Government
FCC Nominees Pass Committee Vote; Grassley Block Looms
December 9, 2011 7:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsFCC nominees Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai passed a key vote by the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday, but...
Status Hearings Start for DOJ, Sprint Suits Over T-Mobile Deal
December 9, 2011 7:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsTwo hearings began today on the status of separate lawsuits from the Justice Department and Sprint challenging AT&T's $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
DOJ Joins Europe in eBook Price Fixing Investigation
December 8, 2011 7:01 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe U.S. Department of Justice is looking into possible collusion amongst book publishers that it says might have worked with Apple to fix prices on eBooks...
China Court Rejects Apple Lawsuit over iPad Name
December 8, 2011 6:53 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA court in southern China has rejected a claim by Apple that a Hong Kong-headquartered tech company has violated its iPad trademark...
Copps Sets Departure Date; Nominee Vote Pending
December 7, 2011 7:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsFCC Commissioner Michael Copps formally announced his retirement on Tuesday just days before a key Senate vote for two nominees to the agency.
Apple, Others Investigated for eBook Price Fixing
December 6, 2011 7:09 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe European Commission today announced that it has opened formal antitrust proceedings to investigate whether publishers have engaged in anti-competitive price fixing.
AT & T, FCC Clash Over Merger Report
December 2, 2011 7:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T has come out swinging against the FCC's scathing report on its merger with T-Mobile USA, calling the agency's analysis "obviously one-sided"...
FCC Report Critical of AT & T, T-Mobile Deal
November 30, 2011 7:24 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe Justice Department may use the report as added ammunition in its antitrust case against the deal.
Congressman: 'Sooner the Better' on Spectrum Inventory
November 30, 2011 7:21 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsRepublican Congressman Cliff Stearns called the United States' standing in global broadband deployment and speeds "embarrassing" during a discussion today...
AT & T, T-Mobile Merger Opponents Want Withdrawal Blocked
November 29, 2011 7:27 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsTwo advocacy groups want the FCC to block AT&T's attempt to withdraw its application to merge with T-Mobile USA...
Qualcomm Pushes FCC to Move on Flo Deal Approval
November 29, 2011 7:24 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsIt's been nearly a year since AT&T announced it would pay $1.93 billion for the airwaves used in Qualcomm's discontinued Flo TV mobile television service...
AT & T Pulls T-Mobile Application to Avoid FCC Hearing
November 28, 2011 7:08 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T is threatening to sue the FCC if it moves forward with a plan to hold a hearing on the troubled T-Mobile USA deal...
Lafayette Tracks Workers with Satellite System
November 23, 2011 5:59 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLafayette city-parish government's new satellite vehicle tracking system has begun identifying employees in public vehicles who speed, fail to use their seat belts and drop by their homes during work hours.
Super Committee Flop Dashes Spectrum Auction Hopes
November 22, 2011 6:38 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe super committee announced Monday it was unable to break its bipartisan gridlock...
ITC Clears Apple of S3 Patent Charges
November 22, 2011 6:32 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Monday that Apple did not violate patents held by S3 Graphics...
More Police Departments Look to Tune Public Out
November 21, 2011 7:00 am | by Eric Tucker, Associated Press | News | CommentsPolice departments around the country are working to shield their radio communications from the public...
House Subcommittee Passes FCC Reform Bill
November 17, 2011 7:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsEfforts to rein in the FCC's ability to make new regulations and impose conditions on mergers gained traction in Congress yesterday...
Witness Deadlines Set in AT & T Antitrust Case
November 15, 2011 7:59 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsUp to 70 witnesses may be called to testify in the Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against AT&T's merger with T-Mobile USA...
Mobile Future Urges NTIA to Hasten Spectrum Auctions
November 11, 2011 6:55 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsMobile Future Chairman Jonathan Spalter yesterday sent an open letter to the NTIA asking the administration to quickly free more spectrum...
PCIA Urges Congress to Streamline Zoning Regulations
November 8, 2011 7:17 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe letter highlights the importance of both spectrum and infrastructure and notes the need for strategic network deployment...
Coalition Files with FCC to Block LightSquared Spectrum Use
November 8, 2011 7:10 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIn a filing with the FCC, the Coalition to Save Our GPS today called on the commission to "promptly rule" that LightSquared can never use the upper mobile satellite spectrum...
Incentive Auctions Simple? Think Again
November 2, 2011 12:02 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsThere are a multitude of factors that complicate the FCC's seemingly simple plan to repurpose underused television spectrum for mobile broadband.
House Passes Freeze on Wireless Taxes
November 2, 2011 8:13 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe House of Representatives yesterday passed the AT&T- and Verizon-backed Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011 (H.R. 1002)...
Obama Nominates Pai, Rosenworcel to FCC Posts
November 1, 2011 8:10 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsPresident Obama yesterday announced the nominations of Ajit Varadaraj Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel for commissioner posts at the FCC...
FCC, CTIA Debut Voluntary Bill Shock Alerts
October 17, 2011 8:42 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSubscribers will get real-time alerts when they're about to hit their monthly limit for voice, data, SMS and international roaming under voluntary guidelines...
