Spectrum

FCC Asks How to Proceed on D Block Re-auction

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how the Commission should proceed with the re-auction and licensing of the 700 MHz D Block spectrum while maximizing the public safety and commercial benefits of a nationwide, interoperable broadband network.

Pop and country unite to fight wireless proposal

The Grand Ole Opry and MTV may be at opposite ends of the music spectrum, but they are part of a coalition urging federal regulators to stand up to a frequency grab by Microsoft and Google that could render wireless microphones useless.

FCC Meeting on D Block Spectrum Auction Today

The Federal Communications Commission will NOT consider an Order addressing Promotion of Spectrum Efficient Technologies at Wednesday's public meeting. The item has already been adopted by the FCC. That means the meeting will focus solely on rules for re-auctioning "D Block" 700 MHz band spectrum.

Google Unwired

Google Unwired
Expanding Broadband Access and Allocating Spectrum More Efficiently

Thursday, May 22, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Ronald Reagan Building
Atrium Ballroom
1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC

Legal troubles could threaten Sprint/Clearwire deal

Sprint Nextel's plan to spin off its WiMax network and form a $14.5 billion joint venture with Clearwire may have hit a speed bump. On Monday iPCS, Sprint Nextel's largest affiliate, said it will try to block the deal that was announced last week.

Verizon: We promise to honor the Block C open access rules

Google has won another back door victory on the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz auction. It has extracted a pledge from Verizon that the wireless giant will adhere to the 700 MHz auction C Block's "open platform" provision.

May 14 FCC Agenda

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Commission will consider: 1) promotion of spectrum efficient technologies and 2) new rules for auction of the "D block" 700 MHz spectrum.

Sprint Mulls Shedding Nextel Unit

Wireless provider Sprint Nextel Corp. is considering spinning off or selling its ailing Nextel unit. The move would be a dramatic acknowledgment that Sprint's $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications in 2005 has been a failure.

Open Access and the New Net Neutrality & Wireless Policy After the 700 MHz Auction

Open Access and the New Net Neutrality & Wireless Policy After the 700 MHz Auction
Thursday, June 12, 2008
eBay HQ
Town Hall
2161 North First Street
San Jose, California 95131

Google concerned about Verizon's open access

Google has asked the Federal Communications Commission to obtain a pledge from Verizon Wireless that it will honor the open-access conditions on a band of 700MHz spectrum before selling the spectrum to the carrier.