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Carriers take FCC to court over 'terrestrial' MSS use

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. In its opening brief, AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless...

Carriers ask court to overturn FCC’s MSS ruling

WASHINGTON-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Verizon Wireless asked a federal appeals court here to overturn a Federal Communications Commission ruling permitting mobile satellite service operators to use their frequencies to provide land-based mobile-phone communications."Converting a satellite-only authorization into a license for mixed satellite and...

Motient in talks with SEC over accounting issues

RESTON, Va.-Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. announced it is in talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission over the accounting of several business deals in 2000, and whether the company will have to restate is financial results in relation to the deals.Motient said it...