To know whether the FCC has managed to get idle spectrum in use, all we have to do is look at the “D Block.”
Documents show Obama's FCC used regulatory muscle to destroy LightSquared's competition - TheDC
Pattern of regulatory decisions aimed at establishing ‘open-access’ Internet in the United States
Broadbanding Together - TheDC
Communications, letters show broadband company received special treatment from FCC, repaid with Democratic Party donations
TV channel squeeze proposed to pay for tax cuts - AP
‘The idea is to squeeze over-the-air television, which has few viewers, into a smaller slice of the airwaves’
A plan for progress with a do-nothing Congress
A broadband spectrum auction would increase government revenue, produce tens of thousands of jobs, and improve our homeland security.
Nine years after 9/11, communications still a problem for first responders - NYT
‘Public safety’ communications network still not operational despite $7 billion allocated for the program
Can you hear me now? - TheDC
Obama wireless expansion primarily a boon for urban iPhone and Blackberry users
Broadening broadband - AP
The Obama administration is backing a plan to nearly double the space available for wireless high-speed Internet traffic
Time to invest in public safety broadband plan
The FCC’s National Broadband Plan represents a significant and responsible step forward in meeting public safety’s spectrum needs
Verizon in talks to expand 4G coverage to rural areas - CNET
Verizon Wireless could make good on its promise to get 4G wireless broadband to rural America.
A Hippocratic oath for the Internet?
Let us commit to do no harm to the wider Internet economy that has been built on a foundation of regulatory restraint, competition, and innovation
Sprint uses Wi-Fi to market 4G
Sprint Nextel is using Wi-Fi to sell its 4G WiMax wireless broadband service
FCC broadband plan faces hurdles - WALL STREET JOURNAL
Federal regulators detailed a $20 billion, 10-year plan to ensure all U.S. households access to high-speed Internet service, but the proposal faces resistance from industry groups and possible questions from lawmakers over how to pay for it
