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Broadband grumbles
John Moe Sep 15, 2011
Sure, everyone likes the IDEA of improved rural broadband. How to roll it out and pay for it? Well that's a bit of a sticky issue. Politico is...
We'll all be talking about net neutrality again soon
John Moe Sep 13, 2011
The Office of Management and Budget has approved the FCC's rules on net neutrality. That means in the next one to three weeks, the Federal Register...
Phone service holds up pretty well, actually
John Moe Aug 29, 2011
Alright, I'll eat that serving of crow this morning. On Friday's memo I predicted that cell service would collapse everywhere in the coming...
FCC makes new rules for video
John Moe Aug 26, 2011
In nine months, TV stations will have to comply with new rules the Federal Communications Commission announced on Thursday. The rules will require...
GPS industry and LightSquared still squabbling
John Moe Aug 18, 2011
LightSquared is trying to get off the ground as a viable wireless carrier. It's struggling because it uses both ground towers and satellites. But,...
Text to 911 on the way
John Moe Aug 11, 2011
Speaking at a meeting of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials in Philadelphia yesterday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski...
On-shoring is the new off-shoring (thank you FCC)
Adriene Hill Aug 5, 2011
Call centers are bringing jobs back to the United States. Julius Genachowski, chairman for the FCC, says call centers will hire about 100,000 pe...
Cable companies can't just dump your favorite channel
Adriene Hill Aug 2, 2011
The Federal Communication Commission issued a new order that will keep channels on the air during contract fights between programmers and...
FCC slows down AT&T and T-Mobile merger
John Moe Jul 22, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission released a letter on Wednesday that stated its review of the proposed AT&T - T-Mobile merger would be...
Senator doesn't want AT&T - T-Mobile merger to happen
John Moe Jul 21, 2011
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) sent a STRONGLY WORDED LETTER to the FCC and the Department of Justice Wednesday urging the agencies to block the merger...
