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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration said it plans to study spectrum in the 1755 MHz to 1850 MHz bands to see if the frequencies can be converted to commercial use. The band currently is used by the Department of …

The National Association of Broadcasters accused Time Warner Cable Co. of hoarding spectrum in a letter sent to several members of Congress Friday. The broadcaster lobbying group said that if a spectrum crisis truly exists, companies like TWC should not …

LightSquared Subsidiary L.L.C. received good news from the Federal Communications Commission that will allow the satellite communications provider to soon add terrestrial services to its offering.The FCC noted in a report that while on a macro level LightSquared’s plans to …

Looking to stem objections to its planned network launch, LightSquared said it would fully cooperate on “rigorous” testing procedures to ensure that its plans to offer both satellite/terrestrial and terrestrial-only wireless services do not interfere with GPS offerings.In a Jan. …

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration said it is concerned that LightSquared’s proposal to sell wholesale terrestrial-only services could cause interference to navigation and E-911 systems. The agency said the situation must be assessed before any other action is taken.LightSquared …

The Commerce Department has identified 115 megahertz of spectrum that could be freed up within the next five years for mobile and fixed wireless broadband services. The government also released a timetable to free more spectrum as part of President …

While 64% of Americans have broadband access, and the majority of Americans who don’t have it say they don’t want it, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to closing the gap in the digital divide, according to the federal government, which …

Contraband cellphones are the top problem today at prisons. Yet, attempts to block cellphone usage by prisoners has been a controversial topic – wireless operators don’t like cellphone jammers because they can block legal communications – and yet prison officials …

Carriers, tower companies, infrastructure vendors and the organizations that represent and lobby for them in Washington, D.C., would like to have more muscle when it comes to tower-siting issues. While the wireless industry has made some inroads of late, there’s …

Motorola Inc. and the city of San Francisco plan to build out a public-safety network at 700 MHz using LTE technology under a $50.6 million government grant. The award marks the first time the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has …

SAN DIEGO – During a press conference with reporters at Qualcomm Inc.’s Uplinq developer’s conference, CEO Paul Jacobs said Qualcomm’s relationship to its subsidiary, FLO TV, likely will change in the next year.Jacobs was touting the data-caching capabilities of FLO …

President Barak Obama issued a memorandum to free up 500 megahertz of spectrum in the next 10 years, directing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission to free up federal and nonfederal spectrum. The details of …

As we await the release of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan on March 17th, PRTM is hopeful that the forthcoming recommendations will effectively serve their intended purpose to help reinvigorate the United States’ leadership in broadband availability, speeds, and services. …

Even the government is weighing in on the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to develop a National Broadband Plan. The Department of Justice and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Monday filed comments with the FCC encouraging the commission to …

Word hit the streets yesterday from the National Telecommunications Information Administration and the Rural Utilities Services that there’s only going to be one more round of broadband funding. Nothing earth-shaking here. It’s been expected that NTIA/RUS would consolidate the final …

In responses to a Federal Communications Commission Notice of Inquiry posted in late August seeking comment on the competitiveness of the wireless industry and wireless innovation and investment, industry trade association CTIA laid out arguments that while the domestic wireless …

As president and CEO of PCIA – the Wireless Infrastructure Association, Michael Fitch is charged with overseeing the group’s mission of supporting the infrastructure necessary to make wireless communications and information available at all times and in all places. While …

The tower industry gets its turn on the trade show spotlight this week as PCIA’s 2009 Wireless Infrastructure Show is set to kick off at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The event’s festivities start on Monday, …

The government said it received almost 2,200 applications totaling $28 billion in broadband stimulus package requests. “Applicants requested nearly seven times the amount of funding available, which demonstrates the substantial interest in expanding broadband across the Nation,” said Lawrence E. …