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Articles tagged with: Federal Communications Commission and Rural
Google Calls on FCC to Act on Unused TV Airwaves
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Google co-founder Larry Page on Wednesday called on the Federal Communications Commission to give companies unlicensed access to television airwaves before the November election. more
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Google Calls on Public to Back Opening TV White Space
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Google on Monday launched a campaign aimed at drumming up public support for opening unused TV spectrum bands for a new generation of wireless Internet access. more
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Verizon, Alltel Merger Brings Questions About Worker Health
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers wants the Federal Communications Commission to require Verizon Communications and Alltel to adopt a nationwide safety program protecting people from harmful radio frequencies as a condition of their proposed merger. more
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Sprint, Clearwire Ask FCC to Reject Proposed Merger Provisos
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel and Clearwire intend to go head to head against the country's largest wireless Internet networks if their merger is approved, but that ability could be hampered if regulators call for new conditions, the companies told the Federal Communications Commission late Monday. more
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FCC Approves Verizon, Rural Cellular Merger
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved a merger between Verizon Communications and Rural Cellular Corp, which does business as Unicel. more
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Verizon Wireless To Divest in 85 Markets for Alltel Merger
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Wireless is offering to divest airwaves in 85 markets as a part of talks with the Justice Department over a pending merger with Alltel. more
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FCC To Take Up Verizon, Rural Merger at Aug. 1 Meeting
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission will consider at its Aug. 1 meeting a pending merger between Verizon Communications and Rural Cellular, which does business as Unicel. more
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