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WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission this week is expected to start struggling with the definition of competition as it reviews comments submitted in its competitive networks docket. Is it competition that …

Soon my constant companion will leave me-no I don’t mean my husband or my adorable bulldog-rather I mean my Sprint Spectrum phone. I (along with all of the other Sprint …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court has thrown out recently changed rules on how telecommunications carriers use information about their customers. The court issued the ruling as the wireless industry celebrated the …

WASHINGTON-Whether the spectrum cap should stay or go-one issue that distinguishes incumbent cellular operators and upstart personal communications services operators-“will hopefully” be decided by the Federal Communications Commission at its …

WASHINGTON-Whether a recent appeals court ruling on universal service will have a positive or negative impact on wireless carriers depends on how you interpret a footnote in the decision. Footnote …

WASHINGTON-The telecommunications industry and the Federal Communications Commission late Thursday held off an attempt by two members of Congress to allow states to make decisions regarding the allocation of telephone …

Last time around, you’ll remember we made special note of Herculean Gore 2000 fund-raising efforts by one J. Shelby Bryan, wireless pioneer and FOB. Well, there’s more. For all his …

The Federal Communications Commission has delayed until fall its truth-in-billing rules because the Office of Management and Budget did not approve of the information collections portion of the rules. The …

WASHINGTON-The pace of technological change-rapid and frenzied-will have an impact on regulation, and in turn, how regulation impacts the wireless industry in the next millennium, most policy makers agree. The …

WASHINGTON-A wild flurry of lobbying on telecom appropriations bills late last week ended with Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) withdrawing an amendment to relax the spectrum cap and House subcommittee members …

WASHINGTON-What began this spring as a congressional effort to restructure the Federal Communications Commission in the post-telecom act era could end up as a major rewrite of wireless policy. Wireless …

Poor Tom Daschle. First, the Senate minority leader from South Dakota is handily rebuffed by the GOP in a high-profile fight over managed health-care reform. A big sticking point: Liability …

WASHINGTON-Legislation to extend the digital wiretap act grandfather date to June seems to be on a fast track to nowhere because proponents don’t have a strategy to get it passed …

I say ol’ chap, want to know how you rate as a reporter of mobile phone health & safety issues in the United Kingdom? Ring up the Federation of the …

MIAMI-The market opportunity for international roaming is clear, present and growing, but domestic U.S. carriers so far have been focused on tapping the large and more immediate potential posed by …

WASHINGTON-The close of the six-year, US$27 million Wireless Technology Research program in the United States has re-energized a public debate about whether mobile telephones cause cancer or pose other health …

NEW YORK-Exxon Corp., Irvine, Texas, has posted signs at its domestic filling stations requiring customers to turn off their wireless phones before filling their cars’ gas tanks due to the …

WASHINGTON-As industry opposition to Pentagon spectrum bills mounts, the Federal Communications Commission confirmed last week it is prepared to suspend the normal regulatory process for deciding how to auction 36 …

WASHINGTON-To the delight of the wireless industry, the Federal Communications Commission last week declared that if and when calling-party-pays service is authorized, it will be a nationwide optional service. It …

WASHINGTON-The close of the six-year, $27 million Wireless Technology Research L.L.C. program has re-energized a public debate about whether mobile telephones cause cancer or pose other health problems to the …

WASHINGTON-State regulators are concerned the Federal Communications Commission this week will adopt an item suggesting calling party pays is a commercial mobile radio service exempt from state regulation. There is …

WASHINGTON-Two powerful telecommunications lawmakers have brought the wireless industry into the debate about the amount of funding for Internet connections for schools and libraries, known as the e-rate. Reps. Thomas …

WASHINGTON-The cost of complying with law enforcement’s demands for implementing the digital wiretap act is substantial, said the wireless industry last week. Responding to revenue estimates from five telecommunications manufacturers, …

WASHINGTON-The fallout of last week’s Federal Communications Commission decision on solving the dead-zone problem saw the chairman’s office denouncing the industry’s response and consumers advocates split. As expected, the FCC …

WASHINGTON-The consumer group fighting for specific E911 call-completion regulations vowed to take its case to court if the Federal Communications Commission adopts a technology-neutral rule this week. When it became …