House committee unveils Telecom Act rewrite draft 15th September 2005 Staff members for the House Energy and Commerce Committee today released draft legislation to revamp the 1996 Telecommunications Act that includes language that effectively would require voice-over-IP service providers to contribute to 911 and E911 funding.
FCC moves Katrina-focused meeting to Atlanta 14th September 2005 The FCC today announced that it will conduct its scheduled meeting tomorrow at BellSouth’s offices in Atlanta instead of Washington.
Iridium usage skyrockets in Katrina-affected region 9th September 2005 Satellite phones from Iridium Satellite have been increasingly popular tools for first responders working in the Gulf Coast areas where the effects of Hurricane Katrina have rendered other communications systems useless, an Iridium official said today.
All the facts on FCC rules changes 1st September 2005 Unfortunately, not everything that happens in the wireless world lends itself to a pithy column.
U.S. border crossings go high tech 1st September 2005 Test program embeds RFID chips in entry forms distributed to non-residents
Wireless 911 testing must be local 1st September 2005 The accuracy of wireless 911 location data, while defined within FCC Docket #94-102, remains the topic of continued debate in both technical and political forums.
NENA: Phase 2 E911 call saves life of Arizona woman 1st September 2005 The life of a Mesa, Ariz., woman recently was saved thanks to Phase 2 wireless E911 technology, according to the National Emergency Number Association.
FCC paves road for June 2006 auction 1st September 2005 The FCC last week announced its intention to auction 90 MHz of advanced wireless spectrum in the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz bands as early as June 2006.
M/A-COM receives federal homeland security designation 1st September 2005 M/A-COM announced that its NetworkFirst land mobile radio interoperability solution has qualified as an anti-terrorist technology under the 2002 SAFETY Act.
Sprint, Nextel secure FCC merger approval 1st September 2005 FCC commissioners granted regulatory approval to the merger of Sprint and Nextel Communications to form the third-largest nationwide wireless carrier.
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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