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Text to 911 on the way
by
John Moe
Aug 11, 2011
Speaking at a meeting of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials in Philadelphia yesterday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski...
On-shoring is the new off-shoring (thank you FCC)
by
Adriene Hill
Aug 5, 2011
Call centers are bringing jobs back to the United States. Julius Genachowski, chairman for the FCC, says call centers will hire about 100,000 pe...
Cable companies can't just dump your favorite channel
by
Adriene Hill
Aug 2, 2011
The Federal Communication Commission issued a new order that will keep channels on the air during contract fights between programmers and...
FCC slows down AT&T and T-Mobile merger
by
John Moe
Jul 22, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission released a letter on Wednesday that stated its review of the proposed AT&T - T-Mobile merger would be...
Senator doesn't want AT&T - T-Mobile merger to happen
by
John Moe
Jul 21, 2011
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) sent a STRONGLY WORDED LETTER to the FCC and the Department of Justice Wednesday urging the agencies to block the merger...
Washington to consider cramming
by
John Moe
Jul 12, 2011
Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on "cramming," that's when phone companies charge you for things you didn't authorize...
Lightsquared: "We can change! Just give us a chance!"
by
John Moe
Jul 1, 2011
Lightsquared is the heavily backed company that's planning/hoping to build a new 4G network using both ground towers and satellite capability. It...
For public good, not for profit.
Eshoo sweating the Gs
by
John Moe
Jun 23, 2011
Wednesday, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) introduced The Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act which would require carriers to tell consumers more...
The report results are in: Lightsquared messes with GPS
by
John Moe
Jun 15, 2011
In a report scheduled to be presented to the FCC on Wednesday, Lightsquared and a GPS industry group will tell the agency yes, Lightsquared will...
Read the FCC's report on broadband access
by
John Moe
May 24, 2011
If you're into 99 page reports with lots of details, here you go!
If you're into 2-page press releases that summarize said reports, here you go!