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Articles tagged with: Wall Street Journal and Ctia
Mobile Coverage on Washington Underground Railway to be Upgraded
The underground railway in Washington DC will shortly allow mobile phones from multiple networks to be used on its services. Currently, only Verizon Wireless handsets work on the railway (since 1997), but a condition in a funding package requires that the infrastructure is opened up to any operator. more
Related Tags: washington-dc, verizon, underground, railway, washington,
Sprint Says WiMax Commercial Launch Will be Delayed
LAS VEGAS -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel will delay the commercial launch of its Xohm WiMax service until later in the year, a spokesman said Wednesday. more
Related Tags: clearwire, sprint-nextel, abi-research, edge, sprint, wimax,, nextel, dan-hesse, storm,
Corporate Drama Takes Center Stage at Wireless Trade Show
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Corporate drama, and not services or the latest handset, will likely dominate the conversations at this year's CTIA Wireless industry trade show. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, clearwire, sprint-nextel, samsung, femtocell, cox-communications, wimax,, nextel, dan-hesse, samsung-electronics, femtocells, mobile-video, time-warner, barcelona,
Qualcomm Chief Keeps Cool In Face Of Legal Pressure
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Paul Jacobs is no stranger to litigation, having virtually grown up in company that has spent much of its lifetime slugging it out in court with giants in the wireless communications industry. more
Related Tags: broadcom, thomson, texas-instruments, at&t, texas, semiconductors, patents, cingular, irwin-jacobs, harris, chipsets, cfo, mediaflo, kansas, nickel, piper-jaffray, nokia,, patent, military
Alltel Cancels Meetings At Trade Show, Spurs Speculation"
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Alltel Corp. canceled meetings with investors at a trade show later this month, prompting speculation that a takeover announcement was coming. more
Related Tags: at&t, alltel, tim, verizon-communications
More Calls to Kill Cellphone Tax
The USA's Wireless Association, CTIA President and CEO Steve Largent used the impending tax-filing deadline to reiterate the wireless industry's support for repealing the antiquated Federal Excise Tax (FET). The tax, first instituted in 1898 to finance the Spanish-American War, adds 3% to the monthly bill of every wireless user in America. Today, there are more than 212 million wireless subscribers in the nation. more
Related Tags: taxes
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