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FCC Investigates Possible Auction Impropriety
March 20, 2008 8:19 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsDue to the failure of the 700 MHz spectrum auction to name a successful bidder for the swath of spectrum set aside for a national, public safety network
Spectrum Auction Ends
March 19, 2008 8:24 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsThe FCC’s auction of the 700 MHz spectrum block has finally closed, after bidding slowed to a trickle in the last few weeks.
AT & T Wins $20 Million Contract with U.S. Customs
March 13, 2008 8:06 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsAT&T announced it has won a $20 million order from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. The deal is part of the General Services Administration's Networx Universal program, a 10-year, $20 billion program
House Version of Wiretapping Bill Doesn’t Include Telecom Immunity
March 12, 2008 8:34 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsThe debate over extending the government’s warrantless wiretapping program continues. Democrats in the House of Representatives unveiled a new version of the legislation that does not include immunity for telecom companies that may have cooperated
German State Demanding Payment for Plant Closure
March 12, 2008 8:26 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsNokia is still facing pressure from the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia for plans to close its manufacturing plant in Bochum.
FCC Auction Speeds Along, Gets Nowhere
March 10, 2008 10:50 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsBid rounds are moving fast after last week’s transition to Stage 3 of the FCC auction for 700 MHz spectrum licenses.
Court Grants Stay on FCC Power Backup Regulation
March 7, 2008 7:12 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsLast week, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., granted a request by Sprint Nextel to stay the FCC’s 8-hour backup power regulations, while the court reviews an appeal submitted by several carriers and CTIA.
Tax Board Rules Telecom Should Pay for Public Property
March 4, 2008 7:06 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsThe Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board ruled yesterday that local communities can tax telecom’s poles and wires on public land.
Holes in the Virtual Fence
February 29, 2008 7:37 am | by Brad Smith | Articles | CommentsWord out of Washington D.C. this week that a big technology experiment has failed, at least for the time being. The much-ballyhooed "virtual fence" being built along the border with Mexico just doesn't do what it is supposed to do.
Senator Calls FCC Auction a Disaster
February 27, 2008 6:53 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsArkansas Senator Mark Pryor reportedly called the 700 MHz spectrum auction a disaster yesterday at the National Association of Broadcasters' State Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.
NARUC Delays Vote on Wireless Regulation
February 21, 2008 7:07 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsThe debate continues over whether a federal body or individual states have the right to regulate certain aspects of the wireless industry.
Denver Area Highlights Round 94 of FCC Auction
February 21, 2008 7:00 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsBidders committed more than $19.5 billion through 94 rounds of the FCC’s 700 MHz spectrum auction as of 10 a.m. EST today, with round 95 kicking off at 11 a.m.
Court Sides with the Birds
February 20, 2008 7:00 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsA U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of conservationists yesterday, saying the FCC needs to do more to mitigate the impact of communication towers on migratory birds along the Gulf Coast region.
Spectrum Auctions Continue, But C-Block Likely Finished
February 15, 2008 6:55 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsSo far the FCC has earned $19.4 billion in its ongoing wireless spectrum auction, but activity for the coveted C-blocks is finished, with Verizon the winner and AT&T the loser, an industry consultant believes.
Predictability Defines Auction
February 14, 2008 10:47 pm | by Elliott Drucker | Articles | CommentsThe FCC auction of 62 MHz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band is still going hot and heavy as this issue goes to press. Although anything can happen, we can draw some conclusions from the 26 rounds of bidding
‘Net Freedom Act Not Necessary, CTIA Says
February 14, 2008 6:59 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsAn Internet neutrality law would not be good for the wireless industry, CTIA CEO and President Steve Largent said yesterday.
Senate Approves Telecom Immunity
February 13, 2008 7:51 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsThe U.S. Senate passed a surveillance bill yesterday, granting retroactive immunity to telecom companies that may have participated in President Bush’s earlier warrantless wiretapping program.
FCC Gives Nod to T-Mobile SunCom Purchase
February 11, 2008 7:59 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsThe FCC has approved T-Mobile USA's acquisition of SunCom Wireless Holdings. The approval is the last regulatory hurdle for the deal; both parties expect to close the merger by the end of the month.
FCC Auction Inches Along
February 8, 2008 7:39 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsBidding in the FCC's Auction 73, which covers the nationwide C Block of 700 MHz spectrum licenses, is moving to a 6-round daily format starting today.
FCC Hopes to Kick-Start Spectrum Auctions
February 7, 2008 7:08 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsThe FCC said it is moving the nationwide 700 MHz spectrum auction, known as the C Block, into a second phase in which bidders must meet stricter eligibility terms.
FCC Praises State of Cellular Union
February 6, 2008 7:46 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsThe FCC this week released its "12th Annual Report and Analysis of Competitive Market Conditions with Respect to Commercial Mobile Services," praising the progress of American mobile telephony and data services.
Bush Threatens to Veto Any Bill Without Telecom Immunity
February 6, 2008 7:43 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsPresident Bush said he would veto any surveillance bill that doesn't include retroactive immunity for telecoms that participated in his administration's early eavesdropping programs.
Nokia 'Astonished' by German State's Request for Repayment
February 6, 2008 7:39 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsFollowing protests over Nokia's plan to close its plant in Bochum, Germany, and move production to Romania, the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia has told Nokia that it must repay the 41.3 million euros
FCC Auction Adds New Twist
February 5, 2008 7:08 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsRound 31 brought a new twist in bidding for the FCC's 700 MHz spectrum auction this morning.
FCC Posts USF Reform Proposals
January 31, 2008 7:39 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsThe FCC has posted proposed reforms to the Universal Service Fund, which FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said could relieve significant pressure on the fund.
