|
|
Articles tagged with: Federal Communications Commission and Radio Spectrum
FCC Chairman to Resign Next Week
In a not entirely unsurprising move, the Chairman of the USA's telecoms regulator, the FCC has announced that he will resign effective the day that Barack Obama become President of the country. FCC Chairman, Kevin J. Martin has had political battles with the Democrat dominated Congress, and the prospect of a Democrat dominated government would have made his position very uncomfortable. more
Related Tags: itu, fcc, wireless-broadband, USA
Bidding Slow For 10-Megahertz D-Block Airwaves in FCC Auction
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- One of the largest sections of communications airwaves being sold by the Federal Communications Commission has received only one bid after four rounds of an auction, according to information released by the agency. more
Related Tags: google, microsoft, verizon-wireless, alltel, stanford, fcc, police, analog, goldman-sachs, new-york, USA
FCC Draft Auction Rules a win for Google, Hi-Tech Industry"
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The hi-tech industry, led by Google, scored a big victory over incumbent broadband providers this week as draft rules released by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin for a highly anticipated radio-spectrum auction have incorporated many of the hi-tech industry's demands. more
Related Tags: at&t, skype, metropcs, yahoo, verizon-wireless, comcast, fcc, police, lawyer
Dem. President. Candidate Edwards Enters Spectrum Debate Fray
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards has waded into the debate over radio spectrum policy, urging the Federal Communications Commission to structure the rules for an upcoming auction so that smaller companies can participate. more
Related Tags: fcc, north-carolina
FCC Consults On Google Spectrum Auction Plan
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A novel approach to radio spectrum management put forward by Google was put out for public consultation by the Federal Communications Commission late on Thursday, a key step to the plan being adopted by the regulator. more
Related Tags: fcc
Sprint Nextel Rejects AT&T Claims Over Spectrum Program
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel, Thursday strongly rejected a series of accusations made against it by AT&T over substantial delays in a complicated radio spectrum reallocation program it is engaged in. more
Related Tags: at&t, sprint-nextel, fcc
Report Argues For Limits On Spectrum Auction Participants
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Lobbying over how the Federal Communications Commission should frame rules governing the forthcoming auction of radio spectrum has intensified ahead of a Wednesday deadline for the consultation period. more
Related Tags: at&t, verizon-wireless, stanford, fcc, verizon-communications, stanford-university
FCC Official Sees More Wireless Spectrum Auctioned In '05
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The Federal Communications Commission will offer more radio spectrum for wireless carriers next year in addition to the licenses scheduled to be auctioned in January, an agency official said. more
Related Tags: credit-suisse, boston
The bankrupt USA carrier, NextWave has lost a court bid to stop its radio spectrum from being resold this December by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NextWave is still contesting in a separate court action that the FCC's action in confiscating the spectrum licenses was unlawful. It had hoped to delay the auction until the legality of the decision to revoke the licenses had been settled. The spectrum auction is now scheduled to go ahead on 12th December 2000." more
Related Tags: