tech.yahoo.com - 11/4/2008
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WASHINGTON - Federal regulators are signing off on Verizon Wireless ' planned $28 billion purchase of Alltel Corp . The deal will create the nation's largest wireless carrier. With partial dissents by the two Democrats on the five-member panel, the Federal Communications Commission decided ...
rcrwireless.com - 10/31/2008
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The Department of Justice approved Verizon Wireless' $28
billion purchase of Alltel Communications L.L.C., subject to required...
divestitures of wireless assets in 100 markets encompassing 22 states. The divestitures required are necessary to protect ...
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DoJ approves Verizon Wireless-Alltel, requires ...
tech.yahoo.com - 11/4/2008
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WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday
to open up unused, unlicensed portions of the television...
airwaves known as " white spaces " to deliver wireless broadband service . The vote is a big victory for public interest groups ...
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FCC OKs use of white spaces to deliver broadband (AP) ...
alleyinsider.com - 11/5/2008
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minority-report.jpg As anticipated , the FCC has voted
to approve the use of wireless airwaves between TV...
channels -- so-called "white spaces" -- for Internet devices. The ruling is a victory for companies like Google (GOOG), Motorola (MOT), and ...
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FCC Approves 'Wi-Fi On Steroids': Good News For ...
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FCC Approves Verizon Wireless Acquisition of Alltel
Phone Scoop - Latest News —
... Wireless Acquisition of Alltel posted Today, 4:38 PM by Eric M. Zeman The FCC has added its stamp of approval to the planned acquisition of Alltel by Verizon Wireless. The FCC voted 5 to 0 in favor of the deal. The FCC is attaching several conditions to the deal, including a requirement that Verizon Wireless honor Alltel's existing roaming agreements for four years. Verizon will also have to divest spectrum in 22 states, per the Department of Justice's approval of the deal. more info at AP / Yahoo News ...
FCC approves Verizon's Alltel buy, deal all but done
Engadget —
... Following the DOJ's approval last week, the FCC has voted unanimously today to approve Verizon's acquisition of Alltel, promising to create a CDMA network of insane proportions that'll eclipse AT&T to become the US' largest wireless carrier. Like their ...
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