1. Articles mentioning both Wireless Association and Federal Communication Commission

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    1. CTIA Report: US Wireless Data Traffic More than Doubles in 2011

      Explore Telecompetitor (Apr 17 2012)

      CTIA Report: US Wireless Data Traffic More than Doubles in 2011 ...een 2010 and 2011, to 866.7 billion megabytes (MBs) from 388 billion in 2010, according to CTIA–the Wireless Association’s latest... CTIA Report: US Wireless Data Traffic More than Doubles in 2011 4/17/12 at 10:05 AM by ...... to the federal government to license wireless spectrum. Regarding new cell tower construction, the FCC’s “shot clock” ruling that required local governments to make decisions on tower ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Wireless Association   Steve Largent   Federal Communication Commission

    2. Carriers see good and bad in Universal Service reform order

      Explore TELEPHONY Online (Oct 29 2011)

      Carriers see good and bad in Universal Service reform order ...was flooded yesterday with reaction statements from various telecom industry stakeholders after the FCC unanimously adopted an order to transform today’s high-cost Universal Service program into a broadb......icient funding their way. But they had two different interpretations of the numbers. While CTIA the Wireless Association President and CEO Steve Largent said in a statement that reforms would direct only 11% of long-term... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Ncta   AT&T   Wireless Association

    3. Lawmaker wants 4G carriers to disclose throttling and speed

      Explore Ars Technica (Jun 23 2011) Marketing

      Lawmaker wants 4G carriers to disclose throttling and speed ...vailable "for a percentage of the time in a calendar month." Who would make this determination? The Federal Communications Commission. Second, the "reliability rating" of the service. The Commission would set up a standard method for......as a result of exceeding certain usage limits." This fourth provision would appear to duplicate the FCC's net neutrality rules, which require transparency of wireless carriers. But since the agency hasn'... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Wireless Association   House Energy and Commerce Committee   Federal Communication Commission

    4. Pickpocketing or voluntary auctions? The wireless spectrum standoff

      Explore Ars Technica (Apr 15 2011)

      Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski was on the road this week, giving the stump speech for the FCC's "looming spectrum crisis" tour. The bottom line is that smartphone demand is skyrocketing and tha......or at least that's the hope. About a year ago, the Consumer Electronics Association and CTIA- The Wireless Association came up with a plan to do something like this. The gist of the scheme ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Wireless Association   Consumer Electronics Association   Federal Communication Commission

    5. CTIA/CEA Tell Congress to Proceed with Incentive Auction Authority

      Explore The Cable Industry Book (Mar 17 2011)

      ...ing aim at broadcasters. It is the latest skirmish in a spectrum battle that flared this week after Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski said the commission had enough information about where spectrum was bei......te and delay" legislation creating voluntary incentive auctions. They call on the leadership of the FCC oversight committees to move ahead with incentive auction legislation. It isn't that broadcasters d... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Wireless Association   Julius Genachowski   Consumer Electronics Association

    6. FCC Net Regs Won't Boost Jobs or Economy

      Explore The Cable Industry Book (Mar 8 2011) Marketing

      Top cell telephone industry lobbyist Steve Largent says the FCC's new network neutrality... Top cell telephone industry lobbyist Steve Largent says the Federal Communications Commission's new network neutrality regulations won't boost the economy or increase jobs or investment. He als......ers -- only the three Democratic commissioners voted for the rules. Largent, president of CTIA: The Wireless Association, said he did not believed the rules were necessary. But ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Wireless Association   Steve Largent   Federal Communication Commission

    7. Bill shock? Consumers choose it, says Big Wireless

      Explore Ars Technica (Jan 11 2011)

      Bill shock? Consumers choose it, says Big Wireless The wireless industry loves Consumer Reports so much that it wishes the FCC would tell everyone in America about the good work being done by that publication. Forget about reg......ing" about them. Indeed, they happen only because people allow—nay, want—them to happen. CTIA - The Wireless Association told the Federal Communications Commission this week (PDF) that "these customers have multiple opportunities in a year to change their plans, ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Wireless Association   Federal Communication Commission

    8. Cell phone "bill shock" could get less shocking this week

      Explore Ars Technica (Oct 12 2010) Marketing

      Cell phone "bill shock" could get less shocking this week It will be high noon over at the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday as the agency proposes new regulations to help consumers cope with "bill shock"—those u......ly limit - carriers' ability to provide effective consumer account management tools," CTIA - The Wireless Association advised the FCC last week. Ditto says Verizon, which in an October 5 meeting with the agency "expressed concern re... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   European Union   Wireless Association   Free Press

    9. Fear and loathing over mobile phone "bill shock"

      Explore Ars Technica (Jul 16 2010)

      Fear and loathing over mobile phone "bill shock" We're picking up quite a bit of static between the wireless industry and the Federal Communications Commission over the concept of mobile phone "bill shock," and how many consumers have actually been jolted by ......and how many consumers have actually been jolted by an unexpectedly high wireless bill.  CTIA - the Wireless Association calls the FCC's latest data on the question "Inflammatory" and "an orchestrated 'solution' in search of ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   European Union   Wireless Association   Federal Communication Commission

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