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Rural California Finally Gets Broadband Internet, Still Waiting For Second Gold Rush

April 21, 2013   Uncategorized
A California ISP called Cal.net is rolling out service in El Dorado county where almost 60,000 residents have minimal internet access. Cal.net is taking advantage of unused portions of the radio spectrum, called white spaces, to send wireless signal over long distances. More »
    


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Rural California Finally Gets Broadband Internet, Still Waiting For Second Gold Rush

April 21, 2013   Uncategorized
A California ISP called Cal.net is rolling out service in El Dorado county where almost 60,000 residents have minimal internet access. Cal.net is taking advantage of unused portions of the radio spectrum, called white spaces, to send wireless signal over long distances. More »
    


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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Resigns

March 22, 2013   Uncategorized
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has resigned his post at the top of the agency. He'll formally leave within a few weeks. More »


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The FCC Chairman That Killed the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Resigns

March 22, 2013   Uncategorized
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has resigned his post at the top of the agency. He'll formally leave within a few weeks. That leaves two of the top five spots open at the agency that regulates telecoms, carriers and cable operators. As with lots of top political figures, Genachowski's tenure was marked by both victories and failures. More »


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Why T-Mobile’s 4G Network Could Kick Everybody’s Ass

March 18, 2013   Uncategorized
A lot of people wrote T-Mobile off when its big merger with AT&T fell through last year. The pink carrier had no iPhone, no 4G. But with today's announcement of the company's official LTE rollout, it may have just put itself in a position to offer something no one else can. More »


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Apple, Samsung, Nokia, and Others Urge Congress to Free Up Spectrum

December 12, 2012   Apple
A band of tech giants, including Apple, Samsung, and Nokia, has sent a letter—yes, a letter!—to Congress, urging it to free more spectrum for mobile data. More »
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Apple, Samsung, Nokia, and Others Urge Congress to Free Up Spectrum

December 12, 2012   Apple
A band of tech giants, including Apple, Samsung, and Nokia, has sent a letter—yes, a letter!—to Congress, urging it to free more spectrum for mobile data. More »
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Sprint buys $480M in spectrum/customers from US Cellular, FCC fines AT&T $700K for overbilling

November 7, 2012   Apple, Mac
A couple carriers are making headlines today for different reasons. Sprint, which could soon be scooped up by Softbank, announced today (via Engadget) it is spending $480 million to acquire PCS spectrum and 585,000 customers from U.S. cellular across the Midwest. As always, the deal is subject to approval from government officials in the U.S. [...]
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Sprint buys $480M in spectrum/customers from US Cellular, FCC fines AT&T $700K for overbilling

November 7, 2012   Apple, Mac
A couple carriers are making headlines today for different reasons. Sprint, which could soon be scooped up by Softbank, announced today (via Engadget) it is spending $480 million to acquire PCS spectrum and 585,000 customers from U.S. cellular across the Midwest. As always, the deal is subject to approval from government officials in the U.S. [...]
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FCC to auction off an additional 300Mhz of spectrum to mobile carriers by 2015

October 5, 2012   Mobile
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on Thursday detailed plans to offer additional wireless spectrum to mobile carriers. The agency is on track to free up 300MHz of new spectrum that will be available for commercial use by 2015, IT World reports. Mobile c...
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