FCC
Industry Resumes Net Neutrality Talks Without FCC
WASHINGTON, August 19, 2010 – Even though the Federal Communications Commission has stopped its network neutrality talks, industry groups have resumed discussions on the matter without the FCC.
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Mobile
WiMax Forum Agrees Upon WiMax2 Standard
WASHINGTON, August 17, 2010 – The WiMax Forum has announced that the WiMax 2 standard has been agreed upon. The official standard will be presented to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in November.
Mobile
Sam’s Club to Offer Wi-Fi
WASHINGTON, August 17, 2010 – Sam’s Club has announced that will begin to provide Wi-Fi to its United States locations by the end of November. AT&T will provide the network. “Our members are early adopters of technology and electronics, and we’re excited to deliver an improved experience
EU
Telefónica O2 to Launch Long-Term Evolution Network
WASHINGTON August 16, 2010 – Telefónica O2 has announced that it will launch a pilot long-term evolution network in September. The network hardware will be provided by Nokia Siemans, which already has contracts to build 25 other trials worldwide.
FCC
Complaints to the FCC Jumped 230 Percent in the First Quarter of 2010
WASHINGTON, August 16, 2010 – Complaints to the Federal Communication Commission about various issues increased 230 percent during the first quarter of this year over the fourth quarter of last year, largely thanks to broadcast indecency incidents. General inquires increased 7 percent during this ti
Verizon
Verizon Successfully Tests Gigabit Network
WASHINGTON August 16, 2010- Verizon has completed its filed trials of their GPON network which will provide users 2.4 Gbps downstream and 1.2 Gbps upstream.
Mobile
T-Mobile to Wait Two Years to Launch 4G
WASHINGTON August 16, 2010- T-Mobile will wait two years to upgrade to 4G but will upgrade their existing 3G network to double its speed.
FCC
FCC Establishes Office to Aid Tribal Lands, Native Communities
WASHINGTON, August 13, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission recently established an office to better focus on communications infrastructures in tribal lands and native communities. The office will be headed by Geoffrey Blackwell, and will be part of the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affair
Mobile
Qatar Telecom to Become Fastest in the Middle East
WASHINGTON August 13, 2010- Qatar Telecom enables 21Mbps wireless network.
Mobile
Rostelecom to Launch LTE in Russia
WASHINGTON August 13, 2010- Russian telecom firm Rostelecom has announced plans to build an LTE network.
Verizon
Free Press Tells Google ‘Don’t be Evil’
WASHINGTON August 12, 2010- In response to the recent Google Verizon statement on network neutrality Free Press along with others have organized a protest. The “Don’t be Evil” rally will take place August 13th in front of the Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA. The other major sponors of
FCC
FCC Seeks Input as It Embarks on Crafting Cybersecurity Plan
WASHINGTON, August 12, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on a cybersecurity roadmap to identify vulnerabilities to communications networks or end users as it endeavors to help craft a national plan to protect the nation.
EU
Telecom Italia to Expand Wireless Trial
WASHINGTON August 11, 2010- Telecom Italia has announced it will expand its testing of the Long Term Evolution technology, a fourth-generation wireless broadband standand, and which promises to provide speeds of up to 140 MBits.
Charter
Opelika Votes to Create Municipal Network
WASHINGTON August 11, 2010- The Alabama town of Opelika has decided to set up its own cable television and internet network.
House
House Cuts $302 Million from Broadband Stimulus
WASHINGTON August 10, 2010- The House has voted to pass HR 1586, which primarily provides funding for states for education funding and Medicaid. In order to offset the costs of the new funds, $302 million will be rescinded from broadband stimulus funds. The Senate has already passed the legislation.
Mobile
UAE Retreats from BlackBerry Ban, Germany Steps Forward With Concerns
The Saudi government has decided to back down from its threat to shutter the BlackBerry corporate messenger service in the United Arab Emirates, saying it is making progress in talks with device maker Research in Motion. Meanwhile, Germany’s interior minister told a German newspaper that the German
