Opinion

The following is an e-mail authored by Richard Kuzma to Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and forwarded to me. Perhaps something can be worked out for this man in view of this …

The insurance industry may feel a little picked on lately as two issues regarding insurance for cellular handsets have reared their ugly heads simultaneously. In Florida, a class-action lawsuit has …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. announced a contract to supply Cingular Wireless L.L.C. with its third-generation network testing equipment for a nationwide quality benchmarking program. Cingular recently announced that it would …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. announced a new contract to supply Cingular Wireless L.L.C. with its third-generation network testing equipment for a nationwide quality benchmarking program. Cingular recently announced that it …

 Wi-Fi frenzy has hit a number of U.S. cities. I hope they know what they’re getting into. EarthLink Inc. has promised the city of Philadelphia it will roll out a …

Kevin Martin assumed the chair of the Federal Communications Commission six and a half months ago in the throes of March Madness, a wonderfully wild and wacky time in sports …

Wireless carriers certainly take their fair share of abuse from consumers and lawmakers. Consumer and other complaints range from billing to early termination fees to coverage issues. But carriers should …

As industry leaders gather in San Francisco this week they may wish to consider refining what can best be described as a muddled message on cell phones and safe driving. …

Among the tragedies that Hurricane Katrina brought was the realization that it would be easier for some people to reconnect with their dogs than their grandmas. A veterinarian can access …

In the face of the lofty pronouncements and promises from official Washington about improving emergency communications and muscling up our telecom infrastructure in the aftermath of 9/11, the Asian tsunami …

Looking for clarity amid the chaos caused by Hurricane Katrina is like looking for the needle in the proverbial haystack. In the race to restore telecom service to the affected …

WASHINGTON-A federal judge in New York last week threw out lawsuits alleging the nation’s top mobile-phone companies violated antitrust laws by improperly tying the sale of handsets to the purchase …

As Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. begin to merge their separate identities into one company, there will be obvious comparisons to how Cingular Wireless L.L.C. integrated AT&T Wireless Services …

At times, it’s hard to see beyond the world of mergers, stockholder lawsuits, broadband, global terrorism and dropped calls. Last week, the World Health Organization signaled in strong terms that …

WASHINGTON-Nearly six months after launching mywireless.org to educate and energize wireless consumers about taxes and regulations at the state and local level, the group is claiming victories even as opponents …

The wireless industry has an ethical decision to make. Should we market our products and services to kids? The “tween” market generally is defined as children ages 11 to 14, …

To the Editor, I know it’s been a long time since we’ve conversed, but I read your most recent RCR Opinion piece (“Telecom reform dejà vu” in Aug. 1 issue) …

As the wireless industry and others that provide content and value in the supply chain wrestle with digital rights management in the age of the third screen, those same players …

To the Editor, I was reading your opinion piece (“The forces of good and evil”) in the July 25 edition of RCR Wireless News, and I had a thought. What …

Included in discussions about efforts to reform telecom at the federal level is debate about whether cities should be banned from offering Wi-Fi services. But frankly, the issue is too …

WASHINGTON-As expected, the wireless industry late Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn an appeals-court ruling that allowed state courts to handle lawsuits regarding the possible negative …

MVNO madness is nearing fever pitch as companies outside the traditional wireless space contemplate whether they too should start selling wireless telephony as a commodity. Can P. Diddy really become …

A few weeks before our wedding nine years ago, my husband and I set out to buy something cool for his groom’s gifts. Back in July 1996, we decided that …

Ahhh, China. It’s sort of like the black sheep of the global wireless family. It plays by its own rules, it doesn’t conform and it certainly doesn’t make things easy …

Hearing comments on Sen. John Ensign’s telecom reform bill is like dejà vu all over again, to borrow a phrase from John Fogerty. Ensign’s bill aims to largely deregulate the …