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BY MOST MEASURES, 2002 WAS A YEAR IN WHICH BROADBAND WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS (BWIA) reached a critical mass. The general public became aware of 'Wi-Fi'--802.11b Wireless local area network equipment. […]

If there is an unloved bastard child of global wireless, it is the US. While Europe and Asia created seamless 2G roaming, Americans fumbled their way to national coverage. While [...]

Federal regulators this week will begin the process of deciding whether to regulate telephone calls placed over the Internet the same way they regulate traditional telephony. It's a task policymakers […]

Byline: Glenn Bischoff Wireless carriers reported substantial increases in store and Web site traffic on the first day of local number portability, although the predicted flood of porting requests didn't [...]

The new wireless portability rules have been viewed as a boon for both consumers and businesses: The difference, analysts say, is that businesses will be able to use their new […]

Byline: Vince Vittore The FCC has unleashed what could someday be known as the first deconstructive phase of telecom by allowing number portability between wireline and wireless. While wireline telcos [...]

Rest assured that the Federal Communications Commission isn't a fan of wireless carriers asking for additional waivers of enhanced 911 deadlines. But the FCC is giving rural operators more time […]

Byline: Glenn Bischoff Some ideas are just destined for the trash heap, though it often takes time for sanity to prevail. Take Astroturf: In 1965, the Houston Astrodome - the [...]

A judicial panel on Tuesday assigned an appeal by the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) and the United States Telecom Association (USTA) of the Federal Communications Commission's new phone competition […]

The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court late Monday ruled that it would review challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's controversial media ownership rules, rather than transfer the case to the U.S. […]

The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday adopted rules for digital 'plug and play' cable compatibility, a key piece of the digital television landscape. In a 'plug and play' world, consumers […]

The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday launched what it characterized as its 'first comprehensive review of pricing rules' governing the wholesale pricing of unbundled network elements (UNEs). The FCC's Notice […]

AT&T [NYSE: T] isn't waiting for the Federal Communications Commission to move beyond its 'wait and see' policy before the agency decides whether IP telephony services will remain exempt from […]

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to bar the Federal Communications Commission from implementing its revised rules on media ownership, and in the process challenged the White House to make […]

The perpetual war in Washington to transform the nation's monopolistic telecommunications system into a competitive, market-driven industry has not subsided; but for a moment, the warriors are taking a break. […]

In announcing its intention to wholly embrace wireless local number portability (LNP) and not charge its customers add-on fees associated with the service, Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, […]

The Federal Communications Commission made clear in a recent Notice of Inquiry (see Broadband Business Report, May 6) that it very much wants to see powerline communications (PLC -- or […]

Byline: Johnnie L. Roberts Lost in the debate leading up to this week's vote by the Federal Communications Commission on media deregulation is the 'Groundhog Day'' point: the more things [...]

A generation from now, when policy types look back to the first decade of the 21st Century, there is no doubt they will think of a 'Powell' as one of […]

Skepticism about whether a 'spectrum commons' could work most likely springs from the way we've been trained to think about 'spectrum.' A hundred years of careless talk has led many […]

Byline: Michele Greppi CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves, the dean of the Hollywood TV community, is heading to the nation's capital this week to do what comes naturally, to [...]

A key member of Congress is pressing federal antitrust officials to explain how they expect to ensure that the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) will keep local markets open to […]

The heads of 63 competitive telecom service providers have fired off a joint letter to the Federal Communications Commission affirming support for a proposed set of unbundling principles backed by […]

It is an old adage that making laws is like making sausages, but when it comes to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, it appears increasingly that the ingredients were particularly […]

While Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell is leading the effort among his peers to revamp the commission's carrier access policies in favor of the incumbents, that doesn't mean that […]

If you're a Regional Bell Operating Company, the future is definitely looking a bit brighter these days. First you hear that the Federal Communications Commission is leaning toward revamping its […]

A federal appeals court has given the Federal Communications Commission until Feb. 20 to issue decisions on line-sharing and unbundled network element (UNE) rules. This past month, the FCC asked […]

It's no secret that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell would like to see more consolidation in the telecom industry. It's also no secret that the commission took a passive […]

In November, the 107th Congress adjourned amid a flurry of unfinished business in telecommunications policymaking. Key lawmakers on both sides of Capitol Hill sponsored scores of legislative proposals dealing with […]

At least give the Federal Communications Commission credit for realizing that if something is broken, it definitely needs fixing. We are referring to the commission's latest efforts at improving the […]

Senior representatives from the telecommunications, cable, Internet and satellite industries have endorsed a 300-item list of what they say operators should do to protect against terrorist attacks. The recommendations--from shutting […]

Byline: Lynnette Luna The terrestrial wireless and mobile satellite services (MSS) industries have locked horns on Capitol Hill for nearly two years over the satellite industry's quest to offer terrestrial [...]

AT&T [T], along with WorldCom and Covad Communications, Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 'conflicting' decision by the U.S. District Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. that […]

Broadcast and cable networks are licking their lips anticipating a windfall of fourth quarter scatter dollars from a host of wireless service providers--perhaps as much as $100 million--that, if realized, [...]

NEW YORK -- The FCC has halted its review of the proposed takeover of satellite TV giant Hughes Electronics by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., saying it needs more time and […]

Wait 'til next year' is the message Congress is sending foes of media consolidation. Time is running out on the current session, and lawmakers are eager to go home. That [...]

When it comes to the Federal Communications Commission's long-anticipated triennial review order spelling out broadband competition roles for the dominant regional Bell operating companies, the devil may be in the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would prevent media companies from buying more TV stations, despite a veto threat from the president and against […]

The battle to reverse the FCC'S dereg initiative opened on new fronts last week. While network GMs stormed Capitol Hill to show the flag, legislators elsewhere were voting to roll [...]

WASHINGTON -- Ignoring a veto threat from the Bush administration and the wishes of the Republican leadership, a key House committee voted Wednesday to block the FCC regulation that would […]

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin CR-La.) didn't wait for the type to be set before vowing to kill a Senate bill that would restore many of the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation Thursday that seeks to restore media ownership restrictions the FCC eased earlier this month. If the legislation becomes law, it would force […]

Executives of the WB network are hoping that the Federal Communications Commission's decision this month to loosen restrictions on same-market ownership of TV stations will result in some large station [...]

WASHINGTON -- When the Senate Commerce Committee grills members of the FCC today, they will be testing the political waters as much as the commissioners' reasoning behind Monday's vote to […]

NEW YORK -- After years of lobbying and litigation, few of the key media players affected by the FCC's overhaul of its media ownership rules were satisfied by the outcome […]

WASHINGTON -- On a party-line vote, the FCC on Monday approved new media ownership regulations that will allow companies to buy more television stations and purchase newspapers and broadcast outlets […]

How hard have independent producers been hit by the wave of media consolidation during the past decade? Pretty hard, according to the WGA. Three days before today's scheduled vote by […]