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Nortel Networks said it has appointed Clent Richardson to the post of chief marketing officer. Richardson will lead the company’s newly formed global marketing organization responsible for brand development and management, online presence, solutions marketing, advertising, public relations, sponsorships, promotions, …

Congress—and California—need to take a couple of steps back on industry plans for a 411 directory of wireless telephone numbers. Regardless of where one stands on whether it is a good idea or not to have such a directory, regulation …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers are expected shortly to announce plans to address exploding mobile phones, possibly with an eye to crafting industry standards for batteries, which are suspected as the cause of the …

WASHINGTON-Six of the seven largest mobile-phone carriers have sent Congress letters supporting a no-charge opt-in approach for a 411 wireless database directory and vowing to remove from existing contracts language allowing subscribers’ phone numbers to be used in a directory. …

WASHINGTON-The wireless and public-safety communities lost another battle for 700 MHz spectrum to the powerful TV broadcasting lobby. Last week started out well: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced legislation to set a hard date …

WASHINGTON-A new lawsuit filed in Illinois state court alleges a driver talking on a cell phone hit and injured a woman crossing the street, litigation that comes as the mobile-phone industry launches a new driver-safety ad campaign. The lawsuit, filed …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee last week narrowly passed legislation meant to protect the privacy of wireless consumers if the industry goes forward with a planned wireless 411 directory. The Wireless 411 Privacy Act will require consumers to first give their …

Before she launched into her rip-roaring rant and head-butted Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association President Steve Largent after his “my-friend-on-the-far-left” comment at a hearing last week, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) calmly asked the NFL Hall of Famer and former Oklahoma …

WASHINGTON—A new suit filed in Illinois state court alleges a driver talking on a cell phone hit and injured a woman crossing the street, litigation that comes as the mobile-phone industry launches a new driver-safety ad campaign. The suit, filed …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau late Thursday said it is going forward with plans to auction Jan. 12 the licenses returned by bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and other PCS licenses and said a request by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet …

WASHINGTON-Congress is getting into the wireless 411 act, with key lawmakers expressing concerns and a hearing planned for Tuesday. “While presenting an opportunity for wireless telephone consumers, including subscribers without wireline phones and small-business users, to make their telephone numbers …

WASHINGTON-Former wireless lobbyist Thomas Wheeler has joined Core Capital Partners as a special advisor to the $170 million tech venture fund. Wheeler last year stepped down from the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association after serving as president since 1992. “We …

Jay Kitchen, president and chief executive officer of PCIA, plans to retire from the industry trade group he has led for 10 years. Kitchen expects to stay with the group for a year to head up a transition team that …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission deemed the wireless industry competitive and for the first time used antitrust data in its report. “There is effective competition in the wireless marketplace, and the state of the industry is strong,” said John Muleta, chief …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday the wireless industry is competitive and for the first time used antitrust data in its report. “There is effective competition in the wireless marketplace, and the state of the industry is strong,” said John …

Jay Kitchen, president and chief executive officer of PCIA, will retire, according to a release issued today by the wireless tower industry trade organization. Kitchen will stay with the group for a year to head up a transition team that …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration and the high-tech sector oppose Japan’s proposal to add a user fee to unlicensed wireless devices, arguing it would undercut consumer demand and stifle development of wireless technologies in the world’s second largest economy. The U.S., which …

CLARKSTON, Mich.-Five times as many wireless customers this year said they were willing to list their mobile-phone numbers in a public directory as last year without any set privacy standards, while more than half of wireless customers said they were …

Five times as many wireless customers this year said they were willing to list their mobile-phone numbers in a public directory as last year without any set privacy standards, while more than half of wireless customers said they were currently …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau granted Nextel Partners Inc. eligible telecommunications carrier status, making it eligible to receive universal-service subsidies for the customers it serves in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. “Nextel’s universal-service offering will provide …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau Wednesday granted Nextel Partners Inc. eligible telecommunications carrier status, making it eligible to receive universal-service subsidies for the customers it serves in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. “Nextel’s universal service offering …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission hopes to adopt proposed service rules for the H-block at its September meeting despite concerns expressed by the wireless industry about possible interference to existing PCS users, said John Muleta, chief of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications …

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. went on the defensive Aug. 5, filing suit in federal court in Nebraska against the Nebraska Public Service Commission and several rural local exchange carriers, objecting to a NPSC waiver granted to the RLECs removing their responsibilities …

A publicly accessible directory of wireless numbers would generate nearly $2 billion in revenues in the United States by 2008, according to a report released last week-but only if the major carriers cooperate. The study, conducted by The Pierz Group, …

WASHINGTON-The First Response Coalition seized the heightened terror alerts in New York and Washington and the recently released 9/11 Commission report to once again urge lawmakers to overturn the Federal Communication Commission’s recently adopted decision on how to solve public-safety …