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MetroPCS Sues Over FCC Net Neutrality Rules
January 26, 2011 6:54 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsMetroPCS Communications has become the second operator to sue the FCC over its net neutrality rules.
ITC Rules Against Kodak in RIM, Apple Suit
January 25, 2011 6:49 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsKodak has lost an initial ruling in its patent infringement suit against Research In Motion (RIM) and Apple.
Verizon Sues Over FCC Net Neutrality Order
January 21, 2011 6:50 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Communication has filed an appeal challenging the FCC's net neutrality order, which passed by a 3-2 vote in December.
NTIA to FCC: LightSquared May Cause Interference
January 17, 2011 6:55 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe NTIA has told the FCC that several federal agencies are concerned that LightSquared's satellite-terrestrial LTE network will interfere with government communications services.
BlackBerry Agrees to Filter out Porn in Indonesia
January 17, 2011 6:53 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe maker of BlackBerry promised Indonesia on Monday it will meet the country's request to filter out pornographic content on its smartphones in the next four days...
Analysis - Preserving the Open Internet in the U.S. and U.K.
January 16, 2011 1:07 pm | by Keith Mallinson | Articles | CommentsWith dissimilar conditions for local loop network competition between the United States and United Kingdom, very different decisions have been made by the respective national authorities on the contentious issue of net neutrality...
CTIA, RCA Oppose FCC Bill Shock Proposal
January 12, 2011 6:55 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThree top wireless industry groups have come out against the FCC's bill shock proposal.
MetroPCS Refutes Net Neutrality Violations
January 12, 2011 6:51 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe Media Access Project (MAP) yesterday petitioned the FCC to investigate MetroPCS for possible net neutrality violations...
GOP Members Named for House Subcommittee
January 10, 2011 7:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Fred Upton (R-Mich.), has named the Republican members of the influential subcommittee on communications and technology.
Genachowski Talks Spectrum Crunch, Auctions at CES
January 7, 2011 7:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski addressed the country's looming spectrum crunch and the agency's proposed spectrum auctions...
FCC Stages Open Internet Apps Challenge
January 6, 2011 7:15 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsThe FCC is hoping to encourage developers to create apps that foster and protect Internet openness with its Open Internet Challenge.
Insider Trading Case Focuses on Apple's Secrets
December 17, 2010 7:23 am | by Tom Hays, Associated Press | News | CommentsFederal prosecutors in Manhattan broadened their insider trading crackdown Thursday, arresting four people on charges alleging that so-called "expert consultants"...
Sen. Hutchinson Moves to Cut FCC Net Neutrality Funds
December 17, 2010 7:07 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) has introduced an amendment to the omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 3082) making its way through the Senate which would block funding for the FCC's net neutrality efforts.
Net Neutrality, Spectrum Top 2011 Agenda
December 12, 2010 4:45 pm | by Steve Largent, CTIA-The Wireless Association | Articles | CommentsThroughout my professional career, I have never seen an industry that has developed, matured and continued to innovate like the 27-year-old wireless industry.
Commissioner Baker Wants Net Neutrality Draft Published
December 10, 2010 7:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsFCC Commissioner Meredith Baker wants agency Chairman Julius Genachowski to publish the draft net neutrality regulations...
Preventing 'Corporate' Bill Shock
December 6, 2010 12:47 pm | by John Blyzinskyj, Avotus | Articles | CommentsRecent proposed regulations by the FCC to prevent "bill shock" are a step in the right direction in protecting consumers from outrageous mobile charges.
FCC Mulls Spectrum Bid Credits for Disadvantaged
December 3, 2010 7:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC is considering expanding its spectrum bidding credits program to groups that have been previously excluded...
Industry Cautious on Net Neutrality Rules
December 2, 2010 7:07 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe wireless industry's reaction to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's decision to put net neutrality rules up for vote later this month can be summarized in one word: wary.
Next-Gen 911: Time for a Plan
November 23, 2010 11:21 am | Blogs | CommentsIt's high time for a next-gen 911 plan that covers non-voice messages, but it's going to take a while to see the results.
Verizon Pushes for Regulatory Reform
November 23, 2010 7:34 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsTop Verizon policy executive Tom Tauke pushed for an overhaul of telecommunications regulation...
Congressman Warns FCC Over Meeting Agenda
November 19, 2010 7:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsCongressman Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) issued a thinly-veiled warning to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski...
Oklahoma Officials Urging Teen Drivers Not to Text
November 18, 2010 7:14 am | by Rochelle Hines, Associated Press | News | CommentsState officials urged Oklahoma teenagers Wednesday not to text while driving, but the mother of a man who died in such a crash emphasized that adolescents aren't the only ones at risk.
Feds Propose Shifting Airwaves to Broadband
November 16, 2010 7:29 am | by Joelle Tessler, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsFederal officials looking for more airwaves to deliver wireless broadband services are recommending that the government reallocate a sizeable chunk of radio spectrum currently...
Embattled Indian Telecom Minister Resigns
November 15, 2010 7:12 am | by Nirmala George, Associated Press | News | CommentsIndian telecommunications minister Andimuthu Raja has resigned amid allegations that his handling of the 2008 sale of licenses for cell phone airwaves...
U.S. vs. China – Really?
November 11, 2010 12:47 pm | Blogs | CommentsIs excluding Huawei Technologies and ZTE from wireless network contracts being crazily alarmist or is it the wise, cautious thing to do? When I first heard that Sprint Nextel was excluding Huawei and ZTE from their network modernization project due
