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FCC

Kerry and Snowe Introduce Bill to Mandate Spectrum Inventory

WASHINGTON July 19, 2010- Senators John Kerry (D- Mass) and Olympia Snow (R- Maine) have introduced a bill which will direct the FCC and NTIA to conduct a spectrum inventory and the creation of a National Strategic Spectrum Plan.

Wireless

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.

FCC

AT&T Takes New Neutrality Approach In Letter To FCC

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2009 – AT&T attempted to set the tone of compromise regarding proposed rules to regulate internet access to support so-called Net neutrality principles in a letter it sent Tuesday to the Federal Communications Commission.

Broadband Data

Senate Commerce Committee Passes Radio Spectrum Inventory Act

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 — The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved S. 649, the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, which would give the National Telecommunications and Information Agency and the Federal Communications Commission 180 days to present Congress with a complete inventory of the rad

Wireless

21st Century Spectrum Policy Could Include Map, Possible Future DTV Divestiture, Experts Say

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 12th, 2009 – Increased demand for wireless bandwidth will require a wholesale reassessment of how the U.S. allocates wireless spectrum, a group of experts told attendees at the 2009 Tech Policy Summit.