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NewsVerizon Wireless: 'Course will abide by the rules
After Google filed a petition with the FCC to insist that the regulator put in place stricter terms for Verizon Wireless' C Block 700 MHz spectrum, which requires open access for devices and Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Google calls out Verizon Wireless' "open" plans
TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT... Google calls out Verizon Wireless' "open" plansGoogle is petitioning the FCC to obtain a guarantee from Verizon Wireless promising the operator will honor its commitment to open Read more...
FCC places temporary cap on USF
The FCC plans to temporarily cap the Universal Service Fund, a growing subsidy program that gave $1.2 billion last year to carriers that provide service in rural parts of the U.S. The commissioners Read more...
Congress blames Martin for FCC's broken process
A House committee investigating the FCC's management policies has initially concluded that FCC chairman Kevin Martin is largely to blame for what it calls the FCC's broken process. The investigation Read more...
Hospital techies worry about white spaces
Hospital technology groups and vendors in the sector are urging the FCC to be careful on how it approaches the white space spectrum issue because opening up some of those spectrum channels could lead Read more...
Report: Lease payments tanked D Block auction
A report from the FCC inspector general concluded that the requirement for lease payments of about $500 million contributed to the failure of the D-block auction. No serious bidders emerged for the Read more...
Timeline - Sprint's Ill-fated Pivot
Sprint's Pivot has had a long history of troubles. Below is a timeline of this ill-fated joint venture between the cable companies and a wireless carrier: Read more...
AT&T cutbacks lead to mobility gains
The layoffs that AT&T announced last week, which look to put 1.5 percent of its employees out Read more...
Verizon Wireless sues Sprint over interconnects
Verizon Wireless has filed a lawsuit against Sprint Nextel for allegedly failing to pay $10 million in interconnection fees. The suit was filed in Delaware federal court. "Verizon has repeatedly Read more...
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