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The US regulator is seeking comment on the service performance requirements if the technical rules are altered in the 2.3 GHz band. This is being considered to facilitate the co-existence of wireless broadband operations in the band with operations in an adjacent band being used for Satellite Digital Audio Radio… Read more...
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The US regulator is seeking comments on its planned procedures for its forthcoming H block auctions. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to auction the upper H block (1995-2000 MHz) and the lower H block (1915-1920 MHz) as a paired block of 2 x 5 MHz. There will be a… Read more...
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The US regulator is trying to get a wide range of input into whether it is ever justifiable to interrupt wireless telephony services in the interests of safety and security, and if so, under what circumstances. The FCC has not come forward with any proposals of its own in this… Read more...
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The five commissioners unanimously adopted draft proposals for novel incentive auctions which will see broadcasters voluntarily giving up spectrum in the 600 MHz band. The process will start with a reverse auction in which the broadcasters bid to give up spectrum rights in exchange for cash. The spectrum will then… Read more...
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On June 30, the final report of a working group chaired by LightSquared and the United States Global Positioning System Industry Council (USGIC) was presented to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The report examined instances of interference from LightSquared's proposed LTE service in the satellite L-Band with GPS systems. The… Read more...
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The US regulator is seeking comment on the proposed takeover of the country's third-ranked mobile operator Sprint by SoftBank of Japan. Sprint and SoftBank have jointly presented applications for the transfer of control of various wireless licences and leases, domestic section 214 authority, international section 214 authorisations, earth station authorisations,… Read more...
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The US regulator is seeking comments that will help it update the 2009 Rural Broadband Report. This recommended new policies to deliver broadband to rural areas, mainly by wireless means, and restore economic growth and opportunity for Americans living and working in rural areas. Since the publication of the report,… Read more...
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The US regulator is seeking comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at significantly advancing communications interoperability for the country's first responders. According to the FCC proposal document, the order supports the build out of robust, secure and dedicated mobile broadband networks enabling public safety broadband users to share… Read more...
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The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), initiating a fresh look at its mobile spectrum holding policies given the changes in technology, spectrum availability, and the mobile marketplace since the last comprehensive review of these rules more than a decade ago. In recent years, large and small wireless… Read more...
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The FCC has issued a Public Notice on further details for its planned incentive auction of the 600 MHz band. The auction is currently planned to take place at the beginning of 2016, but the FCC must first overcome legal challenges from some broadcasters, and dissent from its own Republican Commissioners The… Read more...