Opinion

The following Web sites provide information related to cancer research: International EMF Project, www.who.ch/emf International Agency for Research on Cancer, www.iarc.fr Wireless Technology Research L.L.C., www.wtrllc.com EMF-Link (A Biomedical Science …

BALTIMORE, United States-The World Health Organization (WHO) is assessing the feasibility of conducting a multi-nation study to determine the connection, if any, between mobile-phone use and cancers in the brain, …

In the early 1990s, many industry observers enthusiastically predicted that wireless local loop (WLL) deployments would spread fast and furiously throughout the international telecommunications arena. Given emerging economies’ pent-up demand …

To the editor: Instead of digging in their heals, it’s time the carriers got with it. “It” being concealment or camouflage of antennas. Most local zoning authorities, like the one …

To the editor: I appreciated your recent article on customer care-you made several relevant points and I look forward to the day when carriers begin to heed your well-worded advice. …

In the summer of 1989, one of my favorite bands, the B-52s, released an album with the big hit-tune “Roam,” in which singer Kate Pierson encouraged listeners to “roam around …

At any given time, it’s hard to say what agenda is being played out by whom in the FCC-Portals fiasco. Let’s take a look at the players and their roles. …

Competition is a mainstay of the wireless industry. While the first decade of cellular service was marked with duopoly service where each carrier could do a poor job and still …

To the Editor: I cannot believe the deafening silence from the wireless community with regard to MobileMedia Corp.’s plan to extinguish the equity in the company. If the industry has …

To the Editor: You’ll probably get a lot of response on this one. Methanol is derived from wood and is highly toxic. It is not present in hard liquor. Ethanol …

To the editor: I just read your editorial about bundling and discounting, and, as a consumer, I could not agree more. I also subscribe to your adage to never, never …

These days, the talk of the town alternates between war with Saddam and womanizing with Monica. Day and night. It’s overkill, but still quite serious stuff. But those two malcontents …

“From the mighty pen, true wisdom flows. If it says so, then it is so. If it is so, so it is. A thought’s not fit to think ’til it’s …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Online service subscribers make up a majority of wireless users and are considered top prospects for wireless providers marketing emerging technologies or bundled services, according to a recent survey …

The interconnection fight between paging carriers and local exchange carriers is far from over. LECs, wounded by a Federal Communications Commission Common Carrier Bureau letter denying them the right to …

WASHINGTON-After two years, is the Telecommunications Act of 1996 a success or failure? In the eyes of Washington telecom insiders, is it an industry boon or an industry bust? Right …

There is little doubt that the telecommunications industry has taken on a global hue. Increasingly, American wireless providers are teaming up with foreign companies to expand their service portfolios across …

Dear Editor, In regards to the latest and previous articles by Debra Wayne regarding Pocket Communications, as a former Pocket Communications employee (and I in no way represent the company …

The state of wireless technology and devices is in good shape today, and should continue to stay healthy well into the future, as long as carriers understand the changing dynamics …

Wouldn’t it be nice to know if people are actually going to like the holiday gifts you so thoughtfully picked out especially for them? You ponder, prepare and then pray …

WASHINGTON-Two new Federal Communications Commissioners are playing their cards close to the vest regarding their regulatory leanings during this honeymoon period of their tenure. Democrat Gloria Tristani and Republican Harold …

WASHINGTON-In a surprisingly candid admission, the head of the cellular industry’s cancer research project said he will leave the six-year, $28 million program in mid-1999 without conducting either short-term or …

JACKSON, Miss.-The Federal Communications Commission extended the timetable for public comment on WorldCom’s application to establish a voting trust in connection with the company’s bid to acquire MCI Communications Corp. …

WASHINGTON-Comments submitted last week by NextWave Telecom Inc. to the Federal Communications Commission regarding proposed changes to the established C- and F-block personal communications services repayment plans smacks of a …

WASHINGTON-The June 23 adoption of the Second Report and Order regarding the Phase II rules governing the future of 800 MHz specialized mobile radio and related auctions by the Federal …