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Verizon Picks Up Alltel's My Circle
February 12, 2009 8:16 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless was expected to announce today that subscribers on some qualifying plans will be able to pick five or 10 phone numbers
FirstNews - February 05, 2009
February 5, 2009 8:07 am | by Memoir 8-megapixel | Articles | CommentsToday's FirstNews - Single Page Format
MetroPCS Lands in NYC, Boston
February 4, 2009 8:15 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsMetroPCS announced that its flat-rate unlimited wireless services, with no signed contract
New Obama Administration Raises Hopes
January 31, 2009 6:03 pm | by Craig Kuhl | Articles | CommentsWireless observers and experts - from CEOs to analysts - are busy formulating their impressions of just how the new Obama administration is likely to treat the wireless industry. The initial reaction has been relatively positive, based on early indications
Seybold’s Take - Wireless and The Bailout
January 31, 2009 5:30 pm | by Andrew M. Seybold | Articles | CommentsWe have a new president, a new FCC chairman (pending Senate confirmation), the rest of the FCC commissioners will be named soon, and soon we will see exactly what our president has in mind for the next bailout and how it turns out once Congress has passed it.
Qualcomm Keeps Pressure on DTV Date
January 29, 2009 8:35 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsThe U.S. House yesterday failed to pass a bill delaying the transition from analog to digital TV
DTV Delay Disappoints Qualcomm
January 28, 2009 8:11 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsIt took years to get this far, so what’s four more months?
AT & T Awarded FEMA Contracts Worth $50 million
January 26, 2009 7:55 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T Government Solutions is slated to become the primary wireless provider to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
House Commerce Committee Stamps $1B for Open Access
January 23, 2009 8:37 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsA $2.825 billion fund for the broadband industry was approved by the House Committee on Energy and Congress yesterday.
Compromise Bill Moves DTV Transition to June
January 23, 2009 8:09 am | by Brian Santo, CED Magazine | News | CommentsCongress is now considering compromise legislation to push the digital transition back to June 12.
Martin Defends Against Mismanagement Claims
January 22, 2009 8:23 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsKevin Martin wrote a 136-page report to House Committee on Energy and Commerce this week defending his administration.
Sprint Lobbies Obama for Funds, New Rules
January 19, 2009 8:13 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsSprint Nextel hopes to use $2 billion of President-Elect Barack Obama’s proposed bailout fund to construct a National Emergency Response Team
Martin Announces Resignation
January 16, 2009 7:54 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsFCC Chairman Kevin Martin yesterday said he will resign effective Jan. 20.
Genachowski May Head FCC After Inauguration
January 13, 2009 8:06 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsKeeping his BlackBerry may be the most pressing telecommunications issue for President-Elect Barack Obama, but there’s also the detail of picking a new FCC chair.
FirstNews - January 13, 2009
January 13, 2009 7:46 am | News | CommentsToday's FirstNews - Single Page Format
Controversial AWS-3 Vote Is Possible Next Week
November 26, 2008 8:35 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsThe FCC is likely to discuss and possibly vote on Chairman Kevin Martin’s plan for a controversial AWS-3 spectrum auction next week.
CTIA, T-Mobile Emphasize AWS-3 Auction Alternatives
November 21, 2008 7:50 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsCTIA yesterday again filed objections to the FCC’s upcoming vote on an AWS-3 spectrum auction, this time suggesting multiple alternative proposals.
CTIA Drops Open-Access Lawsuit Against FCC
November 14, 2008 7:31 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsShould wireless carriers be required to share their future networks with competitors’ customers?
TerreStar Gets Extensions
November 14, 2008 7:24 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsTerreStar will get more time to reach some government-mandated milestones.
Obama Transition Teams Picks Wheeler for Science and Arts
November 13, 2008 7:05 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsTom Wheeler is joining President-Elect Barack Obama’s transition team to focus on matters of science, technology, space and the arts
FCC Approves Mergers, White Spaces
November 5, 2008 7:18 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless can acquire Alltel, while Sprint Nextel can acquire Clearwire and former analog TV signals can be used for new purposes.
FCC Tables Controversial Vote
November 4, 2008 7:00 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsThe FCC took it right down to the wire, but reported that it will not vote today on a proposal
Up Front - FCC: Eat My Dust
November 1, 2008 8:36 pm | by Rhonda Wickham, Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsIt has been a long time since I’ve seen so much opposition to FCC activities. The commission, which often seems plodding in its deliberations, suddenly has sped up to warp speed.
Telematics, Rural Carriers Object to USF Plan
October 30, 2008 8:03 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsMore groups are piling on with objections to changes the FCC is proposing to the Universal Service Fund (USF)
FCC Insider Says White Spaces Will Pass
October 30, 2008 7:54 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsFCC member Robert McDowell reportedly told Reuters that he’s optimistic communications officials will approve the plan to open the soon-to-be vacant TV airwaves, known as “white spaces.”
