Free Press: D-block

D-Block, AWS-3 Auctions May Wait Until Next Year

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:17:32 -0700

Media Minutes: May 2, 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:08:57 -0700

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced the agency will craft a new plan for a national public safety network. And the Senate Commerce Committee passed a legislative veto of the FCC’s new media ownership rules as Rupert Murdoch prepared to bid for a third New York newspaper.

Media Minutes 2008-05-02

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:55:37 -0700

700 MHz Auction: FCC Decision Coming on Public Safety Block

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:52:34 -0700

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) closed its auction of 700MHz spectrum late Tuesday, but it faces a major decision on what to do with a block of spectrum designated for use by public safety agencies that did not meet the minimum bidding requirements.

Quick 700 MHz Updates

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:10:59 -0700

First, we at PISC have sent a letter to the FCC asking the FCC to sever the D Block issues, announce the winners of the rest of the auction, and thoroughly investigate the allegations around Cyren Call and its pre-auction discussion with Frontline.

FCC Asked to Probe Auction

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:39:00 -0700

The failure of a Federal Communications Commission auction to draw sufficient bids to build a wireless network for emergency responders provoked sharp criticism by members of Congress, consumer groups and leaders of the 9/11 Commission yesterday. It also prompted a call to investigate whether auction rules were broken.