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- (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created...
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- Oh, and BTW: 'Intellectually Bankrupt' FCC Chief To Be Around Until Mid-2009
- There's little love lost between the nation's largest cable operator, Comcast, and the country's top industry watchdog, Kevin Martin, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin During his tenure, Martin has pushed repeatedly to usher in...
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Who will lead Obama-era FCC?
- Monday morning may continue the speculation that Hillary Clinton will be named Secretary of State, but in more technical climes the wagers are on what will happen with the Federal Communications Commission. Ars Technica talked to telecom attorney Andrew Lipman, who expects Obama to move fast. Why? The issues the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- When will we see White Space devices?
- Now that the FCC has approved White Space devices, how long til we get our hands on the little radios? From a technical standpoint, at least 12 to 18 months. But politics -- including court fights and appeals to Congress -- may delay the breakthrough for years. by Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- What does FCC's decision on white spaces spectrum mean for wireless?
- Despite Dolly Parton's best efforts, the FCC voted unanimously yesterday to open up the unlicensed white spaces spectrum to companies hoping to build wireless devices that can make use of the spectrum, which currently sits unused between TV channels. (A PDF version of the official press release is here.) Because...
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- Also on Nov. 4, FCC passes White Spaces
- Also on Nov. 4, FCC passes White Spacesbroadband or wireless mics - let's see....I am sure that the fellow from Shure did not intend to sound like a horse's ass but to express concern over the white spaces as it would impact the performance of his company's wireless microphones is...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- Also on Nov. 4, FCC passes White Spaces
- Little reported amid the torrent of news and analysis on easily the most significant election since Ronald Reagan in 1980 (and given the economic crisis, perhaps the most significant since FDR in 1932), the FCC Tuesday voted in favor of White Spaces, delighting the tech industry and those in favor...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cards
- FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cardsCo-optingIf the new frequencies are open to any company and if some companies are threatened by competition using the new frequencies, then why shouldn't the threatened companies jam the new frequencies?That seems one of the points of this quoted quote:The...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- FCC agrees to free white-space spectrum
- FCC agrees to free white-space spectrumAccording to Richard Koman......this wasn't about Google. So does this mean what's good for Google is good for America? Does it also mean no more Garth Brooks and Britney Spears singing with wireless microphones?Carl RapsonRE: FCC agrees to free white-space spectrumWhat are the rules that...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- FCC agrees to free white-space spectrum
- America wins. Large broadcasting companies and makers of devices like wireless microphones are squirming today after the FCC announced that it has voted in favor of Google -- freeing the frequencies between television channels to create a wireless broadband service. What does that really...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cards
- The Federal Communications Commission has opened up so-called wireless white spaces--unused spectrum between broadcast channels--in a move the agency hopes paves the way for 'Wi-Fi on Steroids'. In a statement following the FCC's 5-0 approval Techmeme, Chairman Kevin Martin said: Opening the white spaces will allow...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- News to know: FCC oks white spaces; Firefox; Dell; Adobe patch
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Obama wins: CBS News: Election Webcast Techmeme: FCC approves plan to approve white spaces for broadband use Joe Brockmeier: Vote Firefox! Mozilla passes 20%...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- FCC commish: White Spaces could win 5-0
- FCC commish: White Spaces could win 5-0Existing Wireless DevicesThere are going to be problems with existing wireless devices such as wireless microphones, in-ear monitors, and so forth. These are used by schools, churches, civic centers and others. These are expensive devices that may have to be replaced if...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Rockers fight white space; FCC unmoved
- Rockers fight white space; FCC unmovedI agreeDon't force musicians to foot the bill replacing their equipment just because companies Like Google want the public to foot the bill to increase their ad reveues.Let the companies make the consessions.RE: Rockers fight white space; FCC unmovedI am Technical Director for a combination...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- Rockers fight white space; FCC unmoved
- The over-50 rocker set has piled onto the anti-white space campaign, Ars Technica reports. Among the musicians signing on to the opposition: Neil Diamond, The Bangles, Don Henley, Mac Davis, Kenny G, Vanessa Williams, Peter Frampton, Rick Springfield, The Scorpions, Meat Loaf, DJ Green Lantern, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, and...
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- Dolly doesn't want to share white space
- Dolly Parton joins the chorus of entertainment type fighting against white spaces, even though research shows Internet devices would not interfere with wireless mics. Does the entertainment business's opposition have to do with something other than tech concerns? Perhaps there's a reason TV and music don't want there to be...
- Blog posts 2008-10-28
- Dingell tries to slow white spaces vote
- Here come the Congress-critters to carry water for the giant corporations that broadcast what they call television and are crazy to stop a national wireless network delivered over the so-called "white spaces," those unused portions of the analog TV spectrum. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and...
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Broadcasters fume as FCC moves forward on white spaces
- Broadcasters fume as FCC moves forward on white spacesFCC prejudice taints yet another rulemaking processRead the story at http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2008/07/01/10135/?nc=1 for background on how FCC malfeasance in rulemaking matters--in this case, ignoring findings of fact in the impact on wireless communications of broadband over power lines--can be fought and beaten. A...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-17
- Broadcasters fume as FCC moves forward on white spaces
- We won't have nationwide wireless without a fight. The National Association of Broadcasters came out swinging against the FCC report passing white spaces devices. "It would appear that the FCC is misinterpreting the actual data collected by their own engineers," said...
- Blog posts 2008-10-17
- The tangled web of broadcasting regulations
- The FCC is preparing to approve licensing of "white space" spectrum, which is good for the public even if it poses challenges for broadcasters and mobile networks who paid top dollar for the right to have fewer competitors. Likewise, though the NAB supports a delay in the switchover to...
- Blog posts 2008-10-17
- Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.
- In today's Wall Street Journal, reporter Amy Schatz writes that a proposal to create a free, national wireless Internet service got a boost after Federal Communications Commission engineers "concluded that concerns are overblown about such service interfering with other carriers." Which is all well and good, except...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
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