NextWave

Group may prod FCC to probe NextWave A group of carriers impacted by an appeals court ruling that returns PCS licenses to NextWave Telecom Inc. is considering filing a petition …

Close below the surface of the third-generation mobile-phone spectrum debate is a technology war, the kind of feud industry thought was behind it and wanted to avoid as it tries …

NEW YORK-Citing “consistently strong operating results” and a “very good liquidity position,” Moody’s Investors Service raised the ratings July 5 on approximately $1.3 billion in debt of Triton PCS, which …

WASHINGTON-In an effort to prove it is a viable company and at the same time help a struggling icon, bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. said on July 2 it has signed …

Mobile-phone maker LG InfoComm U.S.A. Inc. has been “in the closet, so to speak,” according to Michele Thenegal, the company’s marketing director. While LG InfoComm hasn’t been completely dormant during …

Network coverage is the unexciting side of the wireless industry. Sure, most carriers proclaim to have excellent coverage in their markets, but real-world results are often lacking. Someone in the …

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling that the Federal Communications Commissions illegally repossessed NextWave Telecom’s personal communications services licenses has turned a once $17 …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal from the Federal Communications Commission on a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on the bankruptcy …

WASHINGTON-The impact on the federal budget of last month’s decision by a federal appeals court to overturn the reclamation and re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s 90 PCS C- and …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom, a one-time poster child for everything that went wrong with the U.S. government’s C-block auction for PCS licenses, said it stands ready to continue to build its network, …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc., a one-time poster child for everything that went wrong with the government’s C-block auction for PCS licenses, said it stands ready to continue to build its network, …

Greetings new Federal Communications Commissioners! As you begin this new journey in your life, charged with making decisions that will affect millions of U.S. citizens, I am sure you are …

WASHINGTON-Congress last week was set to pass a new budget that embraces President Bush’s plan to delay two auctions of valuable radio spectrum but rejects an administration proposal to impose …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless last week reiterated its request that the Federal Communications Commission delay its award of personal communications services licenses until an appeal by bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. is settled. …

WASHINGTON-A new day appears to be dawning for FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell. This new day will have Powell greeting four new colleagues by the end of the year, reforming …

WASHINGTON-Enforcement of government rules, including telecommunications rules, should be efficient and fair and have the consent of the governed, said FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth. Furchtgott-Roth was the keynote speaker at …

WASHINGTON-Is the fourth time the charm? The Federal Communications Commission last week delayed the 700 MHz (746-806 MHz) auction set to begin March 6 for the fourth time. The auction …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it will not reconsider the eligibility rules for the re-auction of 422 PCS licenses that allowed large carriers to bid on licenses previously reserved for …

DENVER, United States-When the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set aside a portion of the permits up for bid in its 1996 auction of personal communications services (PCS) licenses, the …

As likely winners begin to emerge in the re-auction of NextWave Telecom Inc.’s PCS licenses, it looks like these permits will be used in large part by major wireless players …

When the Federal Communications Commission set aside a portion of the licenses up for bid in its 1996 personal communications services auction, the intent was to foster competition in the …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission suspended its re-auction of 422 personal communications services licenses on Thursday with bid amounts nearing $12 billion. The re-auction will resume on Jan. 5 after taking …

WASHINGTON-The C-block auction isn’t a cheap date. Bids topped more than $1 billion in early rounds of an auction taking place largely because a previous winner was unable to pay …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission completed the auction for the lower 80 channels of the 800 MHz band less than a week before it plans to begin re-auctioning the personal communications …

WASHINGTON-As the Federal Communications Commission frantically prepared to re-auction 422 C- and F-block personal communications services licenses beginning tomorrow, the agency on Dec. 1 released the names of those planning …