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FCC 700MHz Auction Update

Update as of 5:10 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2008: after 25 rounds of bidding, the FCC’s 700MHz auction has pulled in just over $18 billion.   Earlier in the day, after 24 rounds of bidding, RCR Wireless News noted... Full Story

Posted on February 1, 2008 5:15 PM

700MHz Spectrum Auction Update: D Block Floundering

As of Tuesday, the FCC had conducted 12 rounds of bidding for sections of the 700MHz spectrum, over a span of four days. But one of the blocks up for bid isn’t garnering much interest among potential buyers, Reuters reported.... Full Story

Posted on January 30, 2008 9:50 AM

700MHz Auction: Will Google Rescue Open Access?

So, with the FCC’s 700MHz spectrum auction underway, the $4.6 billion question is: will Google come to the rescue of open access or not? If the company bids more than the $4.6 billion reserve (minimum) price specified for the C... Full Story

Posted on January 24, 2008 4:53 PM

InfoWorld: 700MHz Auction Could End 'Disastrously'

700Mhz auction. Does that get your heart racing? It isn’t garnering nearly the same level of excitement as, say, Apple releasing a new product. But the FCC’s auction, set to begin tomorrow, nonetheless is setting off some chatter in the... Full Story

Posted on January 23, 2008 4:05 PM

Broadband Wireless in India

In a recent Slashot post (April 27), a contributor identified as Zonk shared info from another contributor, Codecracker007, indicating that the government in India is planning to roll out free, 2 Mbps broadband access for all resident of the subcontinent... Full Story

Posted on May 4, 2007 11:13 AM