The $70 Billion Spectrum Rip-Off

The airwaves belong to the People, but the FCC plans to cut us out and give away the new digital spectrum to the same corporations that have been ignoring and violating the public interest provisions in their license in the analog spectrumhttp://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html"On...

T-Mobile USA Spends $150 Million, Buys NextWave Spectrum

T-Mobile is certainly late to the 3G game here in the US, but they aren't letting that stand in their way. Lucky New Yorkers have had 3G access beginning earlier this year, with T-Mobile reporting that they anticipate 3G rollout to the remaining top 25 markets by year's...

Chomsky on World Ownership

"Chomsky on World Ownership Michael Shank | January 23, 2008 Editor: John Feffer Email this page to a friend Comment on this article Foreign Policy In Focus www.fpif.org Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On January 15, Michael Shank...

Google sets sights on US airwaves

"Google has announced it is in the running for a slice of the US airwaves that would allow it to launch a nationwide wireless internet network. Part of the spectrum, called the C Block, is being sold by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in an auction starting at...

Verizon unhappy with 700MHz open access requirements, sues FCC

"When the Federal Communications Commission issued its final set of rules for the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction, reaction was mixed. Open access proponents were disappointed that the FCC failed to include all four of Google's open access suggestions, while the telecoms...

700MHz auction: What's really up for grabs, and why it won't be monopolized

"Last week, the FCC released several hundred pages of rules for the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction, and they're already stirring up a bit of controversy. The Wall Street Journal ran a piece today on the fact that the rules will not prohibit a single buyer from snapping up...

FCC approves rules for spectrum auction (Roundup)

"Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on the rules for the spectrum auction that is to take place next year. The outcome of the vote is good for consumers, as they will get more options for their wireless devices and cellular phones. The final FCC vote...

Silicon Valley Moneymen Make a Play for Airwaves

"powerful venture capitalists and technology investors have joined an investment group that is preparing to challenge cellphone carriers, cable and satellite companies for valuable radio spectrum that will be freed when television broadcasters convert to digital signals."...