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FCC moves to open up new mobile spectrum
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to move ahead with plans to open up 40MHz of wireless spectrum in the 2GHz band to mobile voice and broadband service.
By Grant Gross | 22 March, 2012 05:54
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FCC overhauls telephone subsidy for the poor, adding broadband
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved an overhaul to its Lifeline program, which subsidizes telephone service for poor people, with the goals of saving money and allowing the subsidy to go toward broadband service.
By Grant Gross | 01 February, 2012 07:57
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FCC votes to end telephone subsidies, shift to broadband
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to overhaul a decades-old system of telephone subsidies in rural areas, with the funding refocused on broadband deployment.
By Grant Gross | 28 October, 2011 05:47
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FCC requires data-roaming agreements
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to require mobile carriers to enter into data-roaming agreements with competitors, despite objections that the agency doesn't have the authority to enforce the pacts.
By Grant Gross | 08 April, 2011 04:35
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FCC moves to redirect phone subsidies for the poor
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission took the first step Thursday toward reworking two related programs that provide telephone subsidies for low-income residents, with commissioners calling for part of the funding to support broadband service.
By Grant Gross | 04 March, 2011 08:32
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