Auction 97 pace could see end come soon
Following a two-week break for the holidays, the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 proceedings picked up this morning on what many expect to be the final few rounds of bidding. The FCC spectrum auction has so far...
Before we turn the page on 2014, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories of 2014 across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these...
Looking back at 2014 regulatory issues, ahead to 2015 challenges
The telecommunications industry has kept the federal government plenty busy over the past year with a pair of spectrum auctions, possible merger and acquisition activity and the connection to the net neutrality debate.
While 2014 provided...
Before we turn the page on 2014, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories of 2014 across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these...
Auction 97 nears holiday break
The Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 continues to slowly tack on millions of dollars in new bids, as overall bidding activity continues to slow across the FCC spectrum auction.
Through this morning’s round 124, total potential winning bids stood at nearly...
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Sprint PCS is a hit, while the FCC wants more
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the...
Auction 97 spike in activity now working against holiday break
The Federal Communications Commission’s move to spur activity in the Auction 97 process appears to have worked, though now the spectrum auction is working against an upcoming scheduled break.
Since moving the auction to “stage three”...
Could the end of Auction 97 be near?
With an average of just 55 new bids per round over the past five rounds, the Federal Communications Commission moved Auction 97 to “stage three” beginning with this morning's round 98. The move requires bidders in the...
Auction 97 tops $43.7B as bidding continues to slow
The Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 posted a slow start to the new week, as bidding activity in the FCC spectrum auction continues to dawdle.
This morning’s round 92 added just under $20.5 million in revenue from...
Following a brief surge of new activity, bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 has again shrunk back to a tepid pace, though the FCC spectrum auction’s advancing record haul continues to impress.
Through round 87 this morning, total auction proceeds had surpassed $43.6...
The Federal Communications Commission is asking for comments on procedures for its planned 600 MHZ incentive auction, following up on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released by the FCC in May.
The auction is set to include spectrum in the 600 MHz band returned by...
"Stage two" move spurs bids
A change in bidding requirements gave some new life to the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 proceedings with bids over the past 11 rounds adding $1.3 billion to the FCC spectrum auction total haul.
After 73 rounds of bidding, total potential...
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This week marks the continuation of the advanced wireless services 3 spectrum auction, also known...
The Federal Communications Commission this week reiterated its prohibition on the use of so-called cellphone jammers, including by state and local government and law enforcement agencies.
“Jammers do not just weed out noisy or annoying conversations and disable unwanted GPS tracking,” the FCC noted. “Jammers...
Sprint’s continued operational struggles could require the carrier to seek out another $3 billion in funding over the next three years, according to a recent report from Evercore ISI telecom analyst Jonathan Schildkraut.
Tech Trader Daily noted in a story that Schildkraut’s forecast does not...
The Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 continued at a slowed pace, with the past six rounds, including the first round this morning, adding $250 million to the FCC spectrum auction total, which stood at $41.5 billion through round 62.
The latest round included 68 new...
The Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 slowly crawled past the $41 billion mark over the past few rounds of activity, with total auction proceeds sitting at $41.25 billion following this morning’s round 56. The latest round included just 65 new bids, adding $74.6 million...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Sprint PCS blames...
FCC spectrum auction bidding slows as agency plans to increase pace
The Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 proceedings crawled over the $40 billion mark this morning, as overall activity slowed dramatically. New bids over the past four rounds added just $600 million to the auction’s...
New York City license tops $2.5B, Los Angeles surpasses $2B
Another day, another billion dollars in the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97, which this morning surpassed $39.5 billion in total potential winning bids through round 42. The latest round included 113 new bids totaling $181.4...
The Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 came out of the Thanksgiving break with some momentum as this morning’s opening round generated $268 million in proceeds from 292 bids. The auction, which includes 1,614 spectrum licenses in the 1.7/2.1 GHz band, sat at nearly $38.5...
After much speculation, Telecom Italia’s board of directors approved an investigation into potentially integrating its Brazilian unit, TIM, with rival operator Oi. Earlier this year, Oi saw its attempt to merge with Portugal Telecom fall apart after Rioforte defaulted on €897 million ($1.12 billion) debt held by Portugal Telecom.
The Telecom Italia decision follows Telefónica’s planned...
