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In UK, a television ad touting the speed of Apple's 3G iPhone has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for misleading consumers, the second time this has happened there. It's easy to see from the commercial itself, created by ad agency TBWA/London, why the watchdog ruled against...
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Less than one month after Barack Obama moves into the White House, the FCC will be overseeing a major airwaves transition that will require TV broadcasters to hand over analog spectrum to wireless carriers who are eager to start building out 4G networks. Wireless carriers recently bought rights to the...
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In a critical day for the wireless industry, the FCC made three sweeping decisions today, pushing through two mergers and the approval of the controversial white spaces issue, which will allow for an alternative U.S. wireless broadband network. Perhaps, the Republican-led FCC felt it could spend all...
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FCC chairman Kevin Martin has dropped his controversial proposal to overhaul telecoms rules from today's meeting of the commission. Martin was hoping to get a vote on the controversial Intercarrier Compensation rules and Universal Fund, but the opposition was too much to ignore. As the AP notes,...
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Deutsche Telekom ( NYSE: DT ) may own too much of T-Mobile USA, according to a federal regulator who was quoting a rule that bars foreign companies from owning more than a 20 percent stake. "T-Mobile USA's level of foreign ownership through the existing ownership structure appears to be in violation"...
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Those hoping for the FCC to delay its vote on white spaces, or the rates phone companies pay one another to transfer calls, have lost their chance. Same goes for the regulatory agency's pending vote on Verizon's acquisition of Alltel ( NYSE: AT ) and the Clearwire ( NSDQ: CLWR ) merger. The FCC...
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Nov. 4 isn't just election day—it's also when the FCC will be deciding on several potential game-changing issues for many companies in the telecom space. Perhaps the least-talked of them is the FCC's proposal to change the rates phone companies pay one another to transfer calls. Next week...
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The controversy surrounding next Tuesday's vote at the FCC on white spaces is heating up as bigger names enter the debate. The regulatory agency will vote on whether to open the unused spectrum for auction, however there's continued debate about the potential for interference with adjacent airwaves...
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Last week, opponents of the FCC's plan to auction off white-space spectrum ramped up their lobbying effort. This week, proponents of the plan got their turn. Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ), Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ) and Motorola—all heavy-hitting supporters of the measure—have begun weighing in with phone...
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What good would an FCC auction be without legal battles and delays? The National Association of Broadcasters, T-Mobile, CTIA and others are already preparing to fight against the FCC's proposal to put the "white space" spectrum up for auction. Moreover, legal maneuvers might not even be...
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The FCC will do a bit of voting on Nov. 4, as well. In a busy meeting scheduled for Election Day , the FCC will decide on three wireless issues: on whether wireless devices should be able to operate in the white-spaces; on Verizon Wireless's ( NYSE: VZ ) acquisition of Alltel ( NYSE: AT ) and on...
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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is urging his colleagues at the agency to approve the use of unlicensed white space spectrum that sits alongside spectrum T-Mobile is using for its 3G network, Broadcasting & Cable reports . The FCC is scheduled to vote on the measure Nov. 4. Martin is proposing that devices...