Quick news from around the Web.
Auction Watch: After 306 rounds, the last of which included 12 new bids, the FCC's AWS-3 auction has raised a total of $44.881 billion in provisionally winning bids. Page. AWS-3 auction primer.
New ETSI working group sets sights on millimeter wave technology: http://t.co/rumZJpWBpf
— FierceWirelessTech (@fiercewrlsstech) January 26, 2015
> Motorola had intended to add fingerprint scanners to its phones, but Apple acquired fingerprint scanning vendor AuthenTec before it could. Article
> CommScope is reportedly nearing a purchase of TE Connectivity's network equipment business for around $3 billion. Article
> The Google Wallet service is getting more features thanks to the Instant Buy API and WePay. Article
> T-Mobile US is adding support for 700 MHz spectrum to its phones. Article
Mobile Developer News
> The makers of Monument Valley have charted their climb to the top of the charts. Editor's Corner
> How are iOS developers handling Apple's new refund policy in the European Union? Feature
Telecom News
> Google Fiber is going to bring its 1 Gbps fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service to four new metro areas, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing two people close to the issue. Article
> Verizon is going to pay $5 million to settle an FCC inquiry into whether the service provider's rural customers could receive long distance or wireless calls to their traditional POTS phones. Article
Cable News
> Letters from politicians to the FCC supporting Comcast's purchase of Time Warner Cable have been ghostwritten by Comcast PR executives, according to The Verge. Article
> Comcast CEO Brian Roberts called a top Obama aide late last year in an unsuccessful attempt to dissuade the President from endorsing strident Title II-based Internet regulation. Article
And finally… Kim Kardashian is staring in T-Mobile's Super Bowl ad. Article