Opinion

A California federal judge dismissed a proposed settlement between AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and minority owners of AT&T cellular markets after the court discovered AT&T signed an employment agreement with …

Dear Editor: Recent trade articles have covered the story of American Airlines’ difficulties with a commercial specialized mobile radio service. This is just one part of a multidimensional problem that …

WASHINGTON-Industry opinion regarding the recent Federal Communications Commission adoption of a memorandum report and order on refarming generally is positive, with carriers and manufacturers alike ready to move forward after …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The Portable Computer and Communications Association said it will meet Jan. 15 in the Seattle area to form a Handheld PC Steering Committee and working subcommittees. PCCA President …

WASHINGTON-Following a long, drawn-out process that began in 1993, the Federal Communications Commission voted on circular to adopt a memorandum opinion and order on the refarming issue; the order was …

WASHINGTON-Business executives rate long-distance carriers as being more innovative in their customized telecom solutions than are local exchange carriers, an opinion wireless carriers should heed when considering a venture into …

Picture this. Down at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., the space shuttle Columbia sits on the launch pad. The astronauts have run tests for months in preparation …

I’ve noted before that vendors of the personal Air Communications Technology protocol-one of the newest contenders for two-way paging and messaging systems, and being implemented by AT&T Wireless Services Inc. …

NEW YORK-Cox Enterprises Inc. and Omnipoint Corp. seem likely to meet their December 1999 deadlines to deploy new technologies, a condition of their Federal Communications Commission pioneer’s preference licenses for …

WASHINGTON-Although oral arguments regarding the stay of the Federal Communications Commission’s interconnection pricing plan are not scheduled until sometime in January, sparring on the issue continues between those who are …

WASHINGTON-Fine points continue to need to be ironed out as the Federal Communications Commission tries to compete its interconnection and resale order regarding commercial mobile radio carriers. According to recent …

Editor: Quentin Hardy’s article, “Jacobs’ Patter,” in the Sept. 6 edition of The Wall Street Journal claims that “some of the biggest names in telecommunications” have invested perhaps $20 billion …

WASHINGTON-As promised since the day the Federal Communications Commission approved its long-awaited first opinion and order regarding local competition and interconnection, state jurisdictions have filed in court to challenge the …

August is the month to go on vacation but not for people who took time off in July to get married. Like I did. Last week it was the boss’ …

I wonder if Judge Loretta Preska has ever been to a professional basketball game. Preska ruled in favor of the NBA in its lawsuit against Motorola Inc., ordering Motorola and …

I received a phone call at home one evening from an AT&T long distance salesman. How was I doing, and what long-distance carrier did I use? “Sprint,” I told him. …

Does anyone have any common sense any more? (And if they do, are they willing to auction it off to the highest bidder?) While the GOP-led Congress debates what to …

Oh, the shifting winds of Washington. The bill-and-keep interconnection proposal has been called the greatest issue facing the cellular industry this year. And when the Federal Communications Commission last December …

Part of a year-old jury verdict was reversed last week when the technology patent lawsuit between InterDigital Communications Corp. and Motorola Inc. was revisited in U.S. District Court. However, the …

Dear Editor: Once again it is necessary to correct the misinformation which you are giving your readers regarding the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s efforts relative to Wireless Telecommunications Research L.L.C. …

I have the distinction of being born and raised in Williston, N.D., which has the distinction of being won by the man with the fewest bidding options in the recent …

So now the Federal Communications Commission is mandated to study market entry barriers faced by small businesses and entrepreneurs, which could lead to reviving bidding credits and other incentives for …

WASHINGTON-At a time when Wireless Technology Research L.L.C. is scraping for cash to determine whether pocket telephones pose a potential public health risk, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association is pumping …

I must admit, I was a little taken aback when I heard that BDPCS Inc. defaulted on the down payment it was required to make for the 17 C-block pocket-phone …

Who are these guys? It’s a question that has popped into my mind repeatedly after 20-plus years as a journalist now covering the wireless communications field. I can’t compete with …