Opinion

A comic strip I ran across last week wonderfully summed up in a brilliant, understated manner the transformational wireless dynamic in America and the world. In the first scene, a …

Cell phones are operating again in busy New York City tunnels, after being turned off July 7 following terrorist attacks in subways in London. Service in the Lincoln and Holland …

Even with strong public statements on U.S. broadband deployment (and the role of wireless technology in meeting the 2007 universally affordable target date), neither President Bush nor Federal Communications Commission …

As wireless consumers begin to wholeheartedly embrace data applications, be they ringtones, wallpapers, video apps or games, industry needs to step up its plans to implement parental controls to ensure …

What value should the government place on the spectrum at 2.5 GHz owned by Sprint Corp. and the company its plans to acquire soon, Nextel Communications Inc.? How should the …

Just as a new Bush administration official was hailing a World Trade Organization decision in an anti-dumping case against Korean chipmaker Hynix Semiconductor Inc., a former White House aide was …

We have five TVs in our home-three of which are used and two that sit in a corner of the basement. The TVs relegated to the basement are in working …

My niece was caught in a rainstorm last week while at an out-of-town cheerleading camp. The torrential rain soaked her to the skin and drowned the wireless handset in her …

American Tower Corp. announced a call for redemption of $75 million principal amount of its 9.375-percent senior notes due 2009. The redemption date is set for July 21. The notes …

BEDFORD, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. said an independent auditor will reissue its opinion on the company’s 2004 financial statements in the wake of the company’s loss in a $128 million …

When does the chief of the Federal Communications Commission cease to be “the new FCC chairman?” Given the plentiful policy complexities in this era of technological disruption and political-financial import …

I’ve just returned from Supercomm and feel a little like Alice in Wonderland. Experiencing a show from a wireline telephony point of view is indeed weird for someone who is …

Somehow, wireless connections seem to get inevitably intertwined in political and cultural machinations near and far. Across the world, North Korea continues its dangerous dance on its nuclear intentions, playing …

In the backdrop of everything innovative and exciting going on at the BREW conference in San Diego last week, there was one overriding idea that kept popping up in the …

The following wireless companies received ratings changes or guidance this week from financial services and investment firms. MetroPCS, Nortel, Motorola, Sprint, Alltel, U.S. Cellular and Telus mentioned. Standard & Poor’s …

Political rag Roll Call recently ran a frighteningly clever cartoon with a meaningless wireless twist that oh-so-poignantly captured a toxic Capitol Hill environment that threatens to undermine action on important …

Following is a list of debt and financial ratings changes for wireless companies announced this week by financial firms. Merrill Lynch upgraded its view of the overall technology market from …

WASHINGTON-When the Community Technology Centers’ Network officially began its ambitious campaign in late March to persuade federal regulators to force Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. to divest “sufficient spectrum” …

To better understand the wireless gaming phenomenon, I recently plunked over $20 of my hard-earned money to install Bejeweled! on my phone. It was a tough assignment, but I took …

Much is made these days about America’s fall from grace in broadband deployment, having supposedly dropped from fourth to 13th place on the Bit Parade. Worse yet, note the hand-wringers, …

Less than a month ago, I wrote a column about how the recent lull in wireless activity (mergers, etc.) was just the calm before the storm. Boom! Did you hear …

An interesting aspect of scandals in official Washington is the bright light they unwittingly shine on other activities that otherwise manage to stay below the political radar screen. Take the …

Local governments have contentious relationships with the wireless industry. This love-hate dance gets more complicated daily. First off, governments seem to hate cell towers. Sure, people in the wireless industry …

A JupiterResearch study out last week found that although the ranks of U.S. consumers owning wireless phones with camera capabilities rose to 35 percent in 2004, most consumers are still …

It occurs to me that technological advances must be understood and appreciated not only for their self-contained breakthroughs, but also for how they impact-indeed, transform-other more established technologies. Sometimes transformation …