Articles tagged with: Fcc and Bell

Alcatel-Lucent Starts Shipping 700Mhz Based LTE Base Staions

Alcatel-Lucent says that following certification from the U.S. telecoms regulator, the fcc, it is now shipping its 700 MHz LTE base stations to service providers in the United States. With this, Alcatel-Lucent has become the first vendor to have fcc-certified LTE base stations available, a key requirement for sales in the U.S. market.  more

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Mobile Phone Improvements for Washington DC Underground Railway

Mobile phone coverage on the Washington metro railway is to be improved following a decision last week by the Metro's Board. Four major cell phone companies -- Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, AT&T and T-Mobile -- will build a new wireless infrastructure in the underground rail system during the next four years.  more

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Wireless Carterfone Proposals Would Raise Mobile Handset Prices for Consumers

A Phoenix Center analysis has found that US consumers would pay higher prices for mobile handsets if the fcc were to regulate the custom of subsidising mobile phone prices - the so called wireless Carterfone rules.  more

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Artist Aims for Air as a Set Piece in Bid for Wireless Spectrum

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- As corporate titans such as Google and AT&T bid billions of dollars for pieces of wireless spectrum at a government auction, another aspiring participant has promoted his own goal for the airwaves: art.  more

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