Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The Federal Communications Commission wants to make sure that the sale of customer call records-which has erupted into this year's biggest wireless scandal-has not been aided and abetted by telecommunication co Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN...
Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER CTIA is asking the Federal Communications Commission to clarify recent universal-service rules that have sparked a puzzling situation where the FCC has accused the industry of not fully reporting its "toll Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN...
Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday passed on telling wireless carriers whether wireline carriers can file tariffs at the state level for termination without first negotiating with them. &quo ...
Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's board of directors last week in San Francisco voted to appeal rules recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission meant to streamline tow Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER ...
Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER In a slight about face, the wireless industry is welcoming regulation from the Federal Communications Commission, especially if the alternative is 51 different regulatory bodies, said Kathleen Ham, managing dir Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER...
WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission last week began asking a series of questions aimed at getting more spectrum available for rural America. "Spectrum policy should not be a blunt instrument but a precision tool enabling us WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications...
Byline: LYNNETTE LUNA It has been nearly 10 years since the wireless industry ushered in competition with the entrance of new PCS operators. With it came a plethora of towers and numerous clashes with local governments to stop the ugly metal...
The Federal Communications Commission told Congress that there is effective competition in the wireless industry, noting a penetration rate of 71 percent and that nearly everyone between the ages of 20 to 49 has a mobile phone. The Federal Communications Commission told...
WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission should immediately allow the winners of the licenses of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. to opt out of their bids and not penalize them for doing so, the wireless industry told the FCC on Oct. 21 in r WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications...
WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission last week proposed making mobile phones compatible with hearing aids, a regulatory move the wireless industry had tried to sidetrack. "We are very pleased the FCC has decided to go forward WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission...
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA A U.S. appeals court in Atlanta is scheduled to hear oral argument this week in a key case that turns on whether a common billing practice by mobile-phone carriers is pre-empted by federal law. ...
WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission's attempt to develop an overarching agreement for how entities consider the impact tower sitings have on historic properties is hitting resistance from some historic preservationists. The prot WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission's attempt to ...
WASHINGTON--The Federal Communications Commission may propose charging carriers for telephone numbers. Also at its open meeting on Thursday, the FCC is expected to tell the wireless industry that in addition to being ready to convert to local WASHINGTON--The...
Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on clarifications sought by Nextel Communications Inc. regarding the FCC's plan to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band, in essence turni Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER...
WASHINGTON--Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) scorned the Federal Communications Commission's plan to allow broadcasters to sell their analog spectrum allocation to wireless carriers before broadcasters are required to vacate the spectrum. Meanwh WASHINGTON--Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) scorned the Federal...
WASHINGTON--Proposed rules from the Federal Communications Commission to change the way telecommunications carriers compensate each other to carry traffic to one where each carrier bills its own customers is receiving flack from state regulators wh WASHINGTON--Proposed rules from the Federal Communications Commission to...
Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The telecommunications-reform bill, which includes the all-important wireless pre-emption provision, will not be debated on the Senate floor this week so its only hope for passage is if it is part of the debate ...
Editor's Note: As part of its celebration of 20 years covering the wireless industry, RCR Wireless News each month will take a look back at crucial points in the history of mobile telecommunications. This month, RCR Wireless News will revisit the F Editor's Note:...
While the United States claimed victory in securing global frequency bands for 3G mobile-phone service during the World Radiocommunication Conference earlier this year, the process of allocating that spectrum could become a nightmare for the U.S. w While the United States claimed victory in...
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that reversed a Federal Communications Commission decision pre-empting states from regulating line-item charges on wireless Byline: JEFFREY SILVA...
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