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05/04/2012
NAB Drops White-Spaces Review
Yesterday, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to dismiss its 2008-filed petition for review of the FCC’s Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands Second Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order. Initially, the group opposed the use of white spaces, saying they could […]
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05/04/2012
Data Usage Pushes Dark-Fiber Sales
Things are looking up for dark-fiber providers: By the end of this year, revenues will grow at an average annual rate of 3.7 percent to reach $986.2 million. Dark-fiber providers lease or sell their unused fiber-optic cables to communications or Internet-based companies for the purpose of creating a communications network. According to IBISWorld industry analyst […]
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05/04/2012
Business Broadband: Good News And Bad News
According to the national nonprofit group Connected Nation, broadband plays a key role in business performance and influences the continuing economic recovery. Recent research by the group says U.S. businesses generate $411.4 billion in online sales to consumers or other businesses. It’s not all good news, however. Connected Nation points out an estimated 1.8 million […]
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05/04/2012
FCC May Agenda Addresses Broadband Barriers, Emergency Comms
Mark your calendars for the next open Federal Communications Commission (FCC) meeting, set for Thursday, May 24, at 10:30 a.m. Here’s what’s on the agenda so far:? >> Deployable Aerial Communications Architecture Notice of Inquiry (NOI): The commission will consider a NOI examining the role of deployable aerial communications architecture (DACA) in facilitating emergency response […]
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05/03/2012
New TWC Discount For Amex Users
Time Warner Cable (TWC) is teaming with American Express to offer card members its SignatureHome Premium View package at a reduced rate. American Express users now are eligible for “exclusive access to a special, first-year rate of $199.99 a month, with a savings of up to $300 on the all-inclusive package, which includes premium TV, […]
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05/03/2012
Phase 1 Reverse Auction Rules Detailed By FCC
The competitive-bidding procedures for Phase I of the Mobility Fund, characterized by the Federal Communication Commission as “the first-ever reverse auction for Universal Service support,” have been released by the agency. As part of last year’s reform and modernization of USF, the FCC made universal mobile service “an express universal service goal,” creating the Mobility […]