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FCC Sees Support for Incentive Auctions of Wireless Spectrum

Julius Genachowski, the top U.S. telecommunications regulator, said on Wednesday that he has received bi-partisan support from a group of U.S. senators for so-called incentive auctions of wireless spectrum without legislative restrictions.
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U.S. Aims to Cut Abuses of Phone Subsidy for the Poor

The top U.S. communications regulator on Monday proposed measures to eliminate the waste and fraud plaguing a telephone subsidy for the poor, and broaden the program to bring high-speed Internet to more low-income households.
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AT&T 4G LTE Up and Running in NYC and San Francisco

Only a few weeks after their target date of the end of 2011, AT&T has switched on their 4G LTE network in NYC and San Francisco among other places. Eleven cities got their new systems turned on Jan. 5, and that brings the total number of U.S. cities under the AT&T 4G network to 26.
Verizon president and COO Lowell McAdam (L) talks on stage with Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg (R) and Consumer Electronics Association President Gary Shapiro (C) after the Verizon keynote address on the opening day of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in

Verizon Cracks Under Pressure: Cancels $2 Convenience Fee

Lest you fear Verizon has gone mad with power by trying to charge people $2 for paying their bills online, take heart because the Interwebz have spoken. Less than 24 hours after news got around that Verizon was going to institute the convenience fee in January, the company has retracted the fee.
Nokia Lumia 800 and LG Nitro HD

Nokia Lumia 800 vs LG Nitro HD: Which Will be Preferred?

Lumia 800, which Nokia's best high-end smartphone and is the fruit of its partnership with Microsoft, is rumored to hit the U.S. market in January 2012. It will, however, face immense pressure from LG Nitro HD, which has more specifications.
Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket and Nokia Lumia 800

Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket Dwarfs Nokia Lumia 800

Nokia's best high-end smartphone - the Lumia 800 - which is the fruit of its partnership with Microsoft is rumored to hit the U.S. market in January 2012. It will, however, face heavy competition from Samsung's Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, which has more specifications when compared to Lumia 800.
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Falcone's wireless company running out of cash

The upstart wireless company that is being bankrolled by Philip Falcone's $5 billion Harbinger Capital Partners hedge fund could run out of money during the second quarter of 2012, according to the company's financial statement.
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House clears way for spectrum auction; bill faces veto

Congress passed new legislation on Tuesday that would give the Federal Communications Commission the authority to auction off television companies' broadband spectrum, so it can be reallocated for mobile and internet companies.
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AT&T, rivals delay legal fights over T-Mobile

AT&T Inc and Sprint Nextel Corp asked a U.S. court on Tuesday to delay hearings in their private litigation over whether the telecommunications giant can buy T-Mobile USA, and the judge promptly agreed.

Judge Grants Delay in AT&T/T-Mobile Trial

AT&T and Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent company, asked Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. Monday to delay the trial with the U.S. Department of Justice over the proposed $39 billion merger, which she has granted.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski

AT&T Sues FCC Over Plan to Expand Broadband Service

AT&T seeks a review of the FCC decision on the grounds that it exceeds the Commission's authority; is contrary to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996; and is arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, and otherwise contrary to law.

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