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New Bill Aims to Close Crunch in Spectrum Auction Bill would require FCC to bundle federal and TV spectrum

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…

April 26 2012

Verizon Spectrum Sale Stirs Debate Verizon claims sale is no ploy for approval of cable deals

Verizon's decision to sell some of its spectrum has nothing to do with regulators currently reviewing its pending deals for spectrum and marketing with major cable companies, the company said…

April 19 2012

FCC's Genachowski Gets Tough With Broadcasters 'He took out his sword and left'

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…

April 16 2012

FCC Takes First Step Toward Organizing Spectrum Auctions Genachowski names task force for years-long process

Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, took the first step today toward conducting incentive spectrum auctions, naming a task force that will be headed by Ruth Milkman, the…

March 21 2012

Congress Poised to Pass Spectrum Legislation Broadcasters get what they want

Hammering out the differences into the wee hours of Thursday morning, a bipartisan, bicameral congressional committee took the historic first step toward unleashing more wireless spectrum to feed an increasingly…

February 16 2012

Bipartisan Group Calls for More Unlicensed Spectrum Advocates more flexibility for FCC

A group of 42 members of Congress, mostly Democrats, are urging the payroll tax cut conference committee to let the Federal Communications Commission make available more unlicensed spectrum, a key…

February 09 2012

Walden Pushes Forward on FCC Reform Markup of bill tentatively set for Feb. 7

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and a former broadcaster, isn’t giving up on his mission to reform the Federal Communications Commission. In…

January 25 2012

AT&T Lashes Out at FCC's Bid for Flexibility in Spectrum Auctions Congress, not FCC, should set auction conditions, says AT&T

AT&T, one of the likely biggest bidders in any government auction for wireless spectrum, lashed out at the Federal Communications Commission's push for flexibility in how spectrum auctions are conducted. In…

January 13 2012

Verizon Wireless Buys Spectrum From Cox Cox to become part of Verizon-SpectrumCo joint venture

In another spectrum deal that is sure to turn heads in the cable and wireless industries, Verizon Wireless has agreed to buy wireless spectrum from Cox Communications for $315 million. The…

December 16 2011

House and Senate Talks Stalled on Spectrum Bills Stalled talks reduce chances for legislation this year

Negotiations between the House and Senate to resolve differences over spectrum bills that would free up spectrum for wireless services and public safety have stalled, reducing chances any spectrum legislation…

December 14 2011

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