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phonescoop.com - 10/28/2009

FCC Mulls Retrieving Airwaves from TV Broadcasters

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In order to combat what Chairman Julius Genachowski calls a "looming spectrum gap," the Federal Communications Commission recently said it is giving thought to taking back some airwaves from television broadcasters and then auctioning the airwaves off to wireless ... (follow link to read)

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online.wsj.com - 10/28/2009

FCC May Take Back TV Airwaves

— online.wsj.com — AMY SCHATZ WASHINGTON—Federal regulators are considering taking back some airwaves from television broadcasters and auctioning them off... to wireless companies to increase the availability of wireless broadband services. Federal Communications ... (more) FCC May Take Back TV Airwaves

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googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com - 10/29/2009

Our response to the FCC on Google Voice

— googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com — Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel In our response today to the FCC's inquiry... about Google Voice, we announced that our engineers have developed a tailored solution for restricting calls to specific numbers engaged in what ... (more) Our response to the FCC on Google Voice

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publicknowledge.org - 11/5/2009

Tell the FCC to Say "No" to the Cable Kill Switch

— publicknowledge.org — The battle over your home entertainment equipment is heating up again and the time to make your... voice heard is now. Hollywood wants the Federal Communications Commission to grant the studios permission to engage in so-called “Selectable Output ... (more) Tell the FCC to Say "No" to the Cable Kill Switch

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FCC keen on commandeering TV spectrum for wireless broadband
Engadget — ... service providers. Executing the most extreme version of this plan could generate around $62 billion in auction revenues, though it would require transitioning digital TV viewers over to cable or subscription services and is therefore unlikely. Jules and his crew are still "looking at everything" and ruling out nothing, but we can probably expect to see a moderate shift of TV spectrum rights over to wireless carriers in the final plans when they're revealed in February. [Via Phone Scoop] Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, Wearables ...