Change has been afoot in the wireless tower industry. In the past 18 months, two of the industry's five public players have gone through bankruptcy and returned, businesses have been divested and restructured, and stock valuations have fallen and risen like the tides. Meanwhile,...
A regional wireless industry association could be coming to a neighborhood near you. A movement is afoot in the wireless industry, and the tower sector, hungry to learn the intricacies of the industry from the experts, is leading the charge. Atlanta, home to the...
WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau said Thursday it had certified the Industrial Telecommunications Association and the American Mobile Telecommunications Association as frequency coordinators in the 929-930 MHz paging frequencies and the special-emergency frequencies below 512 MHz."After careful consideration of the information before us, we...
Consumer Reports bashed the wireless industry again in its second annual survey of rating wireless providers. It's safe to say carriers flunked in the magazine's eyes. The editor of Consumer Reports complained cellular service hasn't improved one iota since last year. But while Consumer...
Wireless carriers continued their push for more research on whether tower facilities kill large numbers of birds, while environmental groups shook their collective finger at the government, alleging the Federal Communications Commission is breaking the law in comments filed with the agency on the...
WASHINGTON-PCIA, which re-invented itself from a carrier organization to a tower organization and held its first tower-specific trade show earlier this month, said Oct. 13 it had hired a new lobbyist and it tried to quell rumors-started at the show-that its chief executive officer...
Before it becomes a rehash of PCIA vs. CTIA, PCIA and Shorecliff Communications need to merge their tower shows into one event. It's the best thing for the industry, and both groups have a vested interest in seeing the tower sector succeed. PCIA's conference...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.-Wireless carriers are going to have to fortify their networks to become increasingly reliable as more people cut the cord. Does that sound like good news for tower companies, which have been victims of carriers' tightly closed purse strings during the past year?Not...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.-Wireless carriers are going to have to fortify their networks to become increasingly reliable as more people cut the cord. Does that sound like good news for tower companies, which have been victims of carriers' tightly closed purse strings during the past year?Not...
Wireless infrastructure association PCIA is gearing up for its first industry trade show since it narrowed its focus to the tower sector last fall, but tight travel budgets will not be the only factor threatening the show's success. PCIA's Wireless Infrastructure Conference & Expo,...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's board of directors could vote this week on a new 800 MHz public-safety interference plan strongly supported by mobile-phone carriers but at odds with business interests of the trade group's outgoing chairman, Nextel Communications Inc. President and CEO...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Wireless infrastructure association Personal Communications Industry Association said Thomas (Tam) Murray, founder and managing member of Community Wireless Structures, has joined its board of directors.Community Wireless Structures is a wireless infrastructure company that currently manages 18 tower sites and plans to manage 30...
With the announcement that Wireless Week is slashing its frequency to twice a month, RCR Wireless News has become the only weekly newspaper in the telecom industry. I want to take a moment to assure you we are not changing direction. We are staying...
To the Editor, I was gratified to see that Tracy Ford presented an ultimately positive view of the tower industry in her Nov. 18 editorial, as PCIA also sees great promise for the tower industry, which we represent. Specifically, I want to point out...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-PCIA has filed a reply to an environmental group's response to PCIA's motion to dismiss the group's Aug. 27 Gulf Petition.The environmental group, which consists of the Forest Conservation Council, Friends of the Earth and the American Bird Conservancy, contends antenna structures in...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association is urging a California legislator to amend his bill to include tower companies in a plan to lease state lands to wireless service providers."Tower companies account for approximately 80 percent of the wireless facilities market in California. Including...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission dismissed a petition from the Personal Communications Industry Association that called for a siting rulemaking.The petition was filed in July 2000 but became moot in March 2001 when the FCC, the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation and the National Conference...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) has decided to drop its annual trade show, global m-commerce user initiative and LifePage donor program and cut its skeletal staff by 20 percent as part of a major shakeup that officials said will enable it to...
WASHINGTON—The Personal Communications Industry Association has decided to drop its annual trade show, global m-commerce user initiative and LifePage donor program and cut its skeletal staff by 20 percent as part of a major shakeup that officials said will enable it to focus on...
WASHINGTON—The Personal Communications Industry Association laid off five people on Wednesday, reducing its staff to 47 people after a similar reduction of nine people last October.While PCIA is "extremely sound fiscally. It is important that we remain viable while the economy is so stressful....
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association announced it has made its Global M-User Market Research, released earlier this fall, available for use.The market research data provides companies with data on the habits, attitudes and behaviors of mobile consumers in six different countries, including Japan,...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association announced Miguel (Mike) Pellon has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of the PCIA Foundation.Pellon, vice president and general manager of wireless messaging for Motorola Inc.'s personal communications sector and a current member of the...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) announced six annual awards given to individuals and companies for outstanding contributions to their communities through the use of mobile technology. The Albert Gore Jr. LifePage Award, which was established to recognize individuals and LifePage teams exemplifying...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association, proving it is not immune to current economic troubles, cut its work force by 9 positions Wednesday, leaving the industry association with about 50 employees."We did this because we needed to scale the operation," said Betsy Stephenson, PCIA's...
