public airwaves

Tell Washington to Open the Airwaves to Everyone

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:50:32 -0700

NAB Launches Shrill Attack on Public Interest Groups

Jen Howard — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:15:24 -0700

WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television launched an attack on public interest groups that support using empty public airwaves -- known as "white spaces" -- to bridge the digital divide and bring Internet access to millions of Americans in underserved communities.

Open Networks a Must in Wireless Mergers

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:55:20 -0700

WASHINGTON -- With the Federal Communications Commission poised for a Nov. 4 vote on the Verizon Wireless-Alltel merger and the Sprint Nextel-Clearwire deal, Free Press is calling for conditions that require both wireless networks to be open to all devices and applications.

Can the FCC Finally Sell the Airwaves That No One Wanted?

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:31:37 -0700

Broadcasters Scramble to Change the Channel on FCC's Community Mandates

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:45:36 -0700

As U.S. broadcasters gather in Las Vegas this week for an annual meeting, a hot topic is a plan to make them do more to serve communities, from creating citizen advisory panels to sharing radio playlists with the government.

Congress to Examine Failure of Plan for Emergency Communications Network

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:15:06 -0700

A congressional panel wants to know why a plan aimed at using public airwaves and private money to create a nationwide emergency communications network failed to attract any interest in an otherwise successful spectrum auction.