Opinion

Have you seen the bit Jay Leno does where he is out on the street asking people if they know basic historical facts, such as who invented the light bulb …

It was grand symbolism on the fourth floor of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last Monday morning. There they were, two birds of a feather, Nextel …

The future is convergence. The future is data. The future is 3G. Now that the Operators Harmonization Group has approved a plan to harmonize wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology …

The subject of organ donation is rarely a casual conversation. It’s a frightening subject because it forces you not only to confront your own mortality, but the mortality of your …

It’s bad enough that we bombed the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade and killed three journalists because of shoddy military intelligence. So now Pentagon sympathizers want to level U.S. spectrum policy. …

More than a year after receiving a favorable ruling from a Dallas bankruptcy judge, General Wireless Inc. still is crafting its business plan and searching for financing. The company, which …

My daughter is becoming quite proficient at putting together puzzles. She doesn’t do it the way I would, matching the red of the mermaid Ariel’s hair with another piece that …

Little appreciated until now in the Rock Creek Park-BAM cell tower dispute is the clout of the bird people. I was enlightened to this by an article in the May …

When did the universe get so topsy-turvy? (I’d venture to guess right around the time the Dow hit 8,000 for the first time?) The stock market rules. Global Crossing Ltd.-an …

All is well in the telecom world. The Dow Jones average is topping 11,000 points, wireless customers are signing up for new services right and left, and the wireless pie …

At last Wednesday’s hearing on wireless 911 legislation, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) made special note of a front-page Washington Post story published that day about communications problems hindering rescue efforts …

“The rate of growth in wireless and for telecommunications in general means people are looking for new and more ways to connect, so this will be a good investment, even …

As you may recall, Vice President Gore’s name was floated here recently for wireless industry poster child in recognition of his staff’s cache of mobile phones. Remember, Al, fund raising …

Two of the largest challenges facing today’s telecom carriers are their existing IT systems and their employees. And both need to become more flexible if companies plan to prosper in …

No matter that future wireless technology will do everything from make your coffee in the morning to balance your checkbook at night, the enduring value-revolutionary hallmark-of mobile phones remains their …

Moldova The Republic of Moldova, formerly a part of Romania, has reported an emerging commercial trunked radio market, with one company licensed to date, according to the International Mobile Telecommunications …

MONTREAL, Canada-Montreal-based Telesystem International Wireless, through its London-based wholly owned subsidiary Dolpin Telecom, and Motorola have established a strategic relationship for deploying TETRA in Europe. The alliance includes infrastructure and …

Press reporters on both sides of the Kosovo conflict have been castigated for not toeing the party line. In times of conflict, reporting the facts can be an unwelcome stance. …

VANCOUVER, Canada-eDispatch.com Wireless Data announced recently it signed an evaluation and installation agreement with Southern Linc, under which Southern Linc will demonstrate the eDispatch.com system to customers on its iDEN …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The trunked radio industry in South Africa is about to experience a revolutionary change with the introduction of new technologies and standards. An entirely new market is being …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Many in the trunked radio industry view the rollout of mobile data services as the development that will drive their industry into the next millennium following the adoption last …

MELBOURNE, Australia-A steady growth in demand for trunked land mobile services (TLMS) has forced the Australian Communications Authority to auction the last two blocks of five channels in Melbourne. “We’ve …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s recent adoption of truth-in-billing practices was endorsed by the Clinton administration before the vote was taken and it appears many of the administration’s suggestions were incorporated …

As a resident of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 1986, I have had the privilege of seeing some pretty cool events, with the requisite rich and famous. Not to …

Dear Editor: I read the Opinion section by Jeffrey Silva in the April 12th issue of RCR News. It finally exposes a railroad company spinoff known as Catellus that is …