Court strikes aesthetics ban on wireless towersMunicipalities cannot block construction of wireless towers in public rights of way simply because they are perceived to be eyesores, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week... Supreme Court declines to hear 9/11 suitBy: By Donny Jackson The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a case against New York City and Motorola filed by the families of 12 firefighters that died when the World Trade Center collapsed... 700 MHz decision could be made Feb. 1By: By Donny Jackson Final passage of the budget-reduction legislation that includes provisions for clearing the 700 MHz band will occur on Feb. 1, a key House representative said in a recent media report... NTIA report clears way for 1.7 GHz auctionBy: By Donny Jackson A much-anticipated 3G auction in the U.S. this summer could be nearer fruition after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) last week released a report estimating that incumbent federal users in the 1710-1755 MHz band could be relocated for less than $1 billion... Tate, Copps sworn inRepublican Deborah Tate and Democratic FCC Commissioner Michael Copps today were sworn in to begin their new terms on the FCC... Senate approves FCC nomination for Tate, CoppsThe U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed FCC nominees Deborah Tate and Michael Copps, restoring a 2-2 party split between Republicans and Democrats on the commission... Senate approves hard date for 700 MHz transition, but House to reconsiderBy: By Donny Jackson The U.S. Senate yesterday approved a budget package that would require television broadcasters to clear the 700 MHz band in 38 months and allocate $1.2 billion for public-safety communications... NTIA chief to step downMichael Gallagher, head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, yesterday said he will resign early next year, according to media reports... House passes compromise 700 MHz planBy: By Donny Jackson The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to approve legislation that would force television broadcasters to vacate their 700 MHz spectrum in February 2009 and would earmark $1.2 billion for items related to public-safety communications... TA: Rebanding schedule still intact, unless FCC takes actionBy: By Donny Jackson While considerable attention in the 800 MHz community has been given to Sprint Nextel’s request last month for an additional eight months to reconfigure the band, affected operators need to remain focus on the Transition Administrator’s existing three-year schedule, a top TA official said today... FCC gives additional spectrum to MSS operatorsThe FCC recently announced that it had increased the spectrum allocation to TMI Communications and ICO Satellite services... Senate expected to act quickly on FCC nominationsFCC nominees Deborah Tate and Michael Copps are expected to receive U.S. Senate approval this week after yesterday’s nomination hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee... Abernathy bids farewell to FCCBy: By Donny Jackson FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy today left the commission after this morning’s regular meeting, leaving fellow Republican Kevin Martin in the unusual position of being in the minority while serving as chairman of the panel... NENA publishes i2 standard for VoIP E-911By: By Donny Jackson The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) today announced the publication of its i2 standard, which is designed to let voice-over-IP (VoIP) providers route emergency calls through the legacy E-911 system... Public safety to FCC: Don’t delay rebandingBy: By Donny Jackson FCC commissioners should reject Sprint Nextel’s request to delay the 800 MHz rebanding schedule by at least seven months, a consortium of public-safety agencies said in a letter delivered to the FCC yesterday... |
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