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FCC plan for mobile contingency failsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 19 hours ago (http://go.theregister.com)
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No power to the people's networkAn FCC plan that would see every US mobile-phone base station equipped with eight hours of backup power has been rejected by the White House, on the grounds that the r read more »
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FCC to Tackle Cable and More Wireless BroadbandOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 12 hours ago (http://gigaom.com)
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FCC: telcos received over $970 million in bogus USF paymentsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
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Matthew Lasar writes, "A key program in the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund overpaid telecommunications carriers by almost a billion dollars from July 2006 through June 2 read more »
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Verizon-Alltel Merger Nearly Done, U.S. Cellular Next?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by tg01 15 days ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
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W. David Gardner of Information Week reports "The Federal Communications Commission this week removed the last hurdle in the path of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless' acquisition of Alltel (NYSE: AT), read more »
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FCC launches probe into possible cable pricing shenanigansOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 29 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
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"Are cable companies shortchanging consumers by moving analog channels to digital tiers? The FCC says it wants answers." read more »
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FCC Gives Verizon the Final Greenlight Needed to Buy AlltelOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 30 days ago (http://www.mobilecrunch.com)
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"It's been nearly five months since Verizon announced their plans to buy out Alltel, but they've finally leaped the last hurdle. Just minutes ago, the FCC signed off on the $28.1 billion dollar de read more »
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Open skies for white space broadband as FCC gives thumbs upOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 30 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
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"The FCC has unanimously decided to open the white spaces in the digital TV spectrum for use by unlicensed wireless broadband devices." read more »
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Free the Airwaves: All of ThemOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 30 days ago (http://gigaom.com)
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Stacey Higginbotham talks about the FCC and wireless spectrum and the need to free the airwaves. read more »
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