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Commissioner Ajit Pai Slams FCC Vote on Spectrum Rules
Today the Federal Communications Commission voted in favor of a Report and Order that would alter the bidding rules for Designated Entities, which are small...
FCC Chairman Invokes Nuclear Option, Bypasses Commissioners on Key Decisions
Yesterday, the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued a new Wireless Competition Report and a Declaratory Ruling that effectively amends the FCC’s 2011 Data Roaming Order....
The FCC Takes on the Spectrum Crunch: Tom Struble in Comm Daily
The demand for wireless broadband is outpacing the government’s ability to reallocate or repurpose spectrum for private sector use. This has led to a “spectrum...
Rubio Bill Would Help Spur Broadband Investment
Cisco estimates that–as global Internet usage triples over the next three years–mobile broadband use will increase 11-fold over the same period. Currently, the government hoards...
Bipartisan Bill Would Free Up Wasted Government Spectrum
As demand for wireless data continues to grow exponentially, the federal government must free up underutilized spectrum for public and commercial use. A wireless network’s...
New FCC Chairman Should Focus on Bipartisan Goals of National Broadband Plan
Last night, the Senate confirmed Tom Wheeler as FCC Chairman and Mike O’Rielly as FCC Commissioner, thus bringing the FCC to full strength. The following...