Stories about: FCC

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FCC map: Large areas not covered by mobile broadband 11/02/2012 06:56:39

Large portions of the western half of the U.S. do not have access to 3G or faster mobile broadband service, according to a new map released by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
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Feds look beyond LightSquared to set GPS interference standards 09/02/2012 12:57:18

A high-ranking federal official and aviation industry leaders called on Wednesday for rules to prevent future interference with GPS, looking beyond a proposal by would-be hybrid mobile operator LightSquared that may be doomed by broad opposition.
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LightSquared asks FCC to regulate GPS receivers 08/02/2012 10:13:43

LightSquared wants the U.S. FCC to set standards for commercial GPS devices to prevent what LightSquared calls interference with other wireless services.
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Canada ruling pushes Dish's LTE plan forward 08/02/2012 07:06:43

The Canadian government has approved the transfer of satellite spectrum to Dish Network, putting the company just one major ruling away from building a land-based 4G mobile data network on the frequencies.
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Tiff over LightSquared reveals odd partnership 03/02/2012 06:11:52

LightSquared founder Philip Falcone's response to ethics allegations by a U.S. senator sheds some light on a strange chapter in the carrier's ongoing bid to build a controversial cellular data network.
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Sprint gives LightSquared six more weeks for FCC approval 01/02/2012 11:29:46

Sprint Nextel has given LightSquared about six more weeks to win regulatory approval for its proposed cellular data network, extending a US$9 billion deal under which LightSquared would operate on Sprint infrastructure.
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FCC overhauls telephone subsidy for the poor, adding broadband 01/02/2012 07:57:03

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.
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FCC seeks public comment on LightSquared petition 31/01/2012 06:29:53

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on a petition by embattled mobile startup LightSquared that says GPS receivers aren't entitled to protection from interference.
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Senator questions ethics of alleged LightSquared lobbying 24/01/2012 08:30:28

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said Monday that the owner of LightSquared and a possible representative of the company may have broken ethics rules when they contacted his office about winning approval for LightSquared's planned mobile broadband network.
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LightSquared claims GPS industry rigged tests 19/01/2012 07:09:49

LightSquared's proposed mobile data network was set up to fail in tests of interference with GPS that were conducted last November under government auspices, the would-be cellular carrier charged on Wednesday.
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Federal body concludes LightSquared can't work with GPS 14/01/2012 10:42:25

A key federal agency involved in testing the proposed LightSquared LTE network has concluded that there is no practical way to solve interference between that network and GPS, possibly dealing a crippling blow to the startup carrier's hopes for a terrestrial mobile network.