Jonathan Kramer on Wireless Tower Siting

…none are.
Forrester Research has just released the first in a series of reports on “SmartPhones” concluding that so many mid-range phones now have smart features, it’s hard to define what a really smart phone is these days.
“All mobile handsets are becoming smarter and Internet-capable. Yesterday’s smart high-end phone is today’s midrange phone and tomorrow’s entry-level [...]

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The City of Modesto adopted a new, comprehensive wireless ordinance on April 28, 2009. I’ll post details of the new ordinance here, shortly.

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At its conference on March 20th, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether to grant certiorari (the so-called “Rule of 4″) in two key cases dealing with the Telecom Act, and specifically with the interplay between Section 253 and Section 332(c).
These cases, Level 3 v. St. Louis and Sprint v. County of San Diego, address local [...]

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Several recent articles have appeared linking cell phone usage while driving (or merely walking on the streets) to a higher rate of traffic-related deaths.
In an article titled, “Danger of Cell Phone Use: While Walking Or Driving, Cell Phones Increase Traffic, Pedestrian Fatalities” published in Science Daily on March 8, 2009, several new studies about traffic [...]

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President Obama has said that he’s going to say connected to the Internet and to email.  If he does, he’ll be the first American President to do so.  And while he professes his love for his Blackberry, that is certainly NOT the PDA that he’ll use to stay connected. 
I suspect that our President will soon [...]

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Reporting on the massive cell phone congestion during today’s inauguration of President Obama, the Associated Press reported that call traffic was up 500% from normal for several carriers.
Big surprise.
The carriers are asking people wanting to transfer photos from their phone’s camera to wait to let the data traffic drop back to normal levels.
To read the [...]

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In a copyrighted story appearing in the January 19, 2009 issue of WirelessWeek, Monica Alleven reports that that the wireless carriers in D.C. are expecting record-breaking crowds for the Obama inauguration, and with it big-time network congestion.
The CTIA suggests that visitors in D.C. text, rather than make voice calls, to help reduce network overloads.  As [...]

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State Bar of California
SECTION EDUCATION INSTITUTE
& CALIFORNIA SOLO AND SMALL FIRM SUMMIT
January 16-18, 2009
Claremont Resort and Spa
Berkeley, California
January 17: 2009 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Session title: “Protecting Client Confidences While Using Mobile Technology”
Learn about the secret life of laptops, PDA’s, and telephones. Understand the threats to attorney-client confidences for attorneys who use mobile technology, [...]

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J.D. Power and Associates has released their 2008 report on consumer satisfaction with wireless retail sales.  It turns out that if you’re with Verizon or its newly purchased (consumed?) Alltel unit, then you’re

among the happiest customers.  It’s another story altogether if you have Sprint Nextel.
But look closely at the scale: On the 1,000 point scale, [...]

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In my previous posting I discussed the CPUC’s investigation into claims that T-Mobile has constructed new sites in Northern California without benefit of, well, local government permits.
In yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle appeared an article by Seth Rosenfeld titled, “T-Mobile accused of installation violations” which digs into the allegations by five former T-Mobile contractor employees who [...]

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