Submitted on March 2011, 01:00 pm by Scott Covell

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The passing of our close friend and colleague, Brian Gottfried, was a shock to everyone who knew him. In mourning his passing, many of you expressed an interest in helping the family in some meaningful way. To that end, SBA has worked closely with a College fund and advisors to establish 529 college education funds for each of Brian’s children. The funds were established through the Bright Start College Savings Program which will allow Brian’s wife, Lisa, to take advantage of the low cost investment options managed and invested in a range of funds.

If you wish to contribute please contact Tracy Clancy at tclancy@flwireless.org with our wireless association. We can direct you to the Funds contact person.

On behalf of Lisa and the children, we would like to thank you for your support, thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Submitted on January 6 2009, 02:06 pm by Scott Covell

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PCIA Impacts President-Elect Obama’s Infrastructure 2.0 Initiative

Economist Recommends $17.4 B Stimulus for Wireless Infrastructure

Since the presidential election, PCIA has communicated the importance of wireless infrastructure to President-Elect Obama’s Transition Team and leadership of the new Congress.

At the request of Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), the incoming Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, PCIA provided data on the strong economic value of wireless infrastructure deployment, identified appropriate regulatory relief in the infrastructure siting process, and suggested funding priorities for the wireless industry.

On behalf of Obama’s Transition Team, former FCC Chief Economist Dr. Alan Pearce prepared an economic analysis of the wireless industry as input to development of the infrastructure initiative economic stimulus package. Dr. Pearce relied on PCIA to provide crucial financial and other quantitative data for use in his analysis.

His resulting report, entitled “Accelerated Wireless Broadband Infrastructure Deployment: Impact on GDP & Employment in 2009 – 2010,” estimates that direct and indirect investments of $17.4B for wireless broadband infrastructure would increase GDP by 0.9 – 1.3% or $126.3B – $184.1B and create approximately 4.5million – 6.3 million jobs. The report also emphasizes that time limits should be placed on local jurisdictional review of wireless infrastructure applications and the FCC should clear the backlog of pending applications referred for NEPA review.

PCIA and its members will continue to be important contributors to the work of the new Administration and Congress as a fast-track economic stimulus package is adopted.

Submitted on 21 May 2013, 11:54 am by Fierce Wireless

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LAS VEGAS--T-Mobile US MVNO Solavei plans to launch a loyalty card program that will allow customers to obtain 2-15 percent discounts from participating retailers as well as additional savings through the company's pyramid membership structure. Solavei plans to launch the offering sometime in September.

Submitted on 21 May 2013, 8:59 am by Fierce Wireless

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LAS VEGAS--Verizon Wireless said it will use LTE small cell products from vendors Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson starting in the second half of this year.

Submitted on 21 May 2013, 8:06 am by Wireless Week

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel says Apple Inc. is avoiding paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by using a cluster of affiliates located outside the United States and is prepared to question its chief executive Tuesday about the "loopholes."

Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to explain the company's tax strategy to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which released a detailed report Monday on the company's practices.

Submitted on 21 May 2013, 7:46 am by Wireless Week

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Sprint has raised its offer to buyout Clearwire to $3.40 per share, representing a 14 percent premium over the previous offer of $2.97 and valuing Clearwire at $10.7 billion. Sprint’s boosted bid to acquire the nearly 50 percent of Clearwire it doesn’t already own comes just hours before Clearwire shareholders are scheduled to vote on the transaction.