NextWave

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court early last week rejected bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s appeal of a federal appeals court ruling that prompted the Federal Communications Commission to cancel its 90 personal …

Imagine for a moment the 3G spectrum bands-698-960 MHz, 1710-1885 MHz and 2500-2690 MHz-are the three Florida counties of Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Nassau. If you think South Florida is …

Heading into the all-important holiday marketing frenzy, I am looking forward to some new creative advertising campaigns from wireless companies. (Is anyone else growing tired of Jamie Lee Curtis acting …

WASHINGTON-While the world awaits the final outcome of the seemingly endless process in Florida to pick the president of the United States, members of the wireless world are also awaiting …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Friday released the list of applicants to participate in the re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s licenses, scheduled for Dec. 12. The FCC accepted 44 …

WASHINGTON-The re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s licenses will go forward, a federal appeals court ruled last week. “Today’s action is another important step toward making the wireless Web available …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. has received some competition -albeit minor-in the ongoing auction of licenses for the lower 80 channels of the 800 MHz band. At the end of round 24, …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Although Alltel last week announced it will sell 20 of its personal communications services licenses to Verizon Wireless, it will keep another 42 licenses. The company also plans …

Democracy is so refreshing when it defies precision political choreography. So it was last Tuesday when the 2000 presidential election turned into Twin Peaks, Duck Soup, Seinfeld, HeeHaw and Dallas …

WASHINGTON-President Clinton last week vetoed appropriations legislation containing the 3-percent telephone tax repeal, ratcheting up a budget battle that will continue with a lame-duck Congress after Tuesday’s presidential and congressional …

WASHINGTON-The chief wireless regulator in the United States has been spreading the message of auctions as a key licensing tool in various overseas trips during the last year. “You are …

WASHINGTON-The New York Yankees may have won the World Series but in the world where politics and policy converge, as another famous Yankee once said, “it ain’t over ’till it’s …

WASHINGTON-In what appears to be a win for bankrupt PCS carriers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans has ruled in favor of Metro PCS …

WASHINGTON-Cook Inlet/VoiceStream bid $195 million for 12 licenses owned by a Pocket Communications Inc. subsidiary in a private bidding war with Leap Wireless International Inc. However, Cook only expects to …

WASHINGTON-With Congress stuck in town at least another week and prospects growing that pending legislation will be rolled into one or two catch-all spending bills, the fate of several key …

WASHINGTON-Language to allow the Federal Communications Commission to take back RF licenses from bankrupt entities has been stripped from the FCC spending bill being considered by Congress. Legislation that would …

WASHINGTON-There’s a reason the waning weeks of Congress are collectively called Silly Season. It is because anything is possible during this fall ritual, when lawmakers scramble-against all odds-to complete spending …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to stay the Dec. 12 scheduled re-auction of its licenses. NextWave asked for the stay …

As Congress scrambled to come up with a budget for fiscal year 2001 by its deadline this Saturday, rumors circulated that NextWave Telecom Inc. was in negotiations to settle its …

WASHINGTON-The lack of transparency in the processes at the Federal Communications Commission is exemplified by the litigation strategy and auction scheduling in the personal communications services C-block, said FCC Commissioner …

WASHINGTON-Telecom firms-including those with major wireless properties-have contributed nearly $18 million so far in soft money in the 2000 election cycle, according to a new report. Overall, Common Cause said …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, as expected, last week rejected a request by bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. that the FCC reconsider its Jan. 12 decision to cancel its licenses and re-auction …

TORONTO-The consolidation trend in the North American wireless sector is intensifying. The prevailing wisdom is that it is no longer good enough to be merely a regional or national carrier …

WASHINGTON-A little more than a year ago, Nextel Communications Inc. shocked the telecom world by announcing it had reached an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission to buy the licenses …

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has denied a request from NextWave Telecom Inc. to review an earlier decision that said the Federal Communications Commission must …