Government

FCC Votes for Wireless Probe

August 27, 2009 8:40 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

The FCC formally voted today to open a wide-ranging inquiry into the state of the wireless industry and examine how to best foster innovation and investment.

N.H. Lawmakers Discuss Teen ‘Sexting’

August 26, 2009 8:05 am | by Norma Love, Associated Press Writer | News | Comments

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A group of lawmakers is exploring protecting young people who send sexually explicit photos by cell phone — commonly called "sexting" — from being charged under New Hampshire's child pornography laws.

FTC OK with Sprint Buy of Virgin Mobile

August 24, 2009 8:05 pm | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Sprint Nextel’s proposed $483 million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA moved a step closer to reality...

Apple, AT & T, Google Explain Google Voice

August 24, 2009 8:25 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Apple, AT&T and Google on Friday all replied to the FCC’s letters of inquiry regarding the companies’ roles in the rejection of the Google Voice application by Apple’s App Store...

FCC Launches Formal Probe of Wireless Industry

August 21, 2009 8:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The FCC has formally announced plans to launch a wide-ranging probe into the U.S. wireless industry.

Kyle McSlarrow Discusses the Broadband Stimulus Package

August 21, 2009 6:15 am | Videos | Comments

NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow discusses the Broadband Stimulus Package currently being debated in Washington.

Rick Whitt on Broadband Stimulus

August 21, 2009 5:43 am | Videos | Comments

Rick Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel for Google, discusses the broadband provisions in the economic stimulus bill.

iBasis Files Federal Suit, Escalates KPN Fight

August 19, 2009 8:05 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

In yet another move to stop Royal KPN’s unsolicited buyout offer, wholesale VoIP provider iBasis has brought a second suit against the Dutch telecommunications company.

Gov’t Application Servers Could Use Some Stimulants

August 14, 2009 8:16 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Similar to the Cash for Clunkers program, the computing infrastructure needs upgrades to handle the volume.

Deadline Nears for Broadband Fund Applications

August 13, 2009 8:08 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Vendors and service providers are busy putting the final touches on their applications for broadband stimulus funds

AG: Refunds Coming for AirTEL Customers

August 13, 2009 8:05 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock says the state is in the process of securing some refunds for consumers

Iowa 911 Call Center Becomes First to Accept Texts

August 6, 2009 8:00 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

An emergency call center in Waterloo, Iowa, became the first in the country to accept text messages sent to "911," starting Wednesday.

FCC Probes Apple on Google Voice Rejection

August 3, 2009 8:08 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The FCC has launched a sweeping inquiry into Apple’s recent rejection of Google’s telephony application for the iPhone.

Lawmakers to Propose Ban on Driving While Texting

July 29, 2009 8:20 am | by Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writer | News | Comments

States would be required to ban driving while texting or face the loss of highway funds under legislation being pushed

Full FCC in Place

July 27, 2009 8:10 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

With Friday’s Senate confirmation of Democrat Mignon Clyburn and Republican Meredith Attwell Baker, the full FCC finally will be in place.

Seybold's Take - Want Some Stimulus Money? Climb Aboard

May 30, 2009 8:27 pm | by Andy Seybold | Articles | Comments

The federal government is about to begin awarding grants to provide broadband services to all who don’t have them, either because they are not available where they live or they cannot afford them. We will know in a few weeks what is meant by “broadband”

ABI: Stimulus Bill to Boost Adoption of Wireless Technology

May 26, 2009 8:59 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The $6.8 billion slated for wireless communication upgrades and deployments in the next two years will benefit vendors and increase wireless technologies’

U.S. Cellular Profit Up

May 6, 2009 9:18 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

U.S. Cellular increased its first-quarter service revenues and reported strong gains in data revenue.

Analysis: U.S. Cellular Signals Its Digging in Heels Despite Long Odds

April 10, 2009 9:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

U.S. Cellular is not immune to the pressures that have crushed other regional carriers

U.S. Cellular: Taking Care of the Customer

February 28, 2009 5:20 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

It's a good thing U.S. Cellular has a healthy balance sheet because the regional carrier is facing an uptick in competition on multiple fronts, and the fight has already taken a bite out of the company's growth.

U.S. Cellular Posts Loss

February 27, 2009 8:32 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

U.S. Cellular posted a net loss of $200.1 million in the fourth quarter compared with the prior-year fourth quarter's net income of $29.2 million.

Vodafone to Release Android Phone in Europe

February 17, 2009 8:50 am | by Luke Simpson | Articles | Comments

HTC has built Vodafone’s first Android-powered smartphone.

Nokia Comes with (More) Services

February 16, 2009 8:44 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Nokia today announced its Ovi store and its plan to reach the masses with e-mail, and it featured two rather high-end devices

FirstNews Briefs for Feb. 5, 2009

February 5, 2009 8:11 am | Articles | Comments

Companies in the news: Handmark, FreeRange Communications, Cincinnati Bell, TracFone Wireless, Syniverse Techologies, RF Micro Devices, Mojiva, Motorola, WiMAX Forum, TeleCommunication Systems, Bluegrass Cellular, Flat Wireless, NTCH-Cleartalk-Colorado, Cricket Communications.