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Two weeks ago at the Rural Cellular Association meeting in Las Vegas, I had a discussion with Bob Sullivan, CEO of The Wireless Source, about his company’s recycling efforts and wireless phone recycling in general and just how much work …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. Thursday said it would take too long and would not survive a legal challenge for the Federal Communications Commission to seriously consider giving it spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band instead of the 1.9 GHz band as …

More than 70 percent of respondents to a recent survey by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (RBRC) said they were unaware that cell phones are recyclable, even though nearly 90 percent said they would recycle phones if it was convenient. …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless is at odds with the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association regarding the expansion of the digital wiretap act to information services, including push-to-talk. CTIA filed comments saying information services should not fall under CALEA telecom rules. Verizon believes …

WASHINGTON-In a move expected to make spectrum available to commercial operators sooner, the FCC’s Media Bureau is proposing to move the digital TV transition date back to 2009. The proposal aims to replace foggy rules that exist today with a …

WASHINGTON-Disability advocates have urged federal regulators not to reconsider a mandate that would force wireless carriers to offer hearing-aid compatible mobile phones. The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association challenged various aspects-including an industry-approved electromagnetic compatibility standard that continues to evolve-of …

After facing harsh criticism over the sluggish introduction of its camera phone line-up, the world’s No. 2 phone-maker Motorola Inc. is hoping to regain the industry’s cutting edge by placing itself at the intersection of music and wireless. Indeed, Motorola …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association is working with four agencies on a new ad campaign and will make presentations next month to a special committee overseeing the effort. Last month, the CTIA board of directions voted to move forward …

WASHINGTON-With the federal tax deadline looming, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association has compiled a list of taxes and tax proposals related to wireless service. “There are more than 14,000 cities, counties, states, public utility commissions and other groups that …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless said Wednesday that it does not agree with the position taken by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association regarding the expansion of the digital wiretap act to information services, including push-to-talk. “While CTIA does not specifically address wireless …

WASHINGTON-In a move expected to make spectrum available to commercial operators sooner, the FCC’s Media Bureau is proposing to move the digital TV transition date back to 2009. The proposal aims to get at the current 85-percent threshold, which says …

Following several years of setbacks and controversies, disposable phone company Hop-on said it is on track, scoring sales and proclaiming optimism for the rest of the year. “2004 is off to a great start for Hop-on,” said Dan Gannon, the …

WASHINGTON-California Public Utility Commission members Carl Wood and Geoffrey Brown said they will try to enlist support of the media and public for a bill of rights for telecom consumers, a strategy that comes as a vote on the controversial …

Citing the need to support two networks serving more than 20 million subscribers, its future ability to provide wireless data services on par with its CDMA-based competitors and poor results in recent customer surveys, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. informed the Federal …

WASHINGTON-As of Thursday morning it appears that Nextel Communications Inc. has been successful in convincing a majority of the Federal Communications Commission that adopting key portions of its Consensus Plan is the best way to solve public-safety interference in the …

WASHINGTON-California Public Utility Commission members Carl Wood and Geoffrey Brown, who joined in revising a bill of rights for telecom consumers that mobile-phone carriers continue to oppose, said they plan to take their case to the press. Wood and Brown …

NEW YORK-Wireless users in the United States can now sign up to receive messages with information gleaned from the teachings of Pope John Paul II through a new offering from wireless content company Acotel Group. The company said the service …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, told the Federal Communications Commission recently that any plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band must be self financing, and if an allocation of replacement …

WASHINGTON-It will cost billions of dollars to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission told Congress last week. Powell appeared before the House Appropriations commerce, state, justice and the judiciary …

The next stop in the evolution of the wireless industry is customization. And it’s expected to hit with all the subtlety of a tornado. This is not your father’s faceplate. Not only will your ring tone and ring-back tone identify …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s board of directors agreed to move forward with plans to pursue a new ad campaign, but no decisions were made on timeline, budget or direction of the outreach effort. At CTIA’s annual conference last …

Vendors are looking to deploy the Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem platform not only to differentiate themselves, but also to raise the stakes for third-generation wireless applications and services by compelling operators to upgrade their networks. Major vendors like Nokia Corp., …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. said that a February proposal from Verizon Wireless to re-band only the 800 MHz spectrum and make Nextel pay for the retuning to solve public-safety interference is without merit and should be rejected by the Federal Communications …

WASHINGTON-It will cost billions of dollars to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the FCC Chairman told Congress Wednesday Powell appeared before the House Appropriations commerce, state, justice and the judiciary subcommittee to defend the Federal …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s board of directors agreed to move forward with plans to pursue a new ad campaign, but no decisions were made on timeline, budget or direction of the outreach effort.At CTIA’s annual conference last week, …