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Motorola Provides Updated “White Spaces” Device To FCC For Review - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 15 May 2008 09:09 AM PST

Motorola (NYSE: MOT) planned again to try and show the FCC that a device can operate on unlicensed TV spectrum, called the “white spaces” without causing interference. They planned to…

FCC Duped By Google In Auction: Republicans - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Thu 17 Apr 2008 08:33 AM PST

There’s quite a bit being written on the remarks of some Republican senators that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) “gamed” the 700 MHz auction, and “duped” the FCC...Bloomberg has the quotes. Their…

FCC Approves Text Alert System; Subscribers Will Not Be Charged For Messages - 1 Comment
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 10 Apr 2008 09:56 AM PST

The FCC approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages, AP reports. Yesterday, we said the plan was likely to pass, however, an interesting tidbit…

FCC Pushes For Emergency Text Message Alerts - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Wed 09 Apr 2008 12:20 PM PST

The FCC is thinking about developing a nationwide emergency alert system that would send out text messages in a crisis, USA Today reports. The system would likely reach more people…

CTIA: FCC’s Martin Says No To Skype’s Plea For Open Networks - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 01 Apr 2008 03:53 PM PST

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin got some cheers at CTIA’s opening assembly today when he said the commission should reject a petition by Skype to open wireless networks to any device.…

Spectrum Auction Is Really Close To Ending; Winners May Be Revealed Soon - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Mon 10 Mar 2008 12:30 PM PST

As the FCC’s spectrum auction enters its seventh week, analysts say bidding has slowed so much, it will close in only a matter of days, Fortune reports. The government auction,…

Sprint, T-Mobile Want White Spaces Spectrum To Be Licensed - 1 Comment
Posted By Carlo Longino - Fri 04 Jan 2008 01:19 PM PST

Sprint (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile have weighed in on the debate over the so-called “white spaces” spectrum that’s in between frequencies used by TV broadcasters, urging the FCC to license…

Senators Urge FCC To Open ‘White Spaces ‘Spectrum - 0 Comments
Posted By Carlo Longino - Fri 21 Dec 2007 09:50 AM PST

Five senators urged the FCC to approve the unlicensed use of the so-called “white spaces” spectrum that exists in between frequencies used for television broadcasts. In a letter to FCC…

700 MHz Auction Applicants Revealed; Paul Allen Among Them - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 18 Dec 2007 11:26 PM PST

The Federal Communications Commission released the names of 266 “short-form” applicants for the 700 MHz spectrum auction scheduled to start Jan. 24. (Pdfs of the lists here and here.) Among…