700 MHz auction

Verizon Seeks Partners to Blanket Rural Area with 4G Broadband

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:13:03 -0400

Full article: Ars Technica
Matthew Lasar
Looks like the payoff for the FCC's massive 700MHz band auction in 2008 could be coming for rural consumers. Verizon, which bought $9 billion worth of contiguous licenses in that zone, says it's looking for rural companies to help it "collaboratively build and operate" 4G Long Term Evolution networks in the countryside.

Media Minutes: January 2, 2009

Candace Clement — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:06:05 -0500

Media Minutes looks at five of the top stories of 2008: The FCC proceedings concerning Net Neutrality, the 700 MHz spectrum auction and white spaces; Pentagon propaganda; journalists’ arrests at the RNC; and grassroots media organizing for PEG and LPFM.

Media Minutes - (2009-01-02)

Candace Clement — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:58:57 -0500

Media Minutes (2009-01-02)

Candace Clement — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:50:01 -0500

Martin Changes Tune on Broadband Smut-Filter

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:19:32 -0500

Full article: WebProNews
Jason Lee Miller
In his final days as chairman of the FCC, Kevin Martin appears to have done an about face on a proposed content filter for free wireless broadband. After opposition killed the original plan, Martin has placed a new proposal, sans smut-filter, on the table for review at the next and final FCC meeting on January 15.

Agency Wants Hot Stimulus Action for 700MHz Safety Band

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:37:07 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Matthew Lasar
The head of the nonprofit in charge of the FCC's yet-to-be-auctioned-off 700MHz public safety license has asked President-Elect Barack Obama to make a national public safety network part of his economic recovery package.

A Roller-Coaster Ride for Wireless

Stevie Converse — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:36:47 -0500

Full article: CNet
Marguerite Reardon
Starting with the most successful FCC wireless auction ever and ending with a vote that would open up the spectrum for unlicensed use, the wireless industry had its share of ups and downs in 2008.

FCC's Martin: Open Networks Becoming the Norm

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:24:21 -0500

Full article: InternetNews.com
Kenneth Corbin
Is openness here to say? FCC Chairman Kevin Martin thinks so. Speaking at the National Press Club, Martin weighed his oversight of major FCC efforts that, he said, guided the telecom industry toward greater network openness.

CTIA Removes Roadblock to Open Access

Jen Howard — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:28:53 -0500

WASHINGTON -- According to news reports, wireless industry trade association CTIA has dropped its legal challenge to the open access conditions imposed on a portion of the 700 MHz spectrum by the Federal Communications Commission.

Open Networks a Must in Wireless Mergers

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:55:20 -0400

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.