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InternetNews April 5, 2010 |
Battle Lines Take Shape in Spectrum Showdown As it looks to reclaim spectrum for mobile broadband, the FCC is courting a vigorous political fight, with broadcasters, wireless firms and open Internet advocates all to have their say. |
InternetNews March 25, 2010 |
FCC Grilled on Spectrum, Net Neutrality Plans Commissioners appear on the Hill for first congressional proceeding on national broadband plan, airing opposing views on competition and regulatory frameworks. |
InternetNews January 5, 2010 |
Obama Administration Calls for Spectrum Reform Filing from key Commerce Department agency echoes Justice Department appeal and could set the stage for a lively political fight. |
InternetNews June 3, 2010 |
Feds Scrambling to Avert Spectrum Shortfall Few would argue the need for more spectrum to ensure that wireless carriers have sufficient capacity to handle the exploding growth of the mobile Web. But where's it going to come from? |
InternetNews June 28, 2010 |
Mobile Broadband Gets White House Backing The Obama administration announces strong support for a mobile broadband policy initiative. |
InternetNews July 13, 2005 Roy Mark |
Broadcasters Agree to Hard Date DTV Transition After nine years of aggressive lobbying to slow the digital television transition, broadcasters are dropping their objections to a Jan. 1, 2009, deadline to end U.S. analog broadcasting. |
InternetNews November 4, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
FCC Gives Thumbs-Up to White Spaces After contentious lobbying, the FCC moves to open access to unused spectrum for new wireless devices. |
Home Theater October 30, 2009 Mark Fleischmann |
Will FCC Revoke DTV Spectrum? Wireless broadband may take precedence over digital TV. |
InternetNews September 16, 2010 |
FCC White Spaces Vote Inspires High Hopes Advocates of releasing unused spectrum that sits in between broadcast channels are gearing up for next week's FCC meeting, when the commissioners are expected to set the final rules for new broadband networks built on the so-called white spaces. |
InternetNews July 29, 2010 |
House Reps. Introduce Spectrum Auction Bill Lawmakers introduce voluntary incentive auction act that they hope will achieve a compromise between dueling interests. |
InternetNews August 2, 2010 |
Spectrum Issues Looming Large at FCC The Federal Communications Commission is looking ahead to a busy couple months as it sorts through a tangle of spectrum issues to meet a White House deadline. |
InternetNews October 25, 2010 |
FCC Sees $120B Opportunity in Spectrum Plans Federal Communications Commission lays out plans to free up spectrum for mobile broadband networks, warns about "spectrum crunch" if new portions of the airwaves aren't reallocated. |
InternetNews June 15, 2010 |
FCC Pressed to Move On White-Space Spectrum The broadband spectrum crunch has senators from both parties calling on the FCC to finally make a call on how and how much available white-space spectrum will be reallocated. |
InternetNews November 21, 2005 Roy Mark |
House Approves DTV Bill Television broadcasters have three years to clear analog spectrum for wireless broadband providers and first responders. |
Home Theater February 26, 2010 Mark Fleischmann |
FCC to Propose DTV Giveback Broadcasters would be offered chance to voluntarily sell spectrum. |
InternetNews August 27, 2007 Roy Mark |
Beyond The FCC's 700 MHz Outside of the much anticipated January 700 MHz auction, the Federal Communications Commission isn't planning on selling anymore spectrum at this time. Tech hopes to change that with several proposals now pending before the agency. |
InternetNews March 11, 2010 |
FCC Mulling Free Broadband Plan, Again As more details surface of the national broadband plan the Federal Communications Commission is preparing to deliver to Congress, the commission said it will consider a plan to develop a free or low-cost wireless broadband network. |
InternetNews October 16, 2008 Judy Mottl |
Jeers, Cheers Over FCC White Space Report Tech and wireless players giddy about spectrum report as opponents mull findings. Broadcasters say something's fishy. |
InternetNews February 24, 2011 |
Tech Lobby, White House Press Spectrum Reform Amid concerns that the surge in mobile computing could overwhelm mobile broadband networks, representatives of big Web companies and government officials outline a path forward. |
InternetNews February 18, 2011 |
Stratus Debuts as Wireless Spectrum Battle Heats Up - Week in Preview Feb. 21, 2011 Juniper set to detail the future of networking with Stratus. In Washington, the fight for wireless spectrum heats up. |
InternetNews April 17, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Spectrum Front and Center for Wireless Industry Freeing up the airwaves tops the wireless industry's policy agenda. |
InternetNews November 10, 2008 Judy Mottl |
White Space Spectrum is Dead Space, For Now There are more than a few unknowns about the future of white space spectrum. |
InternetNews May 13, 2004 Roy Mark |
FCC Seeks TV 'White Space' Spectrum for Wi-Fi The Federal Communications Commission wants to let wireless Internet service providers operate in unused spectrum space currently occupied by TV broadcasters. The proposal is aimed at giving consumers an alternative to cable and telecom broadband providers. |
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 May 26, 2005 Roy Mark |
Intel Chips in on DTV Transition Intel tells a Congressional panel that TV spectrum will accelerate wireless broadband roll-out. |
InternetNews March 13, 2008 |
Gates: Free Up More Spectrum For Wi-Fi Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates urged U.S. communications regulators on Thursday to allow more vacant television airwaves to be used for wireless services such as broadband Internet access. |
InternetNews May 24, 2005 Roy Mark |
Barton Slaps Hard Deadline on DTV Transition House panel prepares for the first hearings on legislation stating that broadcasters must cease transmitting programs in analog format. |
InternetNews October 14, 2005 Roy Mark |
Senate Panel Eyes Vote on Digital TV Switch Tech executives urge Congress to set a hard deadline for broadcasters to shift completely to digital signals of no later than 2009. The vacated analog signals would be given to first responders and auctioned. A vote on legislation could come Wednesday. |
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 February 21, 2006 Roy Mark |
Senators Push White Space Legislation The proposed Wireless Innovation Act of 2006 would allow wireless broadband providers to operate in buffer zones between broadcast channels. |
InternetNews January 16, 2007 Roy Mark |
Coalition Pushes For DTV Transition Tech companies, trade groups urge Congress to hold fast to Feb. 17, 2009 cut-off as the end of analog broadcasting. |
InternetNews November 16, 2010 |
Feds Detail Spectrum Plans for Mobile Broadband Commerce Department agency issues long-awaited report outlining a path to freeing up 115 MHz of spectrum for mobile broadband in five years, a down payment on the 10-year goal of 500 MHz. |
InternetNews December 1, 2010 |
FCC Moves to Free Spectrum for Mobile Broadband Looking to stave off a spectrum shortfall amid accelerating demand for mobile broadband services, the FCC has taken a series of steps to reallocate TV spectrum and relax rules for experimental uses. |
InternetNews April 30, 2010 |
ISPs Urge FCC to Resist Broadband Regulation A band of cable and telecom firms and their lobbying organizations issue a warning to Federal Communications Commission telling it to keep broadband unregulated. |
InternetNews April 9, 2010 |
FCC Details Broadband Plans After Legal Setback Federal Communications Commission chairman argues that court ruling has little bearing on its broadband agenda for the rest of the year, which will tackle spectrum, universal service and a host of other issues. |
InternetNews October 13, 2008 Christopher Saunders |
FCC Report: Room For Advanced Wireless Services FCC report finds no threat of interference with unlicensed mobile broadband. |
InternetNews August 9, 2007 Roy Mark |
No Space For White Spaces? Preliminary test results from FCC show disappointing results for devices using spectrum between television channels. |
InternetNews March 3, 2011 |
Kerry, Snowe Back Spectrum Reform Bill Legislation would authorize Federal Communications Commission to conduct incentive auctions to free airwaves for mobile broadband, provide for comprehensive spectrum inventory. |
InternetNews February 17, 2005 Roy Mark |
House Considers Subsidizing DTV Transition A new proposal aims to speed broadcasters' move to digital and open spectrum for advanced wireless services. |
InternetNews May 25, 2007 Roy Mark |
New Coalition Touts National Broadband Policy National legislation is needed to ensure widespread, affordable broadband group tells lawmakers. |
InternetNews September 30, 2005 Roy Mark |
Katrina May Blow Broadcasters Out of Analog More spectrum and money for first responders is getting renewed Congressional interest in the backwash of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. |
InternetNews October 24, 2005 Roy Mark |
Lawmakers Disagree on DTV Deadline, Subsidies The U.S. House and Senate are $2 billion and four months apart in their legislative efforts to finally wean Americans off analog broadcasting. |
InternetNews December 18, 2009 |
CTIA Looks Ahead on 2010 Agenda Plans Spectrum and Net Neutrality fights will be top of mind for CTIA executives. |
InternetNews October 15, 2008 Judy Mottl |
FCC Says 'White Spaces' Can Work for Net Access A major victory for tech firms as testing finds little risk of interference, clearing the way for a vote on opening the spectrum. |
InternetNews September 12, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
Broadcasters Slam Google, Microsoft in Spectrum Spat Executives say tech's plan for spectrum "white spaces" would lead to "devastating interference." |
InternetNews January 19, 2007 Roy Mark |
Senators Part Ways on White Space Use Competing bills promote use of unused spectrum between broadcast channels for wireless broadband. |
InternetNews September 25, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Will White Spaces Save the World? Google's Larry Page alights on Capitol Hill to talk up what's fast becoming a cause celebre in tech circles. |
InternetNews March 25, 2008 David Needle |
Google's Next Spectrum Battle Google pushes to open up unused 'white space' to mobile devices. |
InternetNews April 26, 2005 Roy Mark |
Tech to TV Execs: Get Off the Beachfront! A group of IT CEOs urges Congress to set a date certain for digital TV transition so spectrum can be opened for wireless broadband. |
InternetNews December 15, 2009 |
CTIA Wants Exemption From Net Neutrality Head of the wireless trade group thinks it plays by different sets of rules which require different kinds of regulation. |