Comcast v. FCC
FCC Issues Open Internet Rules
WASHINGTON, December 22, 2010 – In an uncommon split vote on Tuesday, the FCC handed down an order requiring network providers to abide by certain rules intended to maintain network neutrality.
CTIA
CTIA – The Wireless Association, is a leading trade group representing mobile wireless service providers.
FCC
FCC Moves to Improve Spectrum Availability and Use By Taking from Broadcasters
WASHINGTON, December 1, 2010 – The FCC unanimously passed three measures aimed at improving spectrum availability and efficiency while spurring innovation at its November open meeting on Tuesday. The wireless industry applauded the agency’s move. The first measure would reallocate over-the-air broa
Justice Department
ASCAP Music Licensing Fees Voided for Yahoo, RealNetworks
SAN FRANCISCO, September 28, 2010 — A U.S. rate-setting court’s formula for establishing the fees that Yahoo! and RealNetworks must pay the nation’s dominant music licensing group is fundamentally flawed because it uses inconsistent data sets and because the benchmarks it uses aren’t relevant or co
Copyright
Users Cheer Copyright Office Jailbreaking Decision on iPhone, But They Do It At Their Own Risk
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2010 – iPhone owners can now add applications not approved by Apple, but whether Apple will support jailbroken iPhones is another story.
FCC
Obama to Implement Spectrum Recommendation from National Broadband Plan
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2010On Monday the President announced that he has instructed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) to make 500 MHz of spectrum available over the next 10 years. This release of spectrum is one of the fir
FCC
FCC Announces Wireless World Travel Week
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2010 – It is Wireless World Travel Week, and for the 60 million Americans who make trips each year, the FCC and wireless companies are giving tips on how to save money on international wireless use.
FCC
FCC Issues Notice of Inquiry Regarding Broadband Regulation and Industry Offers a Mixed Response
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2010 –Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission met to consider putting out a Notice of Inquiry on how they should regulate broadband. After the recent Comcast decision the FCC’s ability to regulate broadband was put into question. After looking at the various issues FCC’s
FCC
Wireless Industry Group Asks FCC to Dismiss County Executives’ Proposal
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2010 – Wireless industry lobbying group CTIA is asking for the Federal Communication Commission’s dismissal of a free broadband proposal by the County Executives of America.
FCC
Telecom Industry Players Pleased with D.C. Circuit Court Ruling for Comcast
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2010 – Players in the telecommunications industry were elated last Tuesday as the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit invalidated the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to regulate broadband service under the principles promulgated in the Commission’s Internet P
Expert Opinion
Industry Demand Calls for Speedy Approval of FCC’s Wireless Spectrum Recommendations
Image by wiredbike via Flickr There is increasing demand from the Wireless Sector that opening new spectrum, as championed by the FCC, would speed application roll-outs for broadband in the immediate future. Mobile providers are clamoring to offer increasingly sophisticated applications to connect users with everything on a Mobile Internet.
FCC
Near-Universal Chorus of Agreement Greets National Broadband Plan; Parties Seek Their Good in Blueprint
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2010 – An executive summary of the Federal Communications Commission’s forthcoming National Broadband Plan drew near-unanimous praise from stakeholders on the eve of the full plan’s release, with industry groups, public interest advocates and lawmakers all weighing in positivel
800 MHz
Spectrum Bills Move Quickly Through House Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, January 21, 2010 – The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet approved by voice vote legislation to inventory and help reallocate the nation’s wireless spectrum.
CTIA
Wireless Industry Official, Consumer Advocate Face Off On Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON, December 15, 2009 – A representative from a wireless industry focused trade association and a co-founder of a consumer advocate group faced off Tuesday on the heated topic about whether the Federal Communications Commission should regulate Internet access to support Net neutrality or ope
Wireless
Wireless Industry Complaints Closely Related to Competition, Say Panelists
WASHINGTON, December 14, 2009 – What’s the greatest source of dissatisfaction in the mobile wireless industry? Ironically, according to industry experts and government representatives attending a conference on customer complaints, it is competition itself. The size and pervasiveness of the mobile d
Broadband's Impact
Broadband People Column: Powell and Ford Head Up ‘Broadband for America’
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2009 – Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell and former U.S. Rep. Harold Ford, Jr., have been named honorary co-chairs of Broadband for America, a coalition of more than 110 member companies and organizations that are say they are working to increa
FCC
FCC Creates Standardized Process for Cell Tower Siting, Discusses Broadband ‘Gaps’
WASHINGTON, November 22, 2009 – In unanimous 5-0 decision, the commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission voted Wednesday to standardize the application process for tower siting requests. Advocates of the move said that the action marked another step by the agency to speed adoption of b
