White House Nominates Baker to FCC Jun 26, 2009
Before joining the NTIA, Baker was vice president of Williams Mullen Strategies and, before that, director of congressional affairs at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Her resume also includes time in the legislative-affairs office at the State Department. (Multichannel News)
Letter: MetroPCS responds on cell antennas May 1, 2009
According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA), wireless service is an integral part of everyday life for hundreds of millions of Americans. Over 65 percent of the total U.S. population over 200 million users subscribe to a wireless service and on average, those subscribers each spend nearly 700 minutes per month on their cell phones. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
No diversion of wireless-phone rebate money Mar 24, 2009
The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association and a bipartisan group in Congress are making headway on a bill that would stop local and state governments from adding new cell-phone taxes for five years. Besides, Doyle s secretary of administration, Michael Morgan, has said the governor wants to minimize quick-fix solutions to the current fiscal shortfall because they won t help in future budgets. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Tips To Stay Safe At The Gas Pump Feb 25, 2009
The American Petroleum Institute, National Fire Academy, nor the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association can find any evidence linking cell phone use to gas stations fires. AAA recommends that motorists actively monitor the nozzle at all times by keeping their hand on the dispenser and not using the automatic latching device. (WTVR.com, VA)
Oregon will consider all-driver ban on handheld cell phones Feb 20, 2009
According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, a trade group, cell phone subscribers have grown from 34 percent of the U.S. population in 2000 to 84 percent in 2008, when they numbered nearly 263 million. CONTINUED 1. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
