The great Washington wireless mystery continues.Last week, the Federal Communications Commission officially launched its Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. Kenneth Moran was named acting chief of a new unit that has been in the works in the year since Hurricane Katrina's deadly destruction...
WASHINGTON-Designated entities accounted for a historically low percentage of the government's multibillion-dollar take in the recently completed advanced wireless services auction, even though they made up more than half of the winning bidders. Indeed, an independent panel of the Small Business Administration recommended that...
NEW YORK-Fatherhood was the inspiration for creating and naming mobile virtual network operator Kajeet Inc., and the market will test whether those fathers really do know best when it comes to offering a wireless service that will appeal to kids. Daniel Neal, Kajeet's chief...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. struck a five-year agreement with the U.S. Army, Air Force and Defense Telecommunications Services-Washington worth more than $150 million. The deal, according to Cingular, will "enable the military branches to administer wireless usage more efficiently and cost-effectively." The contract consolidates Cingular's...
Unlimited video streaming is unlikely to be in wireless carriers' interest, Verizon Wireless President and Chief Executive Officer Denny Strigl told a New York audience, but the company still believes that a significant portion of its future revenues will come from data services. "I...
There were no last-minute bombshells when the advanced wireless services spectrum auction wrapped up last week after a few final, tedious rounds with a mere handful of bids. T-Mobile USA Inc. was the undisputed and unsurprising highest bidder, walking away with a hefty new...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. struck a five-year agreement with the U.S. Army, Air Force and Defense Telecommunications Services-Washington worth more than $150 million. The deal, according to Cingular, will "enable the military branches to administer wireless usage more efficiently and cost-effectively." The contract consolidates Cingular’s...
Sure, it's fun to crack jokes about snazzy-suit-wearing lawyers, but the reality is that eventually everyone comes to appreciate a competent attorney, and the wireless industry is no different. Hence, Edward Donohue, Catherine Blue and Thomas Carroll formed Donohue & Blue plc, a law...
Before you can run, you have to crawl. That is, you can't run off with your precious, hard-won spectrum before crawling to the finish line along with your auction-weary competitors in the advanced wireless services auction.The auction limped on last week like an Energizer...
WASHINGTON--Wireless industry trade association CTIA asked the Federal Communications Commission to delay the comment cycle for its re-examination of the service and licensing rules for the 700 MHz spectrum band because the auction for advanced wireless services is still ongoing. "The timing of the...
LOS ANGELES--Most companies are taking a limited approach to wireless mobility today, but the ones that are on the leading edge have begun to see quantifiable results and a competitive advantage, according to enterprise experts who spoke at the EnterpriseNow keynote at the CTIA...
Strong regional differences in call quality among carriers showed up in the latest J.D. Power and Associates consumer survey, with no carrier dominating nationally. J.D. Power also noted that the number of calls made from inside buildings exceeded the number of calls made from...
WASHINGTON—Council Tree Communications Inc. and others last week asked the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn results of the advanced wireless services auction, arguing new rules designed to prevent national mobile-phone carriers and others from exploiting bidding benefits for small businesses were...
The Justice Department said Alltel Corp. agreed to sell wireless assets in several rural Minnesota markets as a condition to antitrust approval of its $1 billion purchase of regional operator Midwest Wireless."The department's action ensures that wireless telephone consumers will continue to obtain the...
On paper, telecom reform legislation is right there in the mix, giving the mobile-phone industry hope and states heartburn about prospects for expanding federal pre-emption in a way that would further marginalize public-utility commissions, state legislatures and plaintiff attorneys in all things wireless.In reality,...
No wonder China is postponing its decision on third-generation wireless licenses. They're almost obsolete, if you believe the rhetoric thrown about these days.OK, slight exaggeration, but new technologies are being developed at a faster pace than ever before. At the same time, new spectrum...
Bidding slowed last week in the advanced wireless services spectrum auction, but the competition could be far from wrapping up as companies could bid up prices for competitors and make a few last attempts to capture always valuable spectrum. T-Mobile USA Inc. will almost...
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department said Alltel Corp. agreed to sell wireless assets in several rural Minnesota markets as a condition to antitrust approval of its $1 billion purchase of regional operator Midwest Wireless. "The department's action ensures that wireless telephone consumers will continue to obtain...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Strong regional differences in call quality among carriers showed up in the latest J.D. Power and Associates consumer survey, with no carrier dominating nationally. The company also noted that the number of calls made from inside buildings exceeded the number of calls...
WASHINGTON—Bidding has slowed to a trickle in the advanced wireless services spectrum auction, with thirty or fewer new bids received in the last few rounds. Click here for the latest headlines from the AWS auction. Click here for full AWS auction coverage.But a few...
WASHINGTON—Dobson Communications Corp. dominated round 85 of the advanced wireless services spectrum auction, placing nearly half of the new bids in the round. Verizon Wireless also re-entered the fray after watching from the sidelines for much of the bidding. The carrier placed a $4.1...
WASHINGTON—Verizon Wireless is pitching a plan to build a nationwide broadband public-safety network in the 700 MHz band, according to sources familiar with the plan. The spectrum has already been allocated to public safety as part of the transition to digital TV. The Verizon...
WASHINGTON—Dobson Communications Corp., T-Mobile USA Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc. are among the bidders still jockeying for spectrum in the advanced wireless services auction. The auction continues to creep toward a close, with just 64 bids in recent rounds. Click here for the...
If you're seeking evidence that mobile marketing is truly-and finally-gaining ground, look no further than Third Screen Media's bottom line. The Boston-based firm claims it saw more revenue in July than during the entire first quarter of the year, thanks largely to big-budget campaigns...
