BROWSING: FCC

TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION MAY TAKE CENTER STAGE THIS FALL

WASHINGTON-Congress will attempt to pass telecommunications reform and digital wiretap legislation this fall, and lawmakers also plan to put the Federal Communications Commission's auction program under the microscope before adjourning the 103rd session next month.With any luck, telecommunications reform legislation could hit the Senate...

VIEWPOINT

Who's the Federal Communications Commission fooling with all this talk of "designated entities," or providing incentives-and frequencies-for small businesses, women and minorities in the upcoming PCS auctions?The FCC, a victim itself in all of this as a result of a considerable amount of back-shoving...

PCS PROVIDERS HAVE TO ADDRESS MICROWAVE RELOCATION AT 2 GHZ

Death, taxes, and for potential PCS licensees, microwave relocation are issues no one wants to face. Yet, like the first two, the consequences of ignoring the issue could be devastating.Following the Federal Communications Commission auctions, winning bidders could find themselves having paid tens or...