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InternetNews February 16, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC OKs Cingular To Buy NextWave Licenses Agency dismisses Nextel's complaint that deal is unfair to taxpayers.
InternetNews November 5, 2004 Colin C. Haley	VZ Wireless Clears More Spectrum Opening its coffers to improve its coverage, Verizon Wireless said it will pay $3 billion in cash for all of NextWave Telecom's spectrum licenses.
InternetNews July 9, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Snags More Spectrum The carrier wins NextWave's airwaves with a $930M bid, the second big industry move in as many days.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Dave Mock	Verizon Catches the NextWave The company ponies up $3 billion for key spectrum in buying out bankrupt NextWave Telecom.
InternetNews August 20, 2004 Colin C. Haley	VZ Wireless Westward Expansion on Track FTC approves the company's $418M purchase of Qwest's mobile assets.
InternetNews July 26, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Eyes Expansion Verizon Wireless uses Motorola network equipment to improve service, grow network in competitive marketplace.
InternetNews October 24, 2007 Christopher Saunders	Verizon Wireless Drops FCC Auction Appeal Verizon Wireless is throwing in the towel on legal challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's "open access" push in the upcoming wireless spectrum auction in January.
InternetNews January 3, 2007 Ed Sutherland	NextWave Pays $13.3M For Go NextWave Wireless said it will pay $13.3 million to acquire privately held Go Networks. The deal gives NextWave, which develops WiMAX gear, entry into the mobile Wi-Fi arena.
InternetNews October 31, 2008 Judy Mottl	Verizon Wireless-Alltel Merger Moves Forward Verizon's grab for market dominance comes with the DoJ's largest-ever divestiture requirement before it signs off.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2008 Dave Mock	AT&T's Aloha Moment AT&T hopes a new purchase from Aloha Partners will help it circumvent head-to-head competition for highly coveted wireless spectrum.
InternetNews July 8, 2004 Colin C. Haley	FCC Approves Spectrum Swap The Federal Communications Commission has approved a controversial spectrum swap with Nextel to alleviate congestion of airwaves used by police and fire departments.
InternetNews March 20, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Verizon Emerges Big Winner in Spectrum Auction After three months and 260 rounds of bidding, the FCC's wireless spectrum auction finds some closure - with some potentially widespread implications.
InternetNews August 30, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Wireless Expands to Circuit City The mobile carrier plans retail expansion inside 570 Circuit City stores.
InternetNews September 26, 2007 Caron Carlson	Potential Bidders Demand FCC Change Wireless Spectrum Auctions The Federal Communications Commission begins the much-anticipated auction of the 700MHz band spectrum in January. Proposals for auction rules include plans to prevent large carriers from dodging open device access requirements.
InternetNews April 26, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC Seeks More Input on Broadband Auction Rules FCC keeps options open for the sale of spectrum designated as a third pipe competitor to cable and telephone companies.
InternetNews January 23, 2008	Tension Mounts as Wireless Auction Nears With Google and major wireless carriers likely to bid, FCC is optimistic about its 700MHz spectrum sale despite economic worries.
InternetNews July 2, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Goes West Paying Qwest for wireless network assets, the mobile carrier expands its coverage in 14 states.
InternetNews September 23, 2010	FCC Officially Opens Up White-Space Spectrum It looks like the long-running debate over unused white-space spectrum is drawing to a close, now that the FCC has approved rules for how the spectrum can be used.
InternetNews January 15, 2008	Regulators OK Google For Wireless Auction Google gets the go-ahead in the upcoming, multi-billion-dollar 700MHz spectrum auction.
InternetNews September 20, 2004 Colin C. Haley	No Hanging Up Spectrum Scrap Verizon Wireless complains that Nextel is trying to cut the price tag in its controversial airwaves deal with the FCC.
InternetNews September 14, 2007 Caron Carlson	Verizon Lawsuit Muddies Spectrum Auction Plan Verizon filed a lawsuit this week with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit asking the court to review the FCC's "open access" rules.
InternetNews February 26, 2004 Colin C. Haley	VZ Wireless, Nextel Play Hardball Over Spectrum License VZ Wireless says Nextel's proposal to pay the government $850 million in a spectrum deal amounts to a 'multi-billion-dollar give-away' and urges the FCC to open an auction. Nextel fires back.
InternetNews October 16, 2008 Judy Mottl	FCC Green Lights Wireless Mergers The Federal Communications Commission will approve Verizon Wireless' acquisition of rural carrier Alltel and the proposed Sprint-Clearwire WiMAX venture at its next monthly meeting on Election Day.
InternetNews October 11, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	FCC Chair Balks at Verizon's Spectrum Plea Google alleges underhanded tactics by the Verizon while regulators look increasingly unlikely to waver on "open access" rules anytime soon.
InternetNews December 19, 2007	Paul Allen Wants In On Wireless Auction Microsoft's co-founder has applied to bid in an upcoming U.S. auction of the much-desired wireless spectrum.
InternetNews January 24, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	FCC Spectrum Bidding Underway With Internet companies battling cable companies battling telcos, the highly anticipated spectrum auction kicked off today.
InternetNews March 18, 2008	Who Won The Big Wireless Spectrum Auction? A U.S. government auction of wireless airwaves ended on Tuesday raising a record $19.59 billion, but winners of the valuable spectrum were not immediately identified.
InternetNews July 28, 2004 Roy Mark	First Avenue Heads FCC Auction List The wireless leasing company competes with Lynch 3G Communications and Napoleon Communications, aiming to add more 24 gigahertz spectrum.
InternetNews December 23, 2004 Colin C. Haley	FCC Gives Nextel More Spectrum Credits The Federal Communications Commission has increased the value of spectrum that Nextel is exchanging with the government by $452 million
InternetNews March 21, 2006 Roy Mark	Verizon's Broadband Regulatory Relief Verizon Communications scored a major victory Monday when a sharply divided Federal Communications Commission approved the telecom giant's petition to deregulate its commercial broadband lines.
InternetNews April 8, 2004 Roy Mark	DOJ Joins FCC in Cable Case The agencies ask a court to hold off on enforcing a ruling that could force cable companies to open broadband networks to rival ISPs.
InternetNews August 17, 2004 Roy Mark	Nextel Spectrum Swap: Calm Before Legal Storm The FCC says it is acting in the interest of first responder networks but others call the deal a spectrum windfall at taxpayer expense.
InternetNews February 24, 2010	Genachowski Outlines Spectrum Overhaul FCC chairman details plans for a reallocation scheme that would ask broadcasters and other license holders to cough up some of their spectrum licenses in exchange for a share of profits generated by reselling the airwaves at auction.
InternetNews June 6, 2008 Judy Mottl	Alltel-Verizon Merger Not a Win-Win for All While the vendors and their customers benefit, it could be a negative force for the industry and future wireless innovation.
InternetNews March 7, 2008 David Needle	FCC Chairman Says 'Balance' is Key to Net Neutrality FCC Chairman Kevin Martin discusses Comcast, net neutrality and other issues at Stanford.
BusinessWeek June 24, 2010 Greg Bensinger	A Hedge Fund's Big Bet on 4G Harbinger Capital paid an estimated $500 million for SkyTerra Communications, an embryonic 4G wireless provider, bringing it spectrum licenses worth up to $7 billion.
InternetNews August 1, 2007 Roy Mark	Is Half Good Enough For Google? FCC lays cards on the table for 700 MHz auction. Will Google take a hand?
InternetNews April 4, 2008	Verizon Drops Details on New Spectrum Plans Verizon speaks out for the first time on its goals with the 700MHz airwaves.
InternetNews December 15, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC Considers Airline Broadband Connections Airline passenger use of cell phones and broadband Internet connections took a small step toward reality today when the Federal Communications Commission rolled out several new proposals for ground-to-air communications.
InternetNews January 13, 2006 Roy Mark	Coffee, Tea or Broadband? The proposed onboard airline broadband service will hit the runway May 10 when the Federal Communications Commission plans to auction off spectrum for a high-flying Internet connection.
InternetNews November 27, 2007 Christopher Saunders	Verizon to Support Open Device Access Verizon Wireless plans to open up its wireless network to outside devices, software and services, continuing a change of heart for the mobile carrier in advance of the upcoming 700MHz wireless spectrum auction next month.
InternetNews October 29, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon Mulls Local Line Sales Verizon Communications may divest millions of local phone lines as its fiber-to-the-premises and wireless businesses become more central to its long-term plans.
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PC Magazine September 26, 2007 Frank Washburn	A New Wireless Frontier Once TV goes entirely digital, the vacated 700-MHz spectrum will present a wealth of opportunity for wireless pioneers.
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InternetNews November 30, 2007 David Needle	Google: Full Speed Ahead on Spectrum Bid Google hopes to open up wireless spectrum with a multi-billion dollar bid.
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