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by jeff goldman on April 21, 2008
© Spigoo Republican congressman Chris Cannon and Democractic congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo this week introduced the Wireless Internet Nationwide (WIN) for Families Act, which would require the FCC to...
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Filed in archive 700 MHz
by jeff goldman on April 04, 2008
Verizon today announced that plans to use the spectrum it acquired in the 700 MHz auction for next-generation 4G wireless services - no huge surprise... "Verizon paid $9.36 billion to license...
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Filed in archive 700 MHz
by jeff goldman on March 18, 2008
The FCC closed the 700 MHz auction this afternoon after 261 rounds of bidding. The total raised was more than $19.5 billion - which, as Wired's Bryan Gardiner notes, was "more money than any...
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Filed in archive 700 MHz
by jeff goldman on February 21, 2008
The Wall Street Journal's Amol Sharma today broke the news that Google is considering deploying wireless Internet via balloon, through a possible partnership with (or even an outright purchase...
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Filed in archive 700 MHz
by jeff goldman on January 25, 2008
The FCC's 700 MHz auction started this week, with BusinessWeek's Olga Kharif, among many others, suggesting that the troubles in the stock market may be having an impact on the enthusiasm of...
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Filed in archive 700 MHz
by jeff goldman on January 14, 2008
The FCC today released its final list of 214 qualified bidders for the upcoming 700 MHz auction, down from a list of 266 applicants announced last month. According to Reuters' Peter Kaplan, the...
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Filed in archive 700 MHz
by jeff goldman on January 09, 2008
Frontline Wireless, the startup that was positioned as a key bidder in the upcoming 700 MHz auction, has closed its doors. The company this week issued the following terse statement:...
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Filed in archive 700 MHz
by jeff goldman on December 19, 2007
The FCC this week released a list of 266 bidders [PDF file] for the January 24th 700 MHz spectrum auction. Obvious applicants include Google, AT&T and Cablevision; less obvious applicants...
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by jeff goldman on September 26, 2007
Frontline Wireless this week filed a petition asking the FCC to lower the minimum prices for spectrum licenses in its upcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum. "The FCC established minimum prices -...
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