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  • FCC approves AT&T’s Fuze (HTC Touch Pro)

    We can’t wait to get our hands on the HTC Touch Pro. It really doesn’t matter to us if we get our mitts on the unlocked HTC Touch Pro straight from HTC or AT&T’s re-branded variant (the AT&T Fuze). The point is, we want to get our finger-grease all over the QWERTY-keyboard toting HTC Touch [...]

  • Rural wireless carriers petition FCC to look into iPhone exclusivity deal

    Who knew the iPhone was so popular, especially in rural America? Actually, we knew it was popular, but it's surprising to hear that rural wireless carriers are upset that they can't offer their local subscribers any iPhone-love. The problem is that AT&T and Apple have an iPhone exclusivity agreement that forces rural iPhone hopefuls to deal [...]

  • AT&T: 4G LTE network in 2012

    Just what does AT&T plan on doing with all that 700Mhz B-Block spectrum (from the 700Mhz FCC auction) and that valuable swath of 700Mhz C-Block spectrum (from Aloha Partners)? It looks like AT&T is going to use the fresh-off-the-grill spectrum to launch its own 4G LTE mobile broadband network.The additional spectrum firmly plants AT&T at [...]

  • FCC reveals big winners in 700Mhz spectrum auction - Verizon Wireless wins C-Block!

    Well lookey lookey who came away with the cookie(s). The FCC has just revealed details on the winners of the recently ended 700Mhz spectrum auction, and it looks like industry heavyweights AT&T and Verizon Wireless are walking away with the biggest slices of 700Mhz-cake. As expected, Verizon Wireless managed to wrangle the highly sought-after and talked-up [...]

  • Verizon projected to win 700Mhz C-Block in FCC auction

    After last night’s Super Tuesday projections and primary results, we’re pretty much done with analyst projections. But, we can’t help but give in to our fascination with the FCC 700Mhz auction . The latest polls projections put Verizon Wireless as the winner of the C-Block, ousting Google as a potential new wireless carrier. Google is believed to have recently put up a bid to meet the reserve price of the 700Mhz C-Block auction - to the tune of $ 4.7 billion . The bid was a show of good faith on Google’s part - who previously pledged to bid the reserve price if open-access rules were adopted for the C-Block - in order to trigger the open-access rules . However, it was widely believed that Google would simply put up the bid to ensure that the winner of the C-Block would be held to open-access standards, and then sit back and watch the other big dog steamroll the competition. That other big dog seems to be Verizon Wireless. Analysts believe that the No. 2 national carrier will win the C-Block by bidding up regional licenses. According to auction rules, if the total bids on the smaller regional licenses surpasses the bid-price on the national C-Block license, the FCC will divvy up the C-Block and award those licenses to the highest bidder or bidders. In other words, Verizon may just win the C-Block by successfully bidding smaller regional licenses. And, they’ll need it, considering AT&T just got the FCC go-ahead to gobble up Aloha Wireless’ 12Mhz slice of 700Mhz spectrum. The total of regional license-bids has hit $4.74 billion, which tops Google’s rumored $4.7 billion bid for the C-Block. If Google (one of the only other auction participants with the cash to compete on a serious level) decides to sit back and let the likes of Verizon Wireless snatch the spectrum, we’re going to be in for much of the same wireless shenanigans in the US. At least we’ll be able to use Android handset on Verizon’s 700Mhz network...

  • AT&T and Verizon agree to tap each other's assets

    Network carriers are notorious for slinging mud in their rivals’ direction at any opportunity. It’s a dog-eat-dog business world, after all. So, what’s the only thing that can get the two biggest rivals in the US wireless market to work together? Mutually beneficial business arrangements, of course. You see, the FCC laid down a couple ground-rules when they approved AT&T’s acquisition of Dobson Communications for a cool $2.8 billion . AT&T had to agree to forgo rights to the Cellular One brand name that was previously controlled by Dobson Communications - they’ll be selling that brand-name to Trilogy Partners. Additionally, the FCC is requiring that AT&T offload some of recently acquired Cellular One’s rural-market assets. So, with Verizon Wireless’s planned acquisition of Rural Cellular Corporation for $757 million in mid-2008, AT&T and Verizon Wireless have agreed to tap each other’s, ahem, assets - by which we mean the two companies will be selling each other a portion of their recently acquired assets (what did you think we meant?). Verizon will be selling a portion of Rural Cellular’s licenses and network infrastructure (and the subscribers that come with those assets) to rival AT&T. On the flip-side, AT&T will be selling about 10Mhz of formerly Dobson-owned frequency spectrum to Verizon Wireless. Interestingly, AT&T will also be giving Verizon Wireless some additional cash - in the consumer world, we call this a “rebate.” It’s not clear just how big a rebate Verizon Wireless will get from their 10Mhz spectrum purchase - but it makes sense, seeing as how AT&T will net about 133,000 subscribers from this swap, while Verizon Wireless will only net approximately 100,000. Isn’t it nice to see network operators get in bed together? Just ignore the fact that AT&T basically had to pay Verizon Wireless to play their little game. [Via: EETimes ] ---Related Articles...

  • FCC approves AT&T buyout of Dobson Communications

    AT&T’s little acquisition deal to buyout Dobson Communications back in July has finally gotten the go-ahead from the FCC overlords. The $2.8 billion buyout will net AT&T all of Dobson’s wireless licenses and the carrier’s 1.6 million-or-so rural wireless subscribers - firmly securing AT&T Mobility’s position as the leading US wireless carrier. The FCC has stipulated that AT&T Mobility will have to forgo rights to Dobson Communication’s Cellular One brand and offload assets in a couple rural markets in Pennsylvania and Texas. Some of the commissioners dissented to parts of the deal, citing concerns over the condition of the wireless market as we approach the 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction early next year. With AT&T spending gobs of cash prior to the 700Mhz frequency auction , we can’t see them securing the winning bid this coming January. AT&T might regret letting the likes of Apple or Google buying the high-sought spectrum - especially since the 700Mhz band has been globally adopted as the home to next-gen mobile broadband services. [Via: RCRNews ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:AT&T buys Dobson Communications for $2.8 BillionAlltel gets FCC approval for private acquisition deal worth $24.7 BillionFCC approves the Nokia E51FCC to change rules for upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auctionBell Canada On The Auction Block - BCE In Talks To Sell Bell Canada

  • Samsung A747 spotted on FCC website

    Most likely headed to AT&T’s stable of Samsung A7×7 mobile phones, the Samsung A747 has been spotted on the FCC’s webpage . The likely mid-range clamshell should be bringing dual-band WCDMA (850/1900Mhz) flavored 3G to the masses. We’re hearing that the AT&T Samsung A707 Sync is on its way out, so this Samsung A747 might just be the followup to the Samsung A707 Sync . We’ll have to wait and see what happens. Stay tuned! Source ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Samsung SGH-i617 approved by the FCC; Is this BlackJack 2?Samsung SCH-i760 spotted on Verizon's siteNokia 6263 spotted hiding out at the FCC with T-Mobile 3G compatible 1700Mhz bandFCC Approves Samsung i760Verizon product roadmap leaked - 5 new handsets for August

  • FCC to change rules for upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction

    All the whining, suing , and petitioning from the likes of Verizon Wireless , AT&T and Frontline have prompted FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to take action . The recently approved open-access rules (for which we applauded the FCC) are now the target of revision by Martin. As you’ll remember, the 22Mhz block of the 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction , referred to as the C-block , is currently setup to require that the winning carrier allow any device and any software to use the network. Chairman Martin failed to propose revisions to the open-access rules this past week and is now aggressively pushing to “clarify” the rules - through a “declaratory ruling.” It looks like Martin is trying to change the open-access guidelines in response to Verizon Wireless’s recent lawsuit against the FCC, and is likely also the result of Verizon Wireless lobbying the FCC. Industry insiders fear that Martin is trying make changes to the rules outside the scope of the public-comment system. We’ll see how this one plays out. It seems that the FCC is moving towards appeasing Verizon Wireless, but public outcry could keep that from happening. So, get on your soapboxes and start spreading the “open-access” word. [Via: RCR News ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:AT&T, Frontline petition FCC over upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auctionFCC releases details, rules for upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction - $10 billion reserve priceGoogle is still a player in FCC's 700Mhz spectrum auctionFCC approves open-access rules for upcoming 700Mhz wireless spectrum auctionVerizon Wireless sues to get FCC rules of 700Mhz auction removed

  • AT&T, Frontline petition FCC over upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction

    Following in Verizon Wireless’s footsteps , AT&T and Frontline (and a handful of smaller companies) are appealing the FCC’s auction rules for the upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction in January. The petition is an appeal to the FCC to remove some stipulations to the auction that is seen as “an extreme penalty,” according to AT&T’s petition. Among the rules that are causing some discontent is the requirement that any company wishing to bid on any part of the 700Mhz spectrum will have to reach an agreement with US public safety departments to give them access to the frequency for nationwide use. The petition also mentions that the ban of wholesale frequency reselling will hurt smaller companies whose only option to use the frequency would be to lease it from larger carriers with the bankroll to actually buy a piece of the spectrum. Large carriers would be affected as well. Wholesale frequency licensing is a good source of revenue to help recoup yearly operational costs in the billions of dollars. Then there’s the prohibitively high reserve-price on the spectrum, especially the 22Mhz block of open-access spectrum that was laid aside by FCC Chairman Martin last month. These reserve-prices basically ensure that smaller companies will be out-gunned from the get-go. Without the deep cash reserves of big-hitters Google and Apple, wireless startups will have no option but to man the sidelines and hope that the reserve price for the 22Mhz block of open-access spectrum isn’t met (which would require that particular block to be re-auctioned, sans open-access requirements). We’ll see how this one plays out. Our thinking is that the FCC isn’t going to budge on their decision. Afterall, they took a good long time to get these rules enacted in the first place. [Via: Electronista ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Alltel and MetroPCS gun for 700Mhz spectrum; Newly opened spectrum to be auctioned soonFCC Approves Auction...

  • HTC Kaiser almost here - passes FCC muster!

    It’s almost here! How do we know? Well, aside from the rumors that AT&T may be picking up the HTC Kaiser as the AT&T 8925, we just got word that the Kaiser has just passed muster with the FCC overlords. The FCC filing shows three variants KAIS100, KAIS110, and the KAIS120 - we’re thinking one of them might be headed to AT&T (with or without that forward facing camera is still unknown). We can’t tell you much more than that - the confidentiality agreement is set to expire on September 8 (interesting point in and of itself). The HTC Kaiser’s passing of FCC testing bodes well for rumors indicating a possible August release , but is contradicted by the confidentiality agreements expiry date. So, all we know for now is that the HTC Kaiser is imminent. When and on what carrier are still an unknown. We’ll keep you updated, stay tuned! Source ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:HTC Kaiser leaked photosHTC Kaiser picked up by T-mobile Germany as T-mobile MDA Vario IIINew Vertu Ti model passes FCC musterHTC Kaiser Up Close and Personal!AT&T may be prepping HTC Kaiser for August release as the AT&T 8925

  • AT&T backs FCC Chairman Martin's open access position on 700Mhz spectrum

    We might just have to re-evaluate our position on AT&T as a stuffy, old corporate wireless carrier. Just as we started to think that AT&T didn’t care about their customers’ best interests, they go and do something like this. Last Thursday, the leading US wireless carrier completely flip-flopped on their initial position on FCC Chairman Martin’s open access proposal for the new 700Mhz spectrum. AT&T VP Jim Cicconi said that the company fully supports the proposal to ban device-locking practices on the new slice of frequency spectrum. Strange, the company that brought us the iPhone completely locked to AT&T, would now go against industry protests and actually endorse the open access proposal. Maybe that Congressional sub-committee into mobile phone bundling had something to do with it? We don’t care, we just want an open 700Mhz band - preferably through Google (we’re still suspicious of AT&T controlling the new band, given how poorly they developed their current holdings). [Via: PhoneScoop ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:FCC Approves Auction of 700Mhz Wireless SpectrumGoogle: FCC may require upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction to be "open platform"Google may bid for upcoming 700Mhz frequency auction - if FCC agrees to "open access" termsApple iPhone / AT&T collusion under fire in Congress - future of network locked/bundled phones in questionAlltel and MetroPCS gun [...]
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