Moves to devote more frequencies to mobile include spectrum sharing between government and carriers
Emergency crews and gear in place will help operators respond, but some portable phone-charging stations will go offline temporarily
Devicescape has licensed its database of the best free public hotspots to Microsoft
After Softbank buys 70% of its shares, the Sprint name will stand alone
Verizon Wireless reported 99 percent of its cell towers in the Northeast are now online
In the worst-hit areas, lack of power is preventing the carrier from bringing back phone, Internet and video service
Clearwire's frequencies are worth $6 billion to $9 billion, more than the current value of the company, the investment company says
Portable cells and emergency generators are still in place to keep communications alive
The standardized Rich Communications Suite will be available on 10 handsets by mid-November, MetroPCS said
The storm caused as many as one-quarter of cell sites to go out, the FCC estimates
