Washington, DC – Today, in filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), CCA – The Competitive Carriers Association supported the FCC’s proposal to revise the current Cellular licensing model from site-based to geographic-based. ...

9 May 2012 Swedish telecoms equipment vendor Ericsson has announced a series of deals to deploy Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks for a number of small-scale rural mobile operators in parts of the US and also Guam, an unincorporated US territory located in the western Pacific Ocean. Ericsson lists the companies as follows: Kentucky-based Appalachian Wireless (which will deploy LTE across the Appalachian Mo ...

By pgoldstein Created May 14 2012 - 10:26am T-Mobile USA, the Competitive Carriers Association and public interest group Public Knowledge are joining together to formally oppose Verizon Wireless' (NYSE:VZ [1]) planned $3.9 billion purchase of AWS spectrum from cable companies. ...

Published on May 11, 2012 by Ina Fried T-Mobile, a public interest group and an association of rural carriers are joining forces to encourage deeper scrutiny of Verizon’s effort to purchase spectrum from various cable companies. ...

5.9.12 - Washington, DC – Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski testified before the Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee in a hearing titled, “Expanding Broadband Access, Promoting Innovation, and Protecting... ...

5.8.12 - Washington, DC – Today, in remarks at the CTIA conference in New Orleans, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said the FCC will “continue to monitor the state of competition in the wireless industry, including issues such as data... ...

5.7.12 - Washington, DC – Today, the Senate confirmed the nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai as Commissioners to the Federal Communications Commission. CCA congratulates Rosenworcel and Pai on their confirmations... ...

Washington, DC – Today, in a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, Ranking Members Henry Waxman and Anna Eshoo encouraged the Committee... ...

Washington, DC – Today, in a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, Ranking Members Henry Waxman and Anna Eshoo encouraged... ...

Washington,DC – Today, Representatives Stearns and Matsui introduced the “Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2012,” which proposes to reallocate... ...