Opinion

WASHINGTON-Even as reports of wireless carriers being close to running out of telephone numbers reached the Federal Communications Commission, the FCC began reviewing comments on additional regulatory measures to help …

Article intended to highlight many contributions To the editor: I am concerned that there may be a misperception resulting from my article published by RCR on March 27, 2000, that …

It’s official: The Net has overtaken Big Brother as king of surreptitious personal information collection. Let’s all give a big hand to the World Wide Web, which needs our vital …

How ironic that during a time industry chooses to celebrate the heroic side of the wireless phone industry, we also can see how wireless phones can cater to the less …

Wireless high-speed solutions didn’t garner much thought just a year ago. Qualcomm Inc. seemed to be the only company in the industry touting a high-speed megabit solution for the cdmaOne …

The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association likes to talk about safety. And why not? Thousands of 911 calls from mobile phones are made every day, millions each year. No doubt countless …

Unity is something more easily achieved as a goal rather than a reality. Let’s face it: It’s difficult to agree. Ask a husband and wife where they would like to …

In spring, a young geek’s fancy turns to cyberterrorism. This is, after all, the Digital Age. Ah yes, a love bug is the air. Online to be precise. You know, …

Time was when Bill Gates was the quintessential symbol of American capitalism. The undisputed icon of the Digital Age. But now, with the Justice Department, 19 states and a tough …

One advancement in technology can change everything. Likewise, a change in policy can turn everything topsy-turvy. Witness the Clinton administration’s decision last week to no longer purposely degrade GPS signals, …

If someone wants to kill you, chances are they will be able to, given enough time and venom. It is naive to think that any tool, least of all, a …

The GOP-led Congress thought it had the answer. Responding with indignant outrage to alleged technology transfers from U.S. satellite firms to China and Russia in recent years, Republicans passed legislation …

Dear Editor: Last night when I went to sleep I felt secure in the knowledge that I was living in the United States; “land of the free …” This morning …

The future is here, wherever that is these days. Welcome Ananova and Mafiaboy, poster punks for the Digital Age. As the wireless industry makes its uncertain foray into cyberspace, it …

The Federal Communications Commission should lift the spectrum cap placed on companies bidding in the 700 MHz auction and the C- and F-block re-auction of PCS spectrum. It pains me …

Boy, you take a few months off to have a baby and the world changes. I don’t think RCR had used the term m-commerce when I left in early February …

This week, official Washington will play host to an army of anti-global protesters flown in special from Seattle. Actually, the festivities began last week: human chains, banners, chanting, mobile-phone congestion, …

As my plane left San Jose International Airport for the friendly skies last Monday, I looked down and saw what appeared to be a massive plume of smoke, mushroom-shaped, rising …

Was anyone paying attention to the debacle that was the U.S. C-block spectrum auction of 1996? Has anyone been paying attention to what has happened to the C-block “winners” since …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected this week to issue a public notice that will include in the July 26 scheduled re-auction of personal communications services C- and F-block licenses …

Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) is an American beauty. Gephardt, captivated with the rise of Clinton-Gore and hungry to become the next House speaker, apparently has decided that nice, button-down politicians …

European regulators this year will auction, grant or selectively tender 70 to 80 licenses. It’s a double-edged sword for the incumbent operators, which in many places have to compete for …

The Personal Communications Industry Association stands at a huge crossroads, once again trying to reinvent itself. Though it may have had its best fiscal year in history in 1999, PCIA …

Talk all you want about the wonderful telecom revolution, but don’t mention it around District of Columbia pols. They’re irked. Big time. First it was mobile-phone towers in Rock Creek …

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit last week prohibited bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s counsel from arguing a crucial opposition to the Federal Communications Commission. The court is …