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WASHINGTON-U.K.-based Inmarsat Ltd. applied to the Federal Communications Commission for a 2 GHz mobile satellite service license that would allow it to offer interoperable communications to first responders and homeland …

WASHINGTON-U.K.-based Inmarsat Ltd. applied to the Federal Communications Commission for a 2 GHz mobile satellite service license that would allow it to offer interoperable communications to first responders and homeland …

WASHINGTON-While sparks fly on Capitol Hill over wrestling free 700 MHz spectrum from TV broadcasters, a lower profile feud with high stakes for mobile-phone carriers is escalating at the Federal …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today said Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. received the first ever authorization to operate land-based wireless systems to supplement satellite operations, a ruling that comes amid regulatory …

WASHINGTON-Craig McCaw, who made a fortune in the cellular industry before stumbling in satellite and local telephone ventures, last week unveiled plans to leverage wireless technology to compete against dominant …

WASHINGTON-Mobile Satellite Ventures, despite legal and regulatory challenges, is aggressively moving forward with its business plan and appears poised to be first to market with a potentially disruptive technology comprised …

WASHINGTON-Top mobile-phone operators told a federal appeals court the Federal Communications Commission went astray of the law by awarding additional mobile satellite service licenses despite the sector’s desperate financial condition. …

New ownership has provided mobile satellite services company Globalstar L.P. with hope in the new year. The company last month announced plans to be acquired by equity investor Thermo Capital …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Bankrupt mobile satellite services company Globalstar announced a new reorganization plan to secure $43 million in financing, effectively canceling its expected acquisition by ICO Global Communications Ltd. Instead, …

Just what are Craig McCaw and Nextel Communications Inc. up to, separately or together? Is there a grand plan waiting to be hatched or just some heady hedges that may-or …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Bankrupt mobile satellite service provider Globalstar L.P. and its subsidiaries have filed a joint plan of reorganization, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. …

WASHINGTON-U.S. law enforcement officials want federal regulators to delay a decision on ICO Global Communications Ltd.’s application to acquire Globalstar Corp. mobile satellite service licenses until public-safety and national security …

WASHINGTON-U.S. law enforcement officials want federal regulators to delay a decision on ICO Global Communications Ltd.’s application to acquire Globalstar Corp. mobile satellite service licenses until public-safety and national security …

Ten-years-old now, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 still casts a long shadow over the wireless telecom industry and remains a powerful symbol philosophically dividing Republicans and Democrats over …

Mobile satellite service providers continue to struggle financially, but rebuilding efforts in Iraq appear to have increased minutes of use and precipitated the launch of new services. Bankrupt Globalstar L.P. …

MINNEAPOLIS-NextNet Wireless Inc., a provider of non-line-of-sight broadband wireless access systems, has raised an additional round of funding it plans to use to expand its markets, deployments and product line. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission approved frequency changes for four mobile satellite service operators and said MSS licensees are making progress toward meeting milestones, a development that could hurt mobile-phone industry …

WASHINGTON-Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association President Thomas Wheeler today warned Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell that allowing mobile satellite service operators to operate land-band transmitters could cause interference to …

McCain urges auction for MSS spectrum WASHINGTON-The wireless industry got some powerful support Dec. 20 in its quest to have the Federal Communications Commission auction off spectrum in the 2 …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association on Dec. 17 urged the Federal Communications Commission to either auction off spectrum in the 2 GHz band currently set aside for mobile satellite …

WASHINGTON-Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association President Thomas Wheeler today urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell to auction spectrum of financially troubled mobile satellite service providers.The FCC is expected to …

WASHINGTON-A Bush administration report due out shortly could hurt Nextel Communications Inc.’s campaign to win government approval of a controversial spectrum realignment plan designed to resolve commercial wireless interference to …

KIRKLAND, Washington, United States—ICO Global announced it has reached final agreement on its merger with New ICO Global Communications. ICO Global, previously known as ICO-Teledesic Global, also has agreed with …

Mobile satellite service is an idea and a technology that today lies buried under the apprehension and disappointment of a number of major business deals gone bad. But about 10 …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission issued a notice of proposed rule making to ICO Global Communications regarding its request that mobile satellite service operators in the 2 GHz band be allowed …