FCC

Dish re-loads after feeling competitive heat

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:59:53 -0400

Dish Network CEO Charles Ergen, who also controls EchoStar Communications, the firm from which Dish was spun-off, has taken a more active interest in Dish's telecom strategy. He says the company Read more...

Telcos line up to take Dish Network's lunch money

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:59:53 -0400

Telcos are continuing to make inroads as TV providers, beefing up their revenues (or at least trimming their losses) at the expense of cable operators and satellite services. This week's victim is Read more...

Conyers, Lofgren revive their Net neutrality bill

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:57 -0400

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

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:59:52 -0400

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

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 06:59:53 -0400

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

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:59:55 -0400

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

admin — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:59:57 -0400

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

admin — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:59:55 -0400

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...

admin — Thu, 01 May 2008 06:59:51 -0400

> 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

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:59:54 -0400

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...