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 Andrew Seybold said the mission of the new committee will be to stimulate and coordinate...
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 designed to clear up any questions raised via petitions for reconsideration and clarification filed...
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 the local loop, according to an updated survey."The Third Annual Telecommunications Survey-Business User Perspectives...
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 for the big day. Now they are strapped into their seats in the command...
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. over its nationwide two-way channels-have their work cut out for them since Motorola Inc.'s...
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 2 GHz broadband personal communications services."Cox has said it will be operational by the...
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 benefiting from the stay and those who think they will be hindered."The telecom act...
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 petitions for reconsideration and clarification filed by Nextel Communications Inc. and the American Mobile...
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 based on my promises about Code Division Multiple Access technology. This might be flattering if...
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 issue. The Justice Department, however, opposes any delay in implementing the new rules.Following a...
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' turn to get away and my turn to fill the column. Wireless sparked several...
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 information providers STATS Inc. to stop sending accounts of NBA basketball games over its pager...
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. Then I thought to myself, "Is it Sprint? No wait, maybe it's MCI."Hold on a...
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 do with TV channels 60-69-should they auction them, should they keep them for broadcast transmission...
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 an nounced it would propose reforms that would no longer force commercial mobile radio service...
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 victory for Motorola, and ultimately for L.M. Ericsson as well, was upheld.The case began in...
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. Your May 27 story, "Research fund may fall $4M short of goal," is wrong, principally...
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 C-block auction for personal communications services.The man who won the license, Vincent McBride, has...
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 women, minorities and others that are under-represented in the telecommunications industry, including wireless.Isn't this...
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 hundreds of thousands of dollars annually into public affairs to convince consumers that the...
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 licenses it won at auction. With more than $10 billion anted up to win...
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 Andy Rooney, but I'd bet there's plenty of raw material for him here if he...
Dear Editor: Your article in Monday's RCR is a great disappointment in which you misled your readers.Somehow you have turned a story about differences in opinion between CTIA and a handful of manufacturers, regarding the assessments collected by CTIA for it's health and safety programs,...
To the Editor: I am appalled by the unprincipled attack on the WTR carried in last Monday's issue of RCR. The unverified story was replete with untruths, half-truths, misinformation, innuendo and unattributed statements. I am compelled to clarify for your readership at least some of...
