Judge Haldane Mayer on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has agreed to stay a ban on importing certain mobile phones using Qualcomm chips that was ordered…

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Broadcasters are not the only ones trying to figure out how best to use emerging platforms like the Internet and mobile to deliver their content; now it seems regulators are…

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-- Meez and Vringo have joined forces to integrate Meez’s 3D avatars into Vringo’s video ringtone service. People can download the avatars to their phone for free (with a data…

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The more the merrier ... A la Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has considered bidding in the pending wireless spectrum auction, or so says BusinessWeek, citing unidentified sources.  Set…

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Two US senators are pushing for a “wireless consumer protection bill” which will do away with early termination fees, prohibit cellular carriers from even listing fees other than those for…

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So alleges a California software company it hired in 2006 to set up an operation in India, according to this story. Motricity entered into a three-year agreement calling for Palo…

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None of this fussing with free market principles first to see what works: The Uruguayan government announced today that it selected the DVB standard for mobile TV services (DVB-H) and…

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Video for a slow Friday: Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke on August 1, the video below in full. This is where he mentioned that Google will probably bid for the…

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We’re coming close to finalizing the details of the “iPhone And Beyond: The Content Opportunities” half-day seminar we’re doing on Sept 20th in LA. We’ll open the ticket sales next…

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Still sitting on the fence, but not really, Google CEO Eric Schmidt told a conference of regulatory and industry leaders in Aspen today that his company would “probably” move ahead…

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Could the U.K.’s participation TV scandal be replicated elsewhere around the world? This Hollywood Reporter feature suggests broadcasters in other countries are getting nervous, too. When a Channel 4 show…

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Rene Obermann, the CEO of Deutsche Telekom, gave a speech in London this week where he once again made the case for the need to consolidate or merge more mobile…

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The FCC’s final rules for the upcoming wireless spectrum auction left out another provision sought by potential new entrants and some public interest groups: a limit on the amount of…

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Microsoft (Nasdaq” MSFT) is challenging recent FCC findings of problems with devices designed to use vacant TV airwaves—so-called “white space”—for high-speed web access. FCC engineers said earlier this month that…

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Something from Infospace’s (Nasdaq: INSP) latest 10-Q filing for its Q2 earnings: that lawsuit that EMI (LON: EMI) filed against it early this year has seen some changes...from the filing:…

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Well, Google can’t win them all: the search giant--teamed up with tech titans including Microsoft, Dell, Intel, EarthLink, Hewlett-Packard and Philips--has been lobbying the FCC to use soon-to-be-freed-up TV spectrum…

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Sprint has opted out of SpectrumCo, one of two JVs with cable operators Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Brighthouse (Advance/Newhouse). Sprint remains involved in an earlier JV,…

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The rules have been posted by the town sheriff, and all the cowboys are circling around before the big showdown at sunset. Here are some of the latest responses to…

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Below are excerpts from the respective statements from FCC Commissioners on the spectrum auction rules, which we covered earlier today here and here...I have extracted the relevant content/devices statements from…

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Watching FCC Chairman Kevin Martin now on CNBC as he explains the rules set today for next year’s 700 MHz auction. He stresses the opportunity for the successful 22 megahertz…

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The FCC’s vote on rules for the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction are in and it looks like “open access” has won out—to some degree. The “open access’ provision championed…

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Still waiting...no word yet, after the delay earlier today.

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While the 700 MHZ spectrum auction debate goes on, as James explained well below (and why it matters), another spectrum issue has been bubbling under: Microsoft, Philips, Google, Intel Corp.…

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Next tuesday the FCC will vote on the rules for auctioning off the valuable 700 MHz spectrum, and the politicians involved in the process are beginning to be heard. InternetNews…

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A subtle but important change in stance from Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ), on its stand on the upcoming spectrum auction in U.S.: Lowell McAdam, CEO of VZW said the company would…

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