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Bumps in the road for AT&T-BellSouth merger?

April 4, 2006 Mark Del Bianco says there are good reasons to challenge the conventional wisdom that regulators should let the deal sail through. TAGS: spectrum, broadband service, BellSouth Corp., Sprint Nextel, wisdom, broadband, band, AT&T Corp., merger, telecommunications, U.S.

T-Mobile outlines plans for 3G network

October 6, 2006 Cell phone carrier to spend $2.66 billion to upgrade to a next-generation network using newly acquired spectrum. TAGS: T-Mobile, 3G network, spectrum, 3G, carrier, U.S.

Why don't we just auction the 'white space'?

May 16, 2006 Policy analyst Thomas Lenard says Congress is close to introducing a significant setback to a rational spectrum policy. TAGS: spectrum, regime, allocation, auction, broadcaster, Sen., broadband, TV

White-space spectrum debate rages

August 16, 2007 Technology companies are pitted against TV broadcasters over access to the unused spectrum between TV channels. TAGS: spectrum, broadcaster, technology company, commission, digital television, wireless broadband, TV, space, channel, Microsoft Corp.

Why cable companies, Google are eyeing wireless spectrum

May 11, 2006 An FCC wireless spectrum auction is approaching, and several unlikely candidates may want in on the bidding. TAGS: spectrum, Time Warner Inc., cable company, cellular provider, auction, PCS, Google Inc., Sprint Nextel, CEO, cell phone

Year in review: A roller-coaster ride for wireless

December 20, 2008 From a record-breaking FCC wireless auction to the launch of the new iPhone 3G to the death of citywide Wi-Fi, 2008 was full of peaks and valleys. TAGS: auction, spectrum, Google Android, 3G, Apple iPhone, HTC, launch, Apple iPhone 3G, broadcaster, Google Inc., T-Mobile, TV, cell phone, Wi-Fi, operating system

Points of conflict in the wireless arena

August 16, 2007 FCC faces demands from tech giants that want access to slices of spectrum, and from a start-up with plans for citywide Wi-Fi. TAGS: spectrum, Wi-Fi, start-up, TV

Digital TV switch set for early 2009

December 21, 2005 Senate votes to end over-the-air analog TV in move to free up radio spectrum for broadband links. TAGS: spectrum, deadline, household, digital television, set-top, set-top box, TV, broadband

Google tight-lipped on U.K. spectrum bid

December 14, 2007 The company won't say whether it will participate in Ofcom's auction of radio spectrum, citing a U.S. ruling. TAGS: spectrum, auction, wireless broadband, dividend, radio, U.K., representative, Google Inc., U.S., microphone, broadband, TV

FCC to reveal spectrum auction plan

April 25, 2007 The Federal Communications Commission will unveil some of the rules it will use in the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction. TAGS: spectrum, auction, rule, broadband, band, wireless broadband, digital television, analog, cell phone, TV

Broadband bundles to drive wireless spectrum sale

August 9, 2006 Cable and satellite companies will be among the bidders at a major FCC auction, as they look to add wireless to their package of services. TAGS: spectrum, satellite company, cable company, Time Warner Inc., satellite, satellite television, wireless service, telephony, license, Comcast Corp., broadband, sale, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, TV

EC proposes using TV spectrum for WiMax

June 13, 2007 U.K. spectrum freed as TV converts from analog to digital could be allocated to WiMax, shrinking digital divide, commissioner says. TAGS: spectrum, digital divide, dividend, rural area, broadband, wireless broadband, representative, analog, 3G, Europe, U.K., TV

FCC approves radio-spectrum auction

August 5, 2005 Commission says both small and large wireless operators can participate in what will be the largest such auction since 2000. TAGS: auction, spectrum, BellSouth Corp., advisor, cell phone, AT&T Corp., radio

Saving the last beachfront spectrum

June 12, 2007 Entrepreneur Vanu Bose says the FCC spectrum auction should include a nationwide public safety network that supports interoperability. TAGS: spectrum, interoperability, proposal

JetBlue wins air-to-ground wireless license

June 2, 2006 Airline company will pay $7 million to the FCC for a license to transmit in the 800MHz spectrum. TAGS: spectrum, license, auction, Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, aircraft, minute

Bills would boost unlicensed Wi-Fi

February 21, 2006 Senators propose allowing broadband deployment on vacant TV channels, saying it would be cheap and easy to set up. TAGS: spectrum, interference, bill, Republican, broadcaster, space, telecommunications, TV, Wi-Fi, broadband

Google's battle for wireless spectrum

July 30, 2007 Chris Sacca, head of special initiatives, talks about the company's plans for the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction. TAGS: Chris Sacca, auction, spectrum, Google Inc., battle, rule, broadband, U.S.

Public safety bids stir spectrum spat

March 2, 2007 As 700MHz auction approaches, groups say some of that space should go to emergency responders. Mobile operators disagree. TAGS: spectrum, mobile operator, mobile communication, auction, band, digital television, TV

Politico wants to move up DTV deadline

October 18, 2005 John McCain: Emergency responders can't wait four years for analog spectrum to be freed up by broadcasters' switch to digital. TAGS: spectrum, John McCain, emergency response, digital television, deadline, broadcaster, broadband network, shift, chief technology officer, Sen., senator, broadcasting, broadband, radio, TV
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