Wednesday, May 09, 2012
FCC chair lays out plans for more U.S. spectrum New rules to ease use of LTE in 800MHz band and shift satellite-dedicated spectrum for mobile use are part of strategy
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
FCC launches new mobile broadband subsidy The Federal Communications Commission has started taking bids for new mobile broadband subsidies designed to bring 3G or 4G service areas that don't have it
Monday, April 16, 2012
Opinion: FCC's Google Wi-Fi decision a bad precedent 'Decision is a reminder to anyone with a Wi-Fi network to at least secure it with a password before they start using it'
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
No need for smart phone protection here: Wireless group U.S. carriers are teaming to create a database to combat cell phone theft. But a group representing Canadian carriers says it will be too expensive to do here
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
US carriers join forces on stolen phones database Keeping track of stolen phones has become increasingly important as more users have expensive smartphones, according to an analyst. The U.S. is now playing catch up with the rest of world
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Industry Canada ruling pushes Dish's LTE plan Decision helps the U.S. satellite TV carrier get closer to its plan to offer a 4G mobile service in the United States. But it has to get FCC approval
Monday, December 19, 2011
AT&T kills attempt to buy T-Mobile Deal dies in the face of tremedous oppostion. AT&T to pay Deutche Telekom a $4 billion breakup fee, but will also enter into a roaming agreement with the German carrier
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Is AT&T - T-Mobile deal still active, asks Washington AT&T has been given permission to withdraw its bid for the competitor's wireless spectrum, so can a Justice department hearing still go ahead? 
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
FCC report on T-Mobile merger riles AT&T Despite allowing AT&T to withdraw its application to buy T-Mobile's wireless licences, the U.S. regulator releases a report it was about to enter at a hearing
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Spectrum clash around bionic implants Broadcast engineers in the the U.S. are opposing the protection of radio frequencies for wireless medical devices for disabled persons
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
AT&T's deal for T-Mobile not in public interest: FCC Decision by U.S. regulator means proposed takeover has to be fought before an administrative law judge. Meanwhile, the FCC will allow AT&T to buy spectrum from Qualcomm
Thursday, November 10, 2011
U.S. Senate sinks anti-net neutrality measure Vote means rules set by the American regulator, the FCC, which are similar to Canada's, are safe for the time being. 
Monday, October 17, 2011
U.S. regulator prods wireless carriers on bills To avoid bill shock, wireless companies promise to send free alerts to subscribers warning them when they come close to their monthly service limits
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Irene's wrath leaves 6,500 cell towers out, FCC says Much of the damage to cell towers took place Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Hundreds of thousands of wired customers were also out in the wake of the hurricane
Thursday, July 28, 2011
IEEE sets standard for using 'white space' spectrum Green light given for using space between analogue TV channels. It may help meet spectrum demands, but a Canadian analyst isn't sure 
Monday, February 07, 2011
FCC to redirect phone subsidies to broadband While Canadians wait for the CRTC's policy, the U.S. telecom regulator is poised to pump billions into rural broadband
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
SIDEBAR: The new FCC rules A short version of what the FCC adopted for net neutrality and its explanation of its reasoning
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
US regulator partly follows Canada on net neutrality The FCC's new traffic management rules forbid wireline providers from discriminating in content. Unlike Canada, however, wireless providers remain unregulated
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Google-Verizon: Will a parallel non-Internet help? The policy on net neutrality raises more questions than it answers and a lot of bloggers reacted as if Verizon Communications Inc. and Google Inc. have full authority to define rules
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Rockefeller to introduce spectrum auction incentive bill The new legislation would allow the FCC to share auction proceeds and would give new spectrum to public safety
Monday, June 28, 2010
Obama to endorse U.S. broadband plan The President will back a regulator's plan to double wireless bandwidth in the U.S. In Canada the industry is waiting for a government discussion paper
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
How Canada, U.S. differ on ISP traffic management U.S. Internet providers suddenly have complete freedom to manage their traffic in any way they see fit. By contrast Canadian providers have to tread carefully, although they have wide lattitude. Here's how it happened
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Telecom industry divided on need for broadband plan The U.S. communications regulator has a wide-ranging plan for the country to become the nation with the fastest wireless network in the world. Some industry experts here say we should have a plan of our own, while other say it's not needed
Monday, March 08, 2010
Telecom competition depends on regulation: Prof At a conference to launch the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa, Harvard professor Yochai Benkler said broadband connection speeds depend partly on facilities based competition, not just requiring incumbent telecommunications carriers to sell capacity on their networks at wholesale rates. Find out what Benkler said of Canada’s foreign ownership policy
Friday, March 05, 2010
U.S. phone subsidies to go to broadband The US$4.6 billion-a-year program that subsidizes telephone service to rural areas will go to broadband if a proposal from the federal regulator goes through. It's a move that's only just starting to be studied in Canada