Today's Fresh Blogs...

• FCC approves rules for 700MHz frequency auction

  Published: July 31, 2007, 6:38 pm

  Tags: 700mhz, Auction, Bidding, Breaking News, Breakingnews, Carriers, Fcc, Hybrid Network, Hybridnetwork, Kevin Martin, Kevinmartin, Open Access, Openaccess

  after, Google-attracting 700MHz wireless frequency band auction which will take place sometime next year. The agency has decided that one-third of the soon-to-be-empty band will be available to consumers under FCC chairman Kevin Martin's "open access" plan, which forces the winning bidder to keep the band accessible to any wireless device or

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Google 'still very interested' in 700MHz spectrum auction

  Published: August 3, 2007, 1:11 pm

  Tags: 700mhz, 700mhz Spectrum, 700mhzspectrum, Business, Fcc, Google, Spectrum, Spectrum Auction, Spectrumauction

  interest in bidding for the 700MHz spectrum after the rules neglected to afford the winner wholesaling rights, Chris Sacca has intervened to clear things up. According to the search giant's head of special initiatives, the firm is "still very interested in the auction" despite not getting all of the rules for the spectrum sale set in its favor.

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Microsoft to dispute FCC findings on 'white space' device

  Published: August 13, 2007, 12:59 pm

  Tags: 700mhz, 700mhz Spectrum, 700mhzspectrum, Fcc, Google, Intel, Microsoft, White Space, White Space Coalition, Whitespace, Whitespacecoalition

  of the soon-to-be-abandoned 700MHz spectrum is "safe" for wireless internet services, Microsoft (along with White Space Coalition cohorts such as Google and Intel) is claiming that the technology is sound and can work side by side with its broadcast television neighbors -- and they have proof. As you'll recall, the first round of tests

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• FCC Chairman looking to kill "free internet" plan?

  Published: August 16, 2007, 8:38 pm

  Tags: 700mhz, Amazon, Auction, Cita, Fcc, Google, Kevin Martin, Kevinmartin, M2z, Mysapce, Netscape, Tivo

  your fair shake on the new 700MHz spectrum, don't worry, because a group known as M2Z (backed by Google, Amazon, Netscape, MySpace, and TiVO) has got you covered. The gang is looking for the FCC to break off 25MHz of the new spectrum to set up a "free" wireless internet stream for nearly 95 percent of Americans to go surfing on. There's only

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• It's on: FCC sets 700MHz spectrum auction for January 16, 2008

  Published: August 20, 2007, 5:39 pm

  Tags: 700mhz, Auction, Breaking News, Breakingnews, Fcc, Public Access, Publicaccess

  about the FCC's upcoming 700MHz auction that we now know for sure: it'll go down on January 16 of next year. The feds look to sell off a grand total of 1,099 licenses freed by the approaching end of analog television broadcasting divided into five distinct blocks. So-called Blocks A and E cover the FCC's Economic Areas, 176 distinct

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Google still likely to bid in 700MHz spectrum auction

  Published: August 22, 2007, 10:41 am

  Tags: 700mhz, 700mhz Spectrum, 700mhzspectrum, Auction, Bid, Ceo, Google, Spectrum, Spectrum Auction, Spectrumauction

  WirelessWe know, the 700MHz soap opera is wearing a bit on us too, but just in case you were worried that the latest FCC shakeups would deter Google from coughing up $4.6+ billion when the time was right, fret not. Reportedly, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt "told a conference of regulatory and industry leaders in Aspen that his company

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: -1

• Apple mulling 700MHz spectrum bid?

  Published: September 10, 2007, 12:41 pm

  Tags: 700, 700mhz, Apple, Auction, Fcc

  FCC auction for the coveted 700MHz band, spectrum being freed by the move from analog to digital television. The auction has generated a groundswell of interest from behemoth players (Google, anyone?) thanks to its nationwide availability and the fact that it provides sufficient bandwidth for high speed services; it's not a shock, then, that

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Slap Fight: Apple Eying Open Wireless Spectrum Battle

  Published: September 10, 2007, 9:38 am

  Tags: 700mhz, Apple, Cellphones, Gadgets, Good, Home Entertainment, Laptops, Pcs, Portable Media, Slap Fight, Smartphones, Wireless

  the merits of bidding on the 700Mhz open wireless spectrum that goes up for grabs this January. Expected to sell for around $9 billion, most say Apple has the liquidity to make the purchase—even among competition like Google. What would the deal mean for Apple fans? Think iTunes content that hits your iPhone/iPod/iMysteryDevice in data

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• NAB takes on Microsoft, Google with anti-white space internet ads

  Published: September 11, 2007, 8:02 am

  Tags: 700mhz, Dell, Fcc, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Nab, Philips, White Space, White Space Coalition, Whitespace, Whitespacecoalition

  on how the upcoming 700MHz auction goes, but one thing is clear -- the offices of the NAB are clearly not served by Comcast.[Thanks, Mike] Read Permalink Email this CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Verizon files lawsuit over open-access rules in 700MHz auction

  Published: September 13, 2007, 6:33 pm

  Tags: 700mhz, Court, Fcc, Lawsuit, Legal, Spectrum, Spectrum Auction, Spectrumauction, Sue, Suit, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Verizonwireless

  Filed under: Cellphones, WirelessTalk about gettin' riled up. Verizon Wireless has reportedly "challenged in federal appeals court the FCC's 700 MHz open-access rules," claiming that the auction "violates the US Constitution, violates the Administrative Procedures Act, and is arbitrary, capricious, unsupported by the substantial evidence and

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• FCC fast-tracking 700MHz open-access rule changes under intense Verizon lobbying?

  Published: September 27, 2007, 3:09 am

  Tags: 700mhz, Auction, Fcc, Kevin Martin, Kevinmartin, Lawsuit, Legal, Rumor, Verizon, Vzw

  the FCC claiming that the 700MHz open-access auction rule -- the rule enabling the likes of Google, Apple, and others to take home a slice of the spectrum pie -- "violates the US Constitution?" Well, according to "industry sources," FCC chairman Kevin Martin is "aggressively pushing" for revisions to the 700MHz open-access rule in response to

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• FCC to change rules for upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction

  Published: September 27, 2007, 2:51 pm

  Tags: Fcc, Verizon, Cingular At Amp Amp T, Services, 700mhz, Access, At Amp T, Att, Auction, Fcc, Frontline, Open, Spectrum, Verizon, Wireless

  the 22Mhz block of the 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction, referred to as the C-block, is currently setup to require that the winning carrier allow any device and any software to use the network. Chairman Martin failed to propose revisions to the open-access rules this past week and is now aggressively pushing to “clarify” the

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Google slams Verizon over 700MHz auction rules

  Published: October 4, 2007, 9:42 am

  Tags: 700 Mhz, 700mhz, Fcc, Google, Verizon

  boring as the FCC's 700MHz spectrum auction -- look, large corporations battling it out over arcane regulations! -- Google and Verizon have somehow managed to hold our interest. They keep spouting off catty little remarks like the one Google posted on its public policy blog yesterday in response to all the lobbying Verizon's been doing

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• Combat: Google Calls Out Verizon for Trying to "Water Down" Wireless Spectrum Open-Access Rules

  Published: October 4, 2007, 6:10 pm

  Tags: 700mhz Auction, Cellphones, Combat, Fcc, Gadgets, Google, Verizon, Wireless

  the drum about the FCC's 700mhz auction rules again—or rather, Verizon's persistent efforts to undercut them. In the latest post on their public policy blog, Google calls out Verizon for trying to "water down" the rules in closed-door meetings, specifically two regarding open devices and open apps, saying they shouldn't apply to a

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0

• AT&T snatches up high-speed wireless frequency spectrum for $2.5 billion

  Published: October 9, 2007, 2:07 pm

  Tags: Financial, Cingular At Amp Amp T, Services, Announcements, 700mhz, Aloha, At Amp T, Att, Spectrum

  January FCC auction of the 700Mhz frequency spectrum. AT&T has jumped the gun on competitors and bought itself a 12Mhz slice of the 700Mhz frequency band from Aloha Partners LP. The $2.5 billion deal will net AT&T additional 700Mhz licenses in 281 US markets - including 72 of the top 100 markets and all 10 of the top 10 US markets.

  Comments (0)   Blog link Rating: 0