RCR Wireless News

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association fell short in proving to critics that its voluntary code of conduct, which it officially unveiled Sept. 9, is an adequate response to jabs …

As Sprint PCS continues to trial its push-to-talk solution ahead of a planned pre-year-end launch date, details emerged last week about the offering that is expected to include at least …

WASHINGTON-If the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association hoped to prove to the consumer-advocate world that its voluntary code of conduct, which it officially unveiled Sept. 9, is an adequate response …

WASHINGTON-Congress and the Bush administration are on a collision course on China trade policy, a gathering storm with political and economic implications that could spin out of control and hurt …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association expects to make news when it unveils its voluntary consumer code of conduct next week, but how consumers embrace the code is less clear. …

WASHINGTON-State regulators Tuesday urged the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association to coordinate CTIA’s soon-to-be-released voluntary consumer code of conduct with wireless best practices resolutions passed last month at the National …

To the Editor: The proposition of delivering wireless priority service to high-paying consumers-as outlined in RCR Wireless News on Aug. 11 and again on Aug.18-is illegal. Wireless Priority Service is …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association late Monday announced as expected that former Rep. Steve Largent (R-Okla.) will replace Thomas Wheeler as president and chief executive officer effective in November. …

WASHINGTON-The Progress & Freedom Foundation, a pro-market think tank, released a study last week that it claims shows the proposed California Telecommunication Users Bill of Rights will cost consumers and …

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a $300 million consumer advertising campaign that coincided with the introduction of a staggering 158 new products, from new digital cameras to advanced printers. “To …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association expects to unveil its consumer code of conduct Sept. 9. “The wireless industry will unveil its voluntary consumer code, designed to help ensure that …

Verizon Wireless provided details on its highly anticipated Push to Talk service set to officially launch Aug. 18. As RCR Wireless News reported yesterday, the service allows customers to communicate …

WASHINGTON-Former U.S. Rep. Stephen Largent (R-Okla.) confirmed to RCR Wireless News that he is the leading candidate to replace Thomas Wheeler, president and chief executive officer of the Cellular Telecommunications …

WASHINGTON-A day before the civilian administrator of Iraq addressed the National Press Club and the U.S. Department of Commerce released the details of an auction of Iraqi mobile-phone licenses, a …

As the wireless industry aims to work together to exploit data initiatives and conserve cash through network sharing, it continues to play hard ball whenever it has the chance. The …

A number of New York area sub-dealers said they received notice last week from T-Mobile USA Inc. telling the dealers that if they began selling wireless products or services from …

Pictures of a possible Motorola Inc. smart phone using Microsoft Corp.’s operating system surfaced on an enthusiast Web site, further stoking industry rumors that Motorola has sided with the software …

WASHINGTON-A day before the civilian administrator of Iraq addressed the National Press Club and the U.S. Department of Commerce released the details of an auction of Iraqi mobile-phone licenses, a …

In what is expected to be the first W-CDMA launch in North America, AT&T Wireless has announced agreements with Nortel Networks Ltd. and L.M. Ericsson to supply equipment for the …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week sent Congress legislation to fold the agency housing the president’s key telecom adviser into a new Technology and Telecommunications Administration, prompting reactions from key lawmakers …

NEC to re-enter U.S. phone market NEC Corp. plans to re-enter the U.S. mobile phone market through an exclusive phone deal with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The carrier will begin …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless entered the camera phone race with a new picture-messaging service and advanced phone from LG Mobile Phones. The move was expected, as RCR Wireless News reported on …

WASHINGTON-A bill to ban driver use of handheld cell phones in California unexpectedly died in the state legislature after a Senate amendment so watered down the measure as to prompt …

WASHINGTON-When the House Commerce Committee takes up anti-spam legislation next week, language will be included to combat wireless spam, Rep. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) told RCR Wireless News following a hearing …