Larry Page: U.S. government should open up its spectrum

The U.S. government should explore ways to conduct real-time auctions of its vast, and often unused, wireless spectrum holdings, with agencies holding spectrum to get the profits from the sales, Google cofounder Larry Page said Thursday. ...continue reading 'Larry Page: U.S. government should open up its spectrum'

FCC takes first step toward spectrum re-auction

The Federal Communications Commission has taken a first step toward re-auctioning a band of spectrum that failed to sell in the 700MHz auctions that ended in March. ...continue reading 'FCC takes first step toward spectrum re-auction'

Google requests open access pledge from Verizon

Google has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to obtain a pledge from Verizon Wireless that it will honor the open-access conditions on a band of 700MHz spectrum before selling the spectrum to the carrier. ...continue reading 'Google requests open access pledge from Verizon'

Report sheds light on failure to sell safety spectrum

Lease payments sought by public-safety agencies on an adjoining block of spectrum were not the only factor in the failure of a portion of wireless spectrum to sell in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's recent 700MHz spectrum auction, the FCC's inspector general said Friday. ...continue reading 'Report sheds light on failure to sell safety spectrum'

Lawmakers complain that Google 'gamed' auction

Three lawmakers complained Tuesday that Google 'maneuvered' its way into an open wireless network without having to come up with a winning bid in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's recently completed 700MHz spectrum auction. ...continue reading 'Lawmakers complain that Google 'gamed' auction'

Spectrum auction unlikely to shift carrier balance

Both Verizon Wireless and AT&T won enough spectrum licenses in the U.S. government's 700MHz auction concluded last month to roll out services a cut above what they offer today, though how fast they are for subscribers will be up to the carriers. ...continue reading 'Spectrum auction unlikely to shift carrier balance'

Google suggests safe harbor for wireless mics

Google has asked the FCC to carve out a set of off-limits channels for proposed wireless devices that could operate in unused television spectrum bands, in hopes that the proposal will help the FCC approve the use of so-called 'white space devices.' ...continue reading 'Google suggests safe harbor for wireless mics'

Verizon Wireless wins huge block of 700MHz spectrum

Verizon Wireless was one of the big winners in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's 700MHz spectrum auction, with the carrier winning a large chunk of nationwide spectrum. ...continue reading 'Verizon Wireless wins huge block of 700MHz spectrum'

FCC closes 700MHz spectrum auction

The controversial 700MHz spectrum auction has closed, raising $19.59 billion, a record for a spectrum auction in the U.S., the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday. ...continue reading 'FCC closes 700MHz spectrum auction'

FCC approves sale of nationwide spectrum to AT&T

The Federal Communications Commission has approved the purchase by AT&T of 12MHz of wireless spectrum that covers 60 percent of the U.S. ...continue reading 'FCC approves sale of nationwide spectrum to AT&T'

Large block in 700MHz auction meets reserve price

A nationwide block of spectrum in the 700MHz band being auctioned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission received a high bid exceeding the 'reserve,' or minimum, price of $4.6 billion on Thursday morning. ...continue reading 'Large block in 700MHz auction meets reserve price'

700MHz auction update: High bids total $3.2 billion

The high bids totalled $3.2 billion in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's auction of wireless spectrum licenses in the 700MHz band after three rounds and a day and a half of bidding. ...continue reading '700MHz auction update: High bids total $3.2 billion'

FCC auction reaches $2.8B for 700-MHz wireless licenses

At the close of the first full day of bidding for 700-MHz wireless spectrum Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission reported nearly US$2.8 billion in provisional winning bids. ...continue reading 'FCC auction reaches $2.8B for 700-MHz wireless licenses'

As US spectrum auction opens, questions linger

One of the major questions as the U.S. Federal Communications Commission kicks off a multibillion-dollar spectrum auction Thursday is whether the auction will produce a winning bidder that will challenge telecom and cable-based broadband providers with a national wireless broadband network. ...continue reading 'As US spectrum auction opens, questions linger'

FCC auction draws repeat entrepreneurs

A handful of people who bid in the disastrous C-Block PCS auction in 1996 plan to participate in the upcoming 700MHz contest, despite warning signs indicating the potential for similar troubles. ...continue reading 'FCC auction draws repeat entrepreneurs'