Government

Carriers to Obama: We Need More Spectrum

July 29, 2011 8:17 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The major carriers in the United States are speaking up and telling the President what they need, namely more spectrum.

Some AGs Throw Support Behind Merger

July 28, 2011 8:02 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

AT&T received a resounding show of support for its acquisition of T-Mobile USA when the Attorneys General of 11 states...

Q & A: Wilson Electronics on Mending the Booster Feud

July 27, 2011 11:32 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The relationship between manufacturers of cell phone signal boosters and wireless operators has, historically speaking, been akin to the Hatfields and McCoys.

Franken: Pull the Plug on AT & T, T-Mobile Deal

July 27, 2011 8:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Minnesota Democrat Al Franken yesterday became the second senator in the past week to ask the FCC and Justice Department to block AT&T's mega-merger with T-Mobile USA.

AT & T to FCC: T-Mo Deal Will Lower 'Quality Adjusted' Prices

July 26, 2011 8:29 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

AT&T told the FCC late yesterday that its buyout of T-Mobile USA would result in lower "quality adjusted" prices for consumers.

CTIA Blasts NAB 'Scare Tactics' on Auctions

July 26, 2011 8:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Three top trade associations from the wireless and consumer electronics industry have come out against claims by the National Association of Broadcasters...

China Officials Find 5 Fake Apple Stores in 1 City

July 25, 2011 8:07 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Chinese officials have found five fake Apple stores in the southwestern city of Kunming...

Analysis - Consolidation = Improved Vertical Competition & Universal Service

July 23, 2011 6:07 pm | by Keith Mallinson | Articles | Comments

Carrier consolidation will help counterbalance the rising competitive strength of Apple and Google across the entire mobile ecosystem and extend mobile broadband universally.

Sen. Kohl Asks FCC, DOJ to Block Merger

July 21, 2011 8:35 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Senator Herb Kohl, chairman of the Senate antitrust committee, has asked the FCC and the Justice Department to block AT&T's merger with T-Mobile USA.

FCC Stops Shot Clock for AT & T, T-Mobile Deal

July 21, 2011 8:34 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The FCC stalled its informal 180-day shot clock for the review of AT&T's buyout of T-Mobile USA...

Verizon Wades Into Debt Ceiling Debate

July 20, 2011 8:17 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Verizon Communications CEO Ivan Seidenberg has joined a group of top executives calling on the government to resolve the increasingly contentious debate over the nation's debt ceiling.

Judge Rules Against Apple in Kodak Suit

July 19, 2011 8:28 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The ITC put to bed at least one of the many patent infringement cases coming out of the wireless industry recently...

FDA To Regulate Some Medical Apps

July 19, 2011 8:23 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The FDA today announced it is seeking input on its proposed oversight approach for certain mobile applications specific to medicine or health care...

ITC Rules Against HTC in Apple Case

July 18, 2011 8:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The ITC ruled Friday that HTC's smartphones had violated two of Apple's patents on wireless technology.

FCC Examines Fallout of AT & T, T-Mobile Deal

July 18, 2011 8:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The FCC held an all-day panel last week with its own top economists and representatives from AT&T, Deutsche Telekom and Sprint...

FCC Issues 8-Year Deadline on Tightened E911 Rules

July 14, 2011 8:49 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Wireless operators have eight years to make location tracking during E911 calls more accurate under new FCC regulations published yesterday.

Companion Bill on Public Safety, Broadcast Auctions Hits House

July 14, 2011 8:47 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Legislation setting the stage for the creation of a national public safety network and for allowing the FCC to sell off television spectrum landed in Congress on Monday.

FCC Seeks to Crack Down on Phone Bill Mystery Fees

July 13, 2011 8:11 am | by Joelle Tessler, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

Federal regulators are proposing new rules to make it easier for consumers to detect and challenge mystery fees on their phone bills.

9 States Subpoena Sprint Over AT & T - T-Mo Deal

July 12, 2011 8:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Sprint has been subpoenaed by nine state attorney generals for information about AT&T's buyout of T-Mobile USA...

Judges in U.S., Canada Approve Nortel Patents Sale

July 12, 2011 8:19 am | by Randall Chase, AP Business Writer | News | Comments

U.S. and Canadian judges on Monday approved a $4.5 billion cash bid from a consortium that includes Apple and Research In Motion for thousands of patents held by bankrupt telecom-equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp.

Study: Annual FCC Competition Report Flawed

July 8, 2011 8:06 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

A new study of the FCC's most recent assessment of competition in the U.S. wireless market refutes the agency's failure to find effective competition in the wireless industry.

Cell Phones, Texting Top Causes of Distracted Driving

July 8, 2011 8:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Cell phone use and texting while driving have been listed as the top causes of distracted driving in a new report released Thursday...

Round Two at ITC: Apple Files Complaint Against Samsung

July 7, 2011 8:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Apple and Samsung's legal tussle over device patents escalated further this week...

Sen. Grassley: FCC Owes Answer to LightSquared GPS Query

July 6, 2011 8:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley, is taking the FCC to task for ignoring his questions on the agency's decision to grant LightSquared a conditional waiver...