Posted on April 15th, 2013 by Deborah Collier
The federal government is once again picking winners and losers. On April 12, 2013, the Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted its recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the upcoming broadcast spectrum incentive auctions. Among the DOJ’s suggestions are that the FCC adopt rules that prohibit larger mobile competitors from bidding on low-frequency spectrum [...]
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Posted on April 12th, 2013 by Deborah Collier
With the recent announcement by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski of his impending departure, the new commission chair will take charge of what has been called in The Atlantic Wire as “one of the more powerful regulatory bodies in the United States government.” Among the first trials the new chair will face is [...]
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Posted on March 13th, 2013 by Deborah Collier
On February 13, 2013, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on the broadband stimulus programs managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS). At that hearing, a number of concerns were raised about the issue of overbuild within the programs across rural America, and [...]
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Posted on February 20th, 2013 by Deborah Collier
The 911 system is a valuable emergency communications tool available nationwide, and supported, in part, through fees typically designated as either 911 funds or enhanced 911 (E-911) fees. Those fees are deposited into funds that are supposed to be set aside for improvements to the 911 emergency calling systems for both wireline and wireless devices [...]
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Posted on February 13th, 2013 by Deborah Collier
On February 7, 2013, KUSA-Channel 9 News in Denver, Colorado investigated issues related to the administration of a Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant within the state of Colorado, which is reportedly using the funding to build new fiber optic lines alongside those already in existence in direct competition with local telecommunication providers. In 2009, Congress passed the [...]
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Posted on February 8th, 2013 by Deborah Collier
The year was 1996. Bill Clinton was in the White House; scientists reported that there might be life on Mars; Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, was born; the T.V. hospital show E.R. topped the Neilsen’s ratings long before the “McDreamies” and “McSteamies” of the world entered onto the scene; the Simpsons became the [...]
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Posted on January 14th, 2013 by Deborah Collier
According to a January 7, 2013 article in Wireless Week, on December 25, 2012, nearly 17.4 million mobile devices, including tablets, Smartphones, and cell phones were activated. In addition, nearly 1.76 billion applications were downloaded during the holiday week. On January 11, 2013, an article in The New York Times listed among the devices and [...]
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Posted on November 14th, 2012 by Deborah Collier
The special access marketplace provides dedicated high-capacity connections that serve voice and data needs for smaller carriers, large businesses and government through lease agreements with larger telecommunications providers. In 1999, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to deregulate the special access marketplace, which has helped to spur growth and innovation in all areas of telecommunications. [...]
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Posted on September 10th, 2012 by Deborah Collier
On Friday, September 7, 2012, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski announced that the commission would be voting on a proposal to implement the incentive spectrum auctions in order to provide additional spectrum to the wireless industry at its upcoming September 28th meeting. As more people access mobile technology and broadband through the use [...]
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Posted on August 24th, 2012 by Deborah Collier
On August 23, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced its approval for Verizon Wireless to purchase Advanced Wireless Spectrum (AWS) from Spectrum Co., LLC. CAGW’s August 16, 2012 blog post noted the Department of Justice issued its own approval with the agreement with certain conditions. While the approval marks good news for increasing available [...]
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