FCC denies Sprint Nextel request for rebanding delayBy Donny Jackson The FCC yesterday released a letter denying Sprint Nextel’s request for an eight-month delay in the three-year schedule to complete reconfiguration of the 800 MHz band... House finalizes firm 700 MHz transition dateBy Donny Jackson Commercial and public-safety wireless operators will be able to use valuable 700 MHz spectrum in February 2009 after the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday narrowly approved for a budget reconciliation package that included a mandate for TV broadcasters to clear the frequencies.... Public safety should accept VoIP, speakers sayBy Donny Jackson ORLANDO--Instead of trying to resist voice over IP, public-safety answering point officials should prepare for an IP-based world and try to leverage technological innovations to their benefit, speakers at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials Winter Summit said yesterday... FCC releases new auction rulesBy Donny Jackson The FCC this week released new auction rules that are expected to be effective for an anticipated June auction of spectrum in the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz bands to commercial wireless carriers... Report: Bush to nominate McDowell for last FCC spotTelecom lawyer Robert McDowell is expected to be President George W. Bush’s nominee to be the third Republican on the FCC, according to a Reuters report... Report: Martin says June auction likelyFCC Chairman Kevin Martin said an auction of spectrum earmarked to bolster commercial wireless carriers’ broadband offerings likely will begin in June, according to a Reuters report... 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 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 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 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 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 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... |
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