Government
FCC Grills AT & T Over Jobs Claims
October 14, 2011 8:24 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T says its merger with T-Mobile USA will create jobs, not eliminate them. Now the FCC is asking AT&T to prove it.
Deficit Panel Pushes for Federal Spectrum Auctions
October 10, 2011 8:28 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsFour members of the super committee charged with cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal deficit have asked President Obama to help free up federal spectrum for auction.
FCC USF Reform Boosts Mobile Broadband
October 6, 2011 8:17 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wants to use cash from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to expand mobile broadband service...
FCC Cracks Down on Sellers of Cell Phone Jammers
October 6, 2011 8:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC's Enforcement Bureau has taken action against 20 online retailers for selling illegal cell phone signal jammers and other equipment...
FCC Set to Reveal USF Reform Plans
October 5, 2011 7:52 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will outline a plan tomorrow to overhaul the USF and ICC system.
DOJ to Take Closer Look at Google's Motorola Deal
September 29, 2011 7:54 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe U.S. Justice Department is taking a closer look at Google's proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of cell phone maker Motorola Mobility...
Cell Service Arrives in NYC Holdout - The Subway
September 28, 2011 8:08 am | by Chris Hawley, Associated Press | News | CommentsIt was the one place that New Yorkers could go to get away from singing cell phones, beeping BlackBerries and torrents of tweets. And now it's disappearing.
Citigroup Report Discredits Spectrum Crunch; CTIA Fires Back
September 27, 2011 8:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsCitigroup says the U.S. wireless industry isn't facing a spectrum shortage and needs to do a better job managing the bandwidth it already has.
Analysis - U.S. Serves as Crucible for Advancements in Mobile
September 25, 2011 12:59 pm | by Keith Mallinson | Articles | CommentsKeith Mallinson examines the role the United States plays in leading smartphone initiatives.
Seybold’s Take - Spectrum = Wireless Currency
September 25, 2011 12:43 pm | by Andrew Seybold | Articles | CommentsAndrew Seybold sums up the situation: The currency of the commercial wireless world is not money but spectrum.
Bachmann Calls LightSquared Waiver 'Crony Capitalism'
September 23, 2011 8:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsPolitical pressure continues to mount over LightSquared, with lawmakers questioning why the FCC granted the company...
FCC Net Neutrality Rules Effective Nov. 20
September 23, 2011 8:02 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC's net neutrality regulations were published in the Federal Register yesterday and will go into effect on Nov. 20.
AT & T Antitrust Trial Set to Begin Feb. 13
September 22, 2011 8:07 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsA judge has set Feb. 13 of next year as the start date of the trial for the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit over AT&T's $39 billion buyout of T-Mobile USA.
AT & T, DOJ Differ on Dates for T-Mo Hearing
September 19, 2011 8:02 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T and the Justice Department are hashing out court dates for the agency's antitrust lawsuit against the T-Mobile USA deal.
FCC No-Show, Lobbying Query Overshadow LightSquared Hearing
September 16, 2011 8:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsYesterday's House Armed Services Committee hearing was supposed to be about the impact of LightSquared's network on national security...
ITC Will Review HTC Patent Violations
September 16, 2011 8:06 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe ITC has decided to review the final decision by one of its administrative judges that found HTC Android smartphones were in violation of...
FCC Mandates More Testing for LightSquared
September 14, 2011 7:57 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC said yesterday it is requiring LightSquared to conduct more testing before it can deploy its LTE network...
Obama Jobs Bill Includes Broadcast Spectrum Auctions
September 13, 2011 8:27 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsPresident Barack Obama's jobs bill gives the FCC authority to conduct voluntary incentive auctions of television broadcast spectrum.
FCC Net Neutrality Rules Pass OMB
September 13, 2011 8:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC's net neutrality regulations have cleared a key regulatory hurdle and will soon be published in the Federal Register...
Germany Bans Sale of Galaxy Tab 10.1
September 9, 2011 8:19 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsA German court has sided with Apple to uphold a preliminary injunction of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1...
LightSquared Parries Feds on Capitol Hill
September 9, 2011 8:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLightSquared again found itself in the hot seat yesterday when it faced pointed questions about its network's impact on GPS service...
FTC Clamps Down On Acne Cure Apps
September 9, 2011 8:14 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsDevelopers who said apps could treat acne have agreed to drop their marketing claims to settle charges from the FTC.
Ten Years After 9-11, Still No Public Safety Network
September 9, 2011 8:06 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsWireless Week this week spoke with Gregg Riddle, who advocates for public safety workers from his post as president of APCO International. What follows is an edited transcript of the discussion.
Congress Sends Patent Overhaul Bill to President
September 9, 2011 8:01 am | by Jim Abrams, Associated Press | News | CommentsCongress has given the U.S. patent system its first major overhaul since the age of the transistor radio...
Sprint Sues to Block AT & T, T-Mobile Deal
September 7, 2011 8:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint joined the Justice Department's efforts to block AT&T's $39 billion buyout T-Mobile USA yesterday...
