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Bush ad campaign targets teen drivers

WASHINGTON-A Bush administration-sponsored ad campaign aimed at teens will kick off early next year stressing the dangers of distracted driving, an approach more targeted than the one embraced by the cell-phone industry.Unlike industry's outreach efforts, which stress driver safety to the general population, the...

Verizon: Consensus Plan would give Nextel $6.5B, Nextel begs to differ

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless last month said that if the Federal Communications Commission agrees to the Consensus Plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, Nextel Communications Inc. will receive a $6.5 billion windfall."As detailed in the Kane Reece Associates Inc. study,...

Verizon Wireless says Consensus Plan would give Nextel $6.5B windfall

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless Monday said that if the Federal Communications Commission agrees to the Consensus Plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, Nextel Communications Inc. will receive a $6.5 billion windfall."As detailed in the Kane Reece Associates Inc. study, while...

Vodafone to launch ‘The Simpsons’ in Europe, Asia

Customers of Vodafone Group plc in Europe, Australia and New Zealand will have access to content from the TV show "The Simpsons" under a new deal announced between the global operator and THQ Inc. The deal comes just a week after RCR Wireless News...

Nortel overstated losses

In an announcement with possible implications for laid-off employees, plant closings and investors, Nortel Networks Ltd. said it is undertaking a comprehensive review of its financial profile for the past three-and-a-half fiscal years.Unlike the recent trend of overstating incomes, Nortel said it overstated its...

Siemens funds first U.S.-based vendor

Siemens AG said it has completed its first investment in the United States with V-Enable, a wireless startup that focuses on multi-modality technology. The investment was executed by Siemens Mobile Acceleration, the vendor's wireless venture capital arm.V-Enable said it has closed a $3.75 million...

Visto charges Infowave, Seven with patent infringement

Patent battles continue to rage across the wireless enterprise industry, as Visto Corp. joins the fray with separate lawsuits against rival wireless e-mail companies Infowave Software and Seven Networks Inc.The nation's courts have already engaged several such lawsuits from similar players, with Research In...

Largent has celebrity endorser links to McCaw Cellular

WASHINGTON-When Stephen Largent was chosen as the new president of the Cellular & Telecommunications Association, his only connection to the wireless industry appeared to be as a former member of the House telecom subcommittee, but John Stanton, chairman, director and chief executive officer of...

Visto files patent-related lawsuits

Patent battles continue to rage across the wireless enterprise industry, as Visto Corp. joins the fray with separate lawsuits against rival wireless e-mail companies Infowave Software and Seven Networks Inc.The nation's courts have already engaged several such lawsuits from similar players, with Research In...

Trade talk collapse could hurt wireless firms

WASHINGTON-The collapse of global trade talks in Mexico could hurt exports of the wireless industry and other high-tech sectors in the United States.The Telecommunications Industry Association, which represents telecom manufacturers, said it was disappointed over the breakdown of World Trade Organization trade talks in...

NRIC probes wireless response during blackout

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry painted a rosy picture Sept. 15 of what happened to its networks during last month's blackout."The wireless industry really is a veteran in restoring service," said Kathryn Condello, vice president of operations for the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. "Our citizens...

Clooney lends support for 211 act

WASHINGTON-High-power, star power and political power were on hand Wednesday when actor George Clooney lent his support for the Calling for 211 Act. Clooney acknowledged that getting funding for the $200 million in annual matching grants contemplated by the act would be difficult, but...

Wireless industry paints rosy picture of blackout response

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry painted a rosy picture Monday of what happened to its networks during last month's blackout."The wireless industry really is a veteran in restoring service," said Kathryn Condello, vice president of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. "Our citizens and emergency responders...

Bush proposes Commerce reorg to stem trade deficit

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration, charging Chinese trade practices hurt U.S. tech firms and facing mounting criticism about layoffs heading into the 2004 election season, has proposed a further Commerce Department reorganization in hopes of reducing a $40 billion trade deficit.Commerce Secretary Donald Evans, addressing the...

With much fanfare, CTIA unveils consumer code amid criticism

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 about lack of quality customer service."This code of conduct might make for a good...

Details emerge on Sprint’s PTT

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 a pair of color-screen handsets when launched and a claimed larger coverage area than...

CTIA unveils consumer code amid criticism

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 to criticism about lack of quality customer service, it was perhaps mistaken."This code of...

Wireless vendors caught in middle of China trade debate

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 American wireless firms that have invested considerable resources to gain a foothold in what...

CTIA’s consumer code to include coverage maps

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. Either the code is fraught with loopholes big enough to drive a truck through...

NARUC asks CTIA to coordinate on code of conduct

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 Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Conference in Denver."That the industry has worked to formulate...

Homeland security not intended to be ‘premium’ service

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 a Department of Homeland Security initiative that supports National Security and Emergency Preparedness users during...

It’s official: Largent to replace Wheeler

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."After an exhaustive search, it became clear that Steve Largent was the right person for...

Conservative think tank: consumer ‘rights’ will cost consumers, CTIA set to unveil code

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 only benefit lawyers. "Plaintiff and class-action lawyers-not consumers-would be the ultimate beneficiaries of...