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Articles tagged with: Washington and Fcc
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
Related Tags: t-mobile, sprint-nextel, verizon-wireless, verizon, sprint, trains, underground, bell, railway, washington-metro, cell-phone, bell-atlantic,
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
Related Tags: google, microsoft, motorola, rural, dell, federal-communications-commission, white-space, option, motorola,, television,
FCC Mulls Airwaves Sale by Region for Safety Network
washington -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission, which is trying to create a national network for use by firefighters and police officers, is considering carving up a valuable block of soon-to-be-unused television airwaves and selling the parts to commercial partners by region. more
Related Tags: cisco, rsa, rural, verizon, new-york-city, us-cellular, police, analog, san-francisco, new-york, auction, terrorist, television,
Google Co-Founder Makes Pitch for Unused Airwaves Access
washington -(Dow Jones)- Google Co-Founder Larry Page this week made an unprecedented appeal to policy makers for access to unused television airwaves. more
Related Tags: google, microsoft, rural, yahoo, white-space, philips, wifi, nab, national-association-of-broadcasters, television,
AT&T Sales Reps Gave Wrong Info on Termination Fees in Test
washington -(Dow Jones)- The Consumers Union said that AT&T Wireless sales representatives provided false information about the company's policy toward early termination fees during a mystery shopping exercise carried out by the public interest group last week. more
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FCC's Martin Trumpets Success of Auction, Points to Open Access
washington -(Dow Jones)- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin lauded the success of the agency's auction of prized communications spectrum Thursday as the "open access conditions" on the largest section of airwaves were triggered. more
Related Tags: microsoft, verizon-wireless, alltel, police, analog, federal-communications-commission, goldman-sachs, television,
AT&T Agrees to Asset Sales for DOJ OK on Dobson Deal
washington -(Dow Jones)- AT&T agreed Tuesday to U.S. Justice Department antitrust authorities' requirements that the company sell assets in seven markets in order to win approval for its acquisition of Dobson Communications, an AT&T spokeswoman said. more
Related Tags: alltel, texas, verizon-wireless, verizon-communications, federal-communications-commission, justice-department, antitrust, pennsylvania, pace,
FCC Denies Request To Investigate NSA Wiretapping Program
washington -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission has refused a House lawmaker's request to investigate whether a federal warrantless wiretapping program violated telecommunications laws, saying such an investigation would "pose an unnecessary risk of damage to national security." more
Related Tags: privacy, qwest, verizon-communications, nsa, qwest-communications,
Large Telcos Clash on Hill Over Special Access Market
washington -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Executive Gary D. Forsee on Tuesday urged lawmakers to force the Federal Communications Commission to lower rates in the high volume, bulk business telecommunications market, saying it was clear the market had failed. more
Related Tags: sprint-nextel, qwest, verizon-communications, nextel, qwest-communications, new-york, wired, cavalier-telephone,
Verizon Sues FCC Over Final Spectrum Auction Rules
washington -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Wireless has launched an appeal against the Federal Communication Commission's final rules for the upcoming radio spectrum auction, saying the rules establishing so-called open-access conditions are arbitrary and capricious. more
Related Tags: skype, verizon-wireless, radio-spectrum
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