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The National Association of Broadcasters released an analysis that criticized the Federal Communicaitons Commission’s National Broadband Plan, noting that 40% of full-power local TV stations could have to vacate their …

Mobile Content Venture, a joint venture comprised of 12 large broadcast groups, has added 12 markets to its plans for launch by the end of the years. The new additions …

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Soon after FLO TV goes dark, a joint venture of a dozen broadcasters plans to launch mobile TV services that will reach about 40% of the U.S. population. Mobile Content …

Five months into a consumer trial in Washington, D.C., the Open Mobile Video Coalition is now releasing more findings from its Mobile DTV service.The trial service, which includes 23 channels …

The Federal Communications Commission is unlikely to take major actions on key wireless policies anytime in the near future, as the agency awaits a new Obama-appointed chairman and as acting …

Congress approved legislation to postpone the digital TV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12, capping a fiercely-partisan House debate today that forces wireless carriers to wait another four months …

The wireless industry suddenly faces a delay of its own, with digital TV legislation likely headed to the White House soon that will force wireless carriers to wait about four …

The Senate approved a digital TV delay bill initially rejected in the House, likely setting the stage for legislation lacking certain concessions requested by wireless and public-safety sectors to be …

The Democratic-led Congress is about to hand President Obama victories by way of a bill to delay the DTV transition to June 12 and a gargantuan economic recovery package with …

While House Republicans managed to initially stifle House approval of a bill to delay the digital TV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12, Democrats who control Congress are pursuing …

Congress is poised to approve legislation postponing the digital TV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12, with the public safety and mobile-phone sectors unable to win many concessions they …

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) said a compromise reached on a bill to delay the digital TV transition to June 12 includes a carve-out for first responders, setting …

A digital TV transition postponement appears increasingly inevitable, with the parent company of top mobile-phone carrier Verizon Wireless shifting course to support a limited extension of the mid-February deadline. Verizon …

Senate Democratic leaders today are scrambling to fast-track passage of a bill that would delay the digital TV transition until June 12, but congressional and industry opposition could make a …

Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s prophecy has been realized: The new president will indeed confront a crisis of global proportions during his first six month’s in office. In fact, the moment …

Congressional Republican and industry opposition are mounting over President-elect Barack Obama’s call to delay next-month’s digital television transition, with the nation’s two largest telecom carriers divided over how Congress should …

President-elect Barack Obama plans this week to nominate former telecom policymaker and tech entrepreneur Julius Genachowski as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, according to knowledgeable sources.Genachowski, a …

While there’s much talk in official Washington about including stimulus funding and incentives for broadband deployment (and more recently about setting aside a portion of the package’s $775 billion total …

Public-safety organizations asked President-elect Barack Obama to exclude spectrum designated for first responders in any plan to delay the transition to digital television next month.The Obama-Biden transition team last week …

The incoming administration may move faster than expected to put a tech team in place, given the unsettled state of the Federal Communications Commission and President-elect Obama’s desire to leverage …

The Open Mobile Video Coalition said it will launch mobile DTV services across 63 stations in 22 markets, covering 35% of U.S. television markets.The group of U.S. broadcasters plans to …

The telecom leadership facelift in Congress continues as lawmakers suddenly find themselves confronted with President-elect Obama’s request to postpone next month’s digital TV transition, a possible shift that could force …