House Panel Debates FCC’s Proposed Rules for Spectrum Auction
The House communications and technology subcommittee held a hearing today to make sure that the Federal Communications Commission is “on track” to implement the world’s most complex auction of wireless spectrum.
White House Report: Let’s Share The Airwaves
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The administration's report on finding new spectrum to feed the public's growing demand for wireless services concludes that the answer lies in spectrum sharing between government and private industry.
New FCC Commissioners to Testify Along Familiar Lines
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The first public appearance of the new federal communications commissioners was essentially a bust. Appearing in May before the Senate Commerce Committee only days after they were sworn in, the [...]
New Bill Aims to Close Crunch in Spectrum Auction
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It's finally beginning to sink in in Washington that the pending auction of spectrum voluntarily relinquished by TV broadcasters may hardly make a dent in the looming shortage of wireless [...]
FCC’s Genachowski Gets Tough With Broadcasters
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s speech before the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas Monday didn’t go down easy with his audience. Adding insult to injury, he didn’t [...]
NAB’s Smith Rejuvenates Broadcast Lobby
Gordon Smith, the former Senator from Oregon who took leadership of the National Association of Broadcasters more than two years ago, is putting the clout back in the broadcast lobby.