In response to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s announcement of a National Broadband Plan today that offers policy recommendations and long term goals, Nokia Siemens Networks issued the following statement on behalf of Sue Spradley, North America region head. “Nokia Siemens Networks applauds the Commission for its vision and leadership in proposing a National Broadband Plan that ai...

The major carriers should get their money ready because the Federal Communications Commission is going to start the process to auction more 700-MHz spectrum. The governmental agency is looking to move the D block segment, which was also up for auction the last major 700-MHz auction. It failed to reach its bid price because ...

Today the Federal Communications Commission indicated that it will begin the process to auction off the 10MHz band of D-Block 700MHz spectrum that failed to sell in 2008. At least a portion of the D-Block was originally intended to ...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's national broadband plan captured our attention this week and will undoubtedly continue to do that in the weeks (and...

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its National Broadband Plan, a blueprint for how U.S. regulators will provide affordable broadband internet access to the roughly 100 million Americans that are not able to access the service. The plan is in beta, and will always be. Like the Internet itself, the plan will always be changing-adjusting

Today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the release of the countrys first National Broadband Plan. The plan includes recommendations which are designed to improve healthcare, education, energy and the environment, public safety and homeland security for all Americans. By generating greater competition, the plan promises to create jobs and investment in the broadband economy.

Yesterdays details were released by the Federal Communications Commission on its National Broadband Plan. The FCC hopes this will deliver broadband that is affordable to over 98 million Americans nation wide. This new plan that will be set in place by the FCC will spur competition in this current market place, and improve the infrastructure of the broadband infrastructure. This seems to me like th...

The Federal Communications Commission will deliver to Congress a National Broadband Plan setting an ambitious agenda for connecting all corners of the nation while transforming the economy and society with the communications network of the future -- robust, affordable Internet.Continue reading...

The Federal Communications Commission's chairman, Julius Genachowski, says some U.S. broadcasting companies are on board with the FCC's National Broadband Plan. Read the full story here.

The Federal Communications Commission says it has already received positive feedback from TV broadcasters over its plans to reallocate spectrum for mobile services. Its not known yet if thats down to particularly generous offers in sharing the proceeds of the resulting auctions. The plan, which we detailed last month, would involve broadcasters voluntarily moving frequencies, freeing ...