Policy

The Hindu | July 20, 2011 NEW DELHI, INDIA: The Department of Telecom (DoT) Wednesday said it is working on auctioning the broadband spectrum following the Finance Ministry’s directive to speed up …

Mexican telecoms regulator Cofetel (Comisi

The ongoing debate about whether the D-Block spectrum should be used for public safety is heating up again as House Republicans drafted legislation that does not include the provision, while …

Economic Times | July 14, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip NEW DELHI: Tata Teleservices has demanded that the government ‘immediately’ award startup GSM airwaves in Delhi and 39 other districts …

Mexican telecoms regulator Cofetel (Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones) has approved a resolution that classifies as open use of spectrum bands frequencies from 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz. These frequency bands …

Spain kicked off the auction of 58 wireless spectrum licenses in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum bands that published reports indicated could raise nearly $3 billion …

Times of India | June 15, 2011 NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday initiated the process of laying its hands on the Rs 200 crore that …

Cellular service throughout Latin America is about to get a jolt as wireless operators deploy advanced-generation networks capable of carrying all kinds of content across the airwaves. From Brazil to …

U.S. Cellular Corp.’s (USM) LTE plans continue to take shape as the regional operator said it plans to roll out its first LTE equipped device in November, presumably following the …

MarketWatch | June 7, 2011 | Roger Cheng NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. telecom operator AT&T Inc. T -0.16% said Wednesday it has secured a license to operate in Indonesia, providing the …

MarketWatch | June 7, 2011 | Roger Cheng NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. telecom operator AT&T Inc. T -0.16% said Wednesday it has secured a license to operate in Indonesia, providing the …

The Canadian governments plans to auction off 700 MHz spectrum is beginning to draw comments from industry players looking to ensure that their interests in any rule making are heard. …

Shopfloor | May 26, 2011 This morning the United States signed an agreement with Mexico that should significantly improve the competitiveness of U.S. telecommunications equipment in the important and growing Mexican …

DALLAS — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison did not hold back in her criticism of the federal government and what she views as unchecked regulation and a growing set of burdens …

BOLTON LANDING, N.Y.–During his nearly four-year tenure heading up the Federal Communications Commission, Kevin Martin oversaw some dramatic changes across the mobile communications space. Those changes included the continued consolidation …