Dan Hesse Spells Out Mandatory Rules for Eco-Friendly Handsets On Sprint
During a recent Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet hearing, CEO Dan Hesse has confirmed that handset vendors working with Sprint must comply with its new environmental design specifications, according to a transcript of his given testimony to the committee. “Moving forward, every handset vendor who manufactures handsets to operate on Sprint’s […]
FCC Approves Emergency Text Alert Initiative
Late yesterday evening, the Federal Communications Commission has approved plans for a nationwide alert system utilizing SMS text messaging which will alert subcribers in case of emergencies such as a widescale attack, severe weather, natural disasters, or child abductions. The plan has its roots in a 2006 Congress mandate that the FCC work together with […]