WASHINGTON-Top mobile-phone carriers, having bid the lion's share of the $13.9 billion for advanced wireless services licenses auctioned by the Federal Communications Commission, now face the potentially time-consuming and costly process of negotiating to relocate commercial and government users off of the 2110-2155 MHz...
WASHINGTON-Nearly two years after President Bush authorized the creation of an advisory committee as part of spectrum policy initiative launched in 2003, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has yet to disclose identities of members, whether any meetings have been held or explain what...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission issued rules that will allow MediaFLO USA Inc. to begin operations next year as planned, but has yet to begin the inter-agency coordination necessary for mobile TV competitor Modeo L.L.C. to go forward. In order for either mobile TV service...
WASHINGTON—The Senate Commerce Committee approved the nominations of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin and acting National Telecommunications and Information Administration head John Kneuer. The nominations now await action by the full Senate, which is expected confirm both appointees.On a related front, the Consumer...
This is a strange town, one where being berated in public can be preferable than being ignored.Government officials?those elected and appointed--want to be relevant. The truth is, you're nobody `til somebody levels you.John Kneuer, anxiously awaiting Senate action on his nomination to head the...
WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin agreed to delay a decision on new emergency alert system rules expected to apply for the first time to mobile phone and other communications services. But Martin was silent when confronted by criticism about the agency’s apparent intention...
WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department today asked for public comment on the creation of a government-industry spectrum-sharing test bed, a key component of President Bush’s spectrum plan that has taken on greater weight as demands grow for the dwindling pool of usable frequencies. In a Federal...
WASHINGTON—President Bush has tapped John Kneuer, a former private wireless lobbyist, to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Kneuer, who currently serves as deputy NTIA chief, would succeed Michael Gallagher as the key telecom advisor to the White House. Gallagher left NTIA earlier...
WASHINGTON-Six senators are asking the Bush administration to develop guidelines for a new public-safety interoperable communications grant program to allow for the use of Internet Protocol-based technologies instead of the wholesale replacement of current equipment. "The administration should seriously consider grant proposals to purchase...
WASHINGTON—Six senators are asking the Bush administration to develop guidelines for a new public-safety interoperable communications grant program to allow for the use of Internet Protocol-based technologies instead of the wholesale replacement of current equipment. "The administration should seriously consider grant proposals to purchase...
It's an old worn story, but the drum beat seems to be getting louder and the momentum growing for a greater accounting of federal government spectrum-how much agencies have and how they use it.A cloud of intrigue has hung over government spectrum for so...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration signaled it is open to bold reforms on government use of the airwaves, a possible shift that could meet resistance from federal agencies at a time when the president's struggling spectrum-policy initiative remains very much a work in progress. "Today, federal...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration confirmed an agreement among military, high-tech and wireless firms on criteria for certifying new 5 GHz Wi-Fi devices capable of avoiding harmful interference to military radar. RCR Wireless News first reported the accord Feb. 6.The 5 GHz Wi-Fi pact, the result...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today confirmed an agreement among military, high-tech and wireless firms on criteria for certifying new 5 GHz Wi-Fi devices capable of avoiding harmful interference to military radar. RCR Wireless News first reported the accord Monday.The 5 GHz Wi-Fi pact, the result...
WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications & Information Administration said that it will cost nearly $1 billion to relocate federal spectrum users from the 1710-1755 MHz band. The relocation would allow the government to auction the band for third-generation wireless uses. The Congressional Budget Office had estimated...
WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications & Information Administration said Wednesday that it will cost nearly $1 billion to relocate federal spectrum users from the 1710-1755 MHz band. The relocation would allow the government to auction the band for third-generation wireless uses. The Congressional Budget Office had...
WASHINGTON-National Telecommunications and Information Administration head Michael Gallagher is expected to leave the agency early next year, an agency spokesman said. Gallagher was confirmed to the post in November 2004 after serving as NTIA deputy administration since August 2003. NTIA, a Commerce Department unit,...
WASHINGTON-National Telecommunications and Information Administration head Michael Gallagher is expected to leave the agency early next year, an agency spokesman said. Gallagher was confirmed to the post in November 2004 after serving as NTIA deputy administration since August 2003. NTIA, a Commerce Department unit,...
WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense and Federal Communications Commission say they are cautiously optimistic about finally achieving a technical solution that could enable an explosion of new Wi-Fi connections in the 5 GHz band without compromising military radar. Government and industry representatives plan to meet...
WASHINGTON-The Commerce Department last week missed key deadlines tied to the Bush spectrum plan, prompting further questions about the political handling and priority of a White House wireless initiative the administration previously touted as important to economic growth, national defense and homeland security. At...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission continues to face relocation problems with its third-generation mobile-phone spectrum plan, a situation that could affect the timing of June's auction and combine with other factors to lower revenues the United States needs to move Pentagon radio systems to new...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration's spectrum agenda is showing signs of losing momentum and direction, a development that has prompted frustrated National Telecommunications and Information Administration officials to quietly push forward on a presidential spectrum-policy implementation plan that has been awaiting White House action for months....
WASHINGTON-National Telecommunications and Information head Michael Gallagher announced the creation of the spectrum management advisory committee. The committee plans to advise the Commerce Department on key elements of President Bush's spectrum policy initiative for improving management of the nation's airwaves."State-of-the-art research and innovative product...
WASHINGTON-The White House policy of banning Democratic donors from U.S. telecom delegations appears at odds with a new government report that stresses the importance of having industry experts on the American negotiating team, but dodges the overriding controversy of injecting politics into delegation membership....
