WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association Thursday came out in support of a Dec. 31, 2006, hard date for the transition to digital TV."Converting to DTV will clear valuable spectrum for other important uses, such as advanced wireless services with both commercial and public-safety applications," said...
The multi-billion dollar wireless industry remains a good bet for investors despite the cutthroat nature of the market and the always-evolving technology, according to reports. However, the sector will continue to have its share of winners and losers. According to a report from investment...
WASHINGTON-A new report says wireless technology is a big force behind renewed telecom industry spending. The Telecommunications Industry Association said telecom equipment purchases rose 7.9 percent to approximately $784 billion last year, following three years of decline. "An increase in equipment and software revenue...
WASHINGTON-A new report says wireless technology is a big force behind renewed telecom industry spending.The Telecommunications Industry Association said telecom equipment purchases rose 7.9 percent to approximately $784 billion last year, following three years of decline. "An increase in equipment and software revenue and...
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association, which recently pulled its support of the Supercomm trade show, today announced its new telecom-focused event, Globalcomm.The annual exhibition and conference will take place June 5-8, 2006, at Chicago's McCormick Place. TIA said the event will bring together suppliers with...
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the subsequent creation of a still-evolving homeland security regime in the United States probably did more for the wireless industry than all the combined hype about third-generation mobile-phone technology that preceded the startling wake-up call to...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week created a wireless broadband access task force to help craft policies for fostering deployment of high-speed wireless Internet services in the United States. "We are strongly committed to facilitating broadband investment and deployment, particularly through technological choices," said...
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved 20 rural broadband and telecommunications loans totaling $190 million."Telecommunications companies like Nex-Tech Inc. of Lenora, Kan., are improving the capability for rural businesses and farmers and ranchers to compete globally through better access to the Internet. One...
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association urged Congress to support legislation extending and strengthening the research and development tax credit.The R&D credit is due to expire June 30. TIA said it is concerned that the telecom industry and others will suffer if the credit is...
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association applauded Senate passage of legislation to further shield industry standard-setting bodies from antitrust lawsuits.TIA called on lawmakers to swiftly resolve any differences between House and Senate bills and send the measure to President Bush for his signature. "TIA is pleased...
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association on Wednesday called on Congress to fully fund the Rural Broadband program."The unfortunate truth is that many rural Americans are not able to receive broadband access. The Rural Utilities Service program helps break down the financial barriers that have created...
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association urged Senate leaders to pass spectrum relocation legislation this year, saying approval is critical for the mobile-phone industry and the Pentagon."The passage of this legislation is a must before the end of the 108th Congress. It is key to the...
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association praised Bush administration officials for securing trade commitments from Costa Rica to open wireless and tech sectors to competition in that country.U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and his team concluded Central American Free Trade Agreement talks with Costa Rica over...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week confirmed South Korea will delay until June a decision to mandate a government-backed wireless Internet standard benefiting domestic firms at the expense of San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc. and others, a development that comes in response to U.S. pressure and...
WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. last week inked $1.1 billion in contracts with Chinese mobile-phone operators, transactions that come at a time of rising trade tensions between the two countries.In all, $2.3 billion in deals-mostly wireless-were announced here last Tuesday at a U.S.-China technology event. Motorola's $556...
WASHINGTON-Total spending in the U.S. telecom sector rose 4.7 percent in 2003 to an estimated $720.5 billion, according to a new figures released today by the Telecommunications Industry Association.TIA's 2004 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast said double-digit increases in wireless services, services in support...
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association voiced support Wednesday for new legislation to foster funding of high-speed Internet access for distance learning, telemedicine and other programs in rural America.The Rural Renaissance Act is sponsored by Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.). "This legislation is visionary in its approach...
WASHINGTON-Changes sought by wireless firms to a U.S. document being prepared for an upcoming International Telecommunication Union meeting are insufficient, a major industry group said last week, keeping alive a controversy the Bush administration must resolve in the next two weeks. Industry's criticism...
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association is preparing to send a letter, perhaps by the end of this week, to the Senate leadership asking it to strip language favorable to Northpoint Technologies L.L.C. from the spectrum-relocation bill and to move the relocation bill as quickly as...
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association applauded Senate Finance Committee passage of legislation that includes a tax break designed to foster broadband investment. "TIA supports the use of fiscal incentives as a necessary step in addressing the current lack of investment in broadband networks. We believe...
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association applauded Senate Finance Committee passage of legislation that includes a tax break designed to foster broadband investment. "TIA supports the use of fiscal incentives as a necessary step in addressing the current lack of investment in broadband networks. We believe...
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...
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 today it was disappointed over the breakdown of World Trade Organization trade talks...
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...
