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FCC wants no porn, free broaband wireless auction

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The FCC said it wants to auction a section of wireless airwaves to buyers willing to provide free broadband Internet service without pornography WASHINGTON–The Federal Communications Commission on Friday said it wants to auction a section of wireless airwaves to buyers willing to provide free broadband Internet service without…
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FCC wants no-porn, free broadband wireless auction

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The FCC said it wants to auction a section of wireless airwaves to buyers willing to provide free broadband Internet service without pornography WASHINGTON–The Federal Communications Commission on Friday said it wants to auction a section of wireless airwaves to buyers willing to provide free broadband Internet service without…
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Bidding stalls again on key U.S. wireless airwaves

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Pause prompts speculation that bidding for the C block spectrum may have run its course, and the most likely winner could be either Verizon Wireless or Google. Bidding stalled on Tuesday in the closely watched auction of a piece of wireless airwaves that the U.S. government is…
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Wireless auction concerns rise as some airwaves languish

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Bidding stalled on key piece of spectrum, prompting concern regulators will have to modify rules requiring it be shared with public safety agencies. Bidding remained stalled Tuesday on a key piece of spectrum in the U.S. government’s wireless airwaves auction, prompting concern regulators will have to modify rules…
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Wireless auction bids hit $3.7 billion

Friday, January 25th, 2008

But on second day of FCC auction, no new suitors emerged for a closely watched block of spectrum to be shared with public safety agencies. Bidding topped $3.7 billion on the second day of the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of government-owned airwaves, but there were no new suitors…
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Wireless auction opens with $2.4 billion bid total

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

High bids so far include $1.04 billion for spectrum block that is required to be open to all devices and software applications. Top bidders put up a total of more than $2.4 billion on Thursday in the opening round of the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of coveted U.S….
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Quit fooling with wireless spectrum auction

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Gregory Rosston of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research says recent moves by FCC chairman threaten successful history of auctions. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to start the most important auction of the decade–the reallocation of television stations 50-69 to other wireless services. …
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Quit fooling with wireless-spectrum auction

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Gregory Rosston of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research says recent moves by FCC chairman threaten successful history of auctions. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to start the most important auction of the decade–the reallocation of television stations 50-69 to other wireless services. …
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