FCC
GTA Teleguam Blasts Competitor
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2010- Guam area telecom company GTA Teleguam has claimed that IT&E’s grant request is frivolous since there are no unserved areas in Gaum.
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Mobile
Indonesian Government Rescinds Licenses of 4 WiMax Auction Winners
WASHINGTON August 3, 2010- The Indonesian government has repealed the licenses of four WiMax auction winners.
Justice Department
Obama Administration Calls for Greater Disabled Access on Internet
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2010 –The Obama administration has made the expansion of telecommunications services to disabled people a top priority.
EU
Cosmote to Launch Greece’s First LTE Network
WASHINGTON August 3, 2010 – Greek mobile provider Cosmote to launch a LTE network based just outside of Athens. The pilot network will span the suburbs of Marousi and Chalandri. It will then spread across Athens. The network will offers users speeds of up to 100Mbps down and 45Mbps up.
Smart Grid
Hawaii Rejects Smart-Grid Technology
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2010 – Regulators in the state of Hawaii have recently rejected a $115 million smart grid expansion project.
EU
Clearwire to Sell Stake in Irish WiMax Provider
WASHINGTON August 2, 2010 – Clearwire will sell its majority share of Irish WiMax provider Imagine Communications Group.
Mobile
Vodafone Essar to Launch 3G Network in India by end of 2010
WASHINGTON August 2, 2010- Indian mobile provider Vodafone Essar is set to launch a new 3G network by the end of the year.
USF
Australia Expands Universal Service Goal
WASHINGTON August 3, 2010- While many of the nations of the world are struggling to bring basic high speed access to their populations Australia has announced that it will expand its already ambitious goal. Initially the National Broadband Network was supposed to reach 90% of the Australian populati
Verizon
Verizon Releases New Study on Cybercrime
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2010 – According to a study on Cybercrime released by Verizon Wireless almost half of security breaches in the United States Government are committed with the help of insiders with knowledge of the system.
Broadband Mapping and Data
China Tops Yearly Broadband Provider Rankings
China Unicom and China Telecom account for 20% of worldwide broadband market share, a statistic which TeleGeography researchers predicted would only increase.
Julius Genachowski
FCC Chief Appoints Zac Katz as Legal Advisor
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2010 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the appointment of Zac Katz as legal advisor, with a particular focus on wireline communications, international and internet issues. Katz will succeed Priya Aiyar, who has been appointed deputy chief
Expert Opinion
Bandwidth: Why Fast Is Important in a Global Economy
Bandwidth is the basic foundation for Internet traffic as a connector to everything important in our lives. Whether it is basic bandwidth for connecting to family and friends, or a super fast highway for global reach and competitiveness in the business world, bandwidth constitutes the speed at which
Verizon
FCC Holds Closed-Door Talks on Broadband Reclassification
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2010- The FCC continues to meet with major stakeholders as Congress begins to weigh in on broadband reclassification. Reports suggest a deal may be in the works.
Australia
Australians Refuse to Give NBN Permission to Dig Trenches
WASHINGTON August 2, 2010- This month the Australian government began to implement its National Broadband Network but they have faced some minor opposition. In the state of Tasmania nearly half of the residents and businesses have yet to give permission to the government to install fiber connections
EU
Uzbekistan to Get LTE Network
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2010- Russian owned Mobile TeleSytems has announced this week that it will be launching a LTE network in Uzbekistan. The network will be the first of its kind in central Asia and the first non-TeleSonera owned network.
Education
Chicago Receives $9 Million BTOP Grant
WASHINGTON July 30, 2010- The City of Chicago has won the latest Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grant for $9 million. The money will be used to upgrade and expand public computing centers across the city.
