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Challenges to Title II Broadband Reclassification Pile Up
You could say telecom organizations are piling on the FCC over the commission’s decision to reclassify broadband as a Title II telecommunications service. Associations representing wireless carriers and large and small cable companies today joined…
The Rural Wireless Association Will Join CTIA Super Mobility 2015
RWA today announced that its members would join forces at CTIA Super Mobility 2015, September 9, 10 & 11 in Las Vegas. The strategic partnership underscores the importance of urban and rural carriers working together…
Former FCC Commissioner and Comcast Exec is New CTIA Chief
Apr 23, 2014 — WASHINGTON – Meredith Attwell Baker, a veteran telecommunications executive and former commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of CTIA-The Wireless Association®, effective…
Cellphone Unlocking Worth Very Little Without Device Interoperability
Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn will likely have a few months to leave her mark – and one of the issues she has chosen to champion is cellphone unlocking. “I support policies that enable consumers…
Cellcom Adds New Tool to Help Consumers Avoid “Bill Shock”
October 17, 2012 – Cellcom is one of 10 wireless carriers in the nation who have committed to helping consumers avoid unexpected overages or “bill shock.” The Wireless Consumer Usage Notification Guidelines, a plan created…
CTIA: U.S. Wireless Data Devices Up 42%, Traffic Up 104%
Americans’ digital data consumption keeps on rising fast, growing 104% over the 12 months to July 2012 and surpassing 1.1 trillion megabytes (MB), CTIA-The Wireless Association reports in its semi-annual report, which was released October…
Presidential Council Advocates Test City for Spectrum Sharing
A presidential advisory council report released Friday recommends the creation of a wireless network in a test city to support “rapid experimentation in spectrum management technology and practice.” A key focus of the envisioned experimentation…
CTIA: Nearly 332 Million U.S. Wireless Subscriber Connections
U.S. wireless subscriber connections increased 7% between 2010 and 2011, reaching 331.6 million, according to CTIA – The Wireless Industry Association. Wireless penetration has reached 104.7 — greater than one device per person, the CTIA…
CTIA Report: US Wireless Data Traffic More than Doubles in 2011
Rapid growth of mobile and wireless devices and usage is driving the amount of wireless data Americans transmit at an impressive rate. US wireless data traffic rose a whopping 123% between 2010 and 2011, to…
CTIA: U.S. Wireless Connections Greater than Population
US wireless subscriber connections exceeded the U.S. population for the first time, according to CTIA–The Wireless Association’s latest semi-annual survey. The number of wireless connections in the US and its territories totaled 327.6 million as…
WiMAX is Center Stage Early On at CTIA
WiMAX has a lot of early attention at this year’s CTIA show, going on now in Las Vegas. There is much anticipation surrounding the potential partnership between Sprint, Clearwire, and a variety of cable MSOs…
CTIA: Not So Fast on Whitespace Google
CTIA and the wireless service providers they represent, weighed in on the wireless white space spectrum debate, and their view is squarely counter to Google’s. CTIA says wireless white space spectrum should be auctioned and…