTON-The Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday sent to the Senate floor a bill that directs the Federal Communications Commission to release the implementation guidelines for wireless local number portability before the Nov. 24 deadline."The Committee is pleased that the FCC is developing implementation requirements for...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association expects to make news when it unveils its voluntary consumer code of conduct next week, but how consumers embrace the code is less clear. Either the code is fraught with loopholes big enough to drive a truck through...
WASHINGTON-State regulators Tuesday urged the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association to coordinate CTIA's soon-to-be-released voluntary consumer code of conduct with wireless best practices resolutions passed last month at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Conference in Denver."That the industry has worked to formulate...
WASHINGTON-The rural wireless carriers Tuesday said recent implementation guidelines for wireless local number portability developed by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association will put them at a competitive disadvantage."The large nationwide commercial mobile radio service carriers have developed certain guidelines for their implementation of...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Aug. 18 officially announced that former Rep. Steve Largent (R-Okla.) will replace Thomas Wheeler as president and chief executive officer effective Nov. 1."After an exhaustive search, it became clear that Steve Largent was the right person for the...
COLUMBIA, Md.-The engineers at the Federal Communications Commission have completed their examination of various proposals to solve the interference problem experienced by public-safety agencies in the 800 MHz band. And the FCC is still poised to make a decision by the end of the...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association late Monday announced as expected that former Rep. Steve Largent (R-Okla.) will replace Thomas Wheeler as president and chief executive officer effective in November."After an exhaustive search, it became clear that Steve Largent was the right person for...
Verizon Wireless again raised the stakes in the wireless local number portability fight, urging the Federal Communications Commission to reject proposals from a number of its competitors that Verizon Wireless said would create barriers for wireless customers looking to switch carriers once WLNP is...
The Federal Communications Commission would be wise to continue to explore possible technical solutions to the interference problem to public-safety systems caused in some areas by Nextel Communications Inc.One proposed solution before the FCC, called the Consensus Plan, is controversial and rightly so. Perhaps...
WASHINGTON-The Progress & Freedom Foundation, a pro-market think tank, released a study last week that it claims shows the proposed California Telecommunication Users Bill of Rights will cost consumers and only benefit lawyers. "Plaintiff and class-action lawyers-not consumers-would be the ultimate beneficiaries of...
Verizon Wireless again raised the stakes in the wireless local number portability fight, urging the Federal Communications Commission to reject proposals from a number of its competitors that Verizon Wireless said would create barriers for wireless customers looking to switch carriers once WLNP is...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association expects to unveil its consumer code of conduct Sept. 9."The wireless industry will unveil its voluntary consumer code, designed to help ensure that wireless carriers remain the best informed, most knowledgeable telecommunication consumers," according to the association.The news...
Wireless directory assistance, one of the more complicated issues in wireless, is gaining steam following recent analyst predictions the market holds an ample $3.3 billion revenue potential. But swirling around the seemingly simplistic idea of a wireless directory database are complicated concerns regarding privacy...
