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NewsConyers, Lofgren revive their Net neutrality bill
Two House of Representatives members, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) have unveiled a new Net neutrality bill, the Internet Freedom and Non-discrimination Act. This latest Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Qwest faces opposition in Arizona over forbearance request
Qwest, actively been seeking to slip out from under certain tenants of the 1996 Telecommunications Act with a series of forbearance petitions, has run into a windstorm--albeit, a tiny one, of Read more...
It's Verizon vs. Google Part Deux
In a move seemingly inspired by those 'True Love Waits' abstinence pledges, Google is petitioning the FCC to obtain a guarantee from Verizon Wireless promising the operator will honor its commitment Read more...
FCC's MDU bans may need more clarification
The Federal Communications Commission banned exclusive service contracts between broadband service providers and owners of multi-dwelling unit buildings such as apartment complexes and condo Read more...
XO lays it on Qwest as dereg battle continues in West
As Qwest and AT&T continue to collect FCC approval of Bell forbearance petitions, XO Communications has Read more...
FCC caps USF fund--for the moment
The FCC voted 3-2--as expected, along party lines--to temporarily cap the ever-expanding Universal Service Fund this week. The agency put a temporary hold on the subsidy program that paid out nearly Read more...
ALSO NOTED: NXP buys Conexant unit; Congress may call FCC's Martin; and much more...
> NXP is acquiring Conexant's broadband media processing unit for $110 million. Article > As Congress continues to review Read more...
Calix adds new ONTs to MDU market fray
Equipment vendor Calix Networks is launching a new series of optical network terminals for gigabit passive optical network architectures targeted at multi-dwelling unit deployments-in short, GPON Read more...
Will the FCC cap the USF? Yes, and it could come soon
It's a political hot potato that no one's been willing to grab onto, but a six-month-old proposal from FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to cap the largest part of the federal Universal Service Fund-which Read more...
AT&T denies bandwidth throttling scenario
AT&T is denying that it throttles Internet bandwidth following a study by online video distributor Vuze that suggested several of the largest U.S. broadband service providers were doing exactly Read more...
| Press ReleasesTop Sports Leagues, Program Network Find Fault White Space ProposalsThe National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, the National Collegiate Read more... Verizon Wireless Says Spectrum Additions from FCC's Auction 73 will Further Company's Broadband Strategy BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless said today that the spectrum it gained in the FCC's Read more... Qualcomm Wins Licenses to Double Its Spectrum in 28 Key Markets to Expand Award-Winning FLO TV Service SAN DIEGO, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated NASDAQ: QCOM, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, Read more... FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RELEASES DATA ON HIGH-SPEED SERVICES FOR INTERNET ACCESS Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today released new data on high-speed connections to the Internet in the United States. Twice a year, all facilities-based Read more... WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING THAT TEXT MESSAGES AND SHORT CODES ARE TITLE On December 11, 2007, Public Knowledge, Free Press, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, EDUCAUSE, Media Access Project, New America Foundation, and U.S. PIRG (Petitioners) filed a Read more... |