FCC to rule on billion-dollar spectrum giveaway

Grok Headline matches for FCC to rule on billion-dollar spectrum giveaway

McDonald's Billion Song iTunes Giveaway?

McDonald's Billion Song iTunes Giveaway? 11/06/2003 11:16 AM
The New York Post is reporting that McDonald's, the popular fast-food chain, is close to announcing a deal up to 1 billion iTunes songs in an upcoming...

McDonald's Billion-Song iTunes Giveaway

McDonald's Billion-Song iTunes Giveaway 11/06/2003 02:43 PM
camperslo writes "The New York Post online has this story. "Less than a month after Pepsi announced a blockbuster deal to give away 100 million downloads from ...

Billion Dollar Infallible Man

Billion Dollar Infallible Man 04/19/2005 11:50 AM

« Sic transit gloria mundi carved into a rock on the southern edge of Lauttasaari. »

This one's for the well fed boys in red deliberating in their multi-million dollar hotel who amongst themselves will be the next infallible man entrusted to dispense admonishments for condom use, to ensure that the role of women stays firmly in the middle ages and to condemn poverty everywhere except Vatican City. Those who think the last pope was so great likely cannot read latin or ever bothered to read his encyclicals. It's a sad time in the world where not starting a war and offering weak words of peace makes you a great pope. Popes used to have armies and kill the dirty unbelievers, but now all they do is ride around in the popemobile and have world leaders over for dinner now and then. The retirement plan sucks, too.

You can't take it with you and you'll be forgotten along with everything else eventually; even a pontiff.

A Billion-Dollar Tease

A Billion-Dollar Tease 09/10/2004 02:50 PM
Air carrier jumps on word of a giant new contract, but is it for real?

The Billion-Dollar Telescope

The Billion-Dollar Telescope 01/02/2004 05:01 PM
dcmeserve writes "As in all science, astronomers are ever searching for better technology to aid in their task. But when it comes to telescopes, nothing beats ...

NY Post: McDonald's to do billion-song
iTunes giveaway

NY Post: McDonald's to do billion-song
iTunes giveaway 11/06/2003 09:58 AM
The New York Post reported Wednesday that Apple and fast food giant McDonald's Corp. will team up to give away up to 1 billion songs through the iTunes Music Store in an as-yet unannounced marketing campaign. "Both Pepsi and McDonald's are paying Apple's retail price of 99 cents per song, sources say," wrote the Post's Tim Arango. "And McDonald's has arranged to buy up to a billion songs to meet customer demand."

McDonald's Spins Billion-Song iTunes
Giveaway

McDonald's Spins Billion-Song iTunes
Giveaway 11/06/2003 07:22 PM
Less than a month after Pepsi announced a blockbuster deal to give away 100 million downloads from Apple's iTunes music service to its customers, McDonald's is close to a announcing a much bigger deal, The Post has learned. By Tim Arango (New York Post via MyAppleMenu)

A billion-dollar question: to Google or
not

A billion-dollar question: to Google or
not 08/08/2004 03:44 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Aug 8 2004 8:03PM GMT

Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Secret

Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Secret 12/28/2004 05:27 PM
Understanding stock option expensing isn't easy, but it's worth the effort.

Google to go public at 12 billion dollar
value

Google to go public at 12 billion dollar
value 01/05/2004 10:25 PM
Deepika Global Jan 5 2004 9:39PM ET

Google's Billion-Dollar Idea

Google's Billion-Dollar Idea 01/03/2005 05:56 PM
Google's plans for an inventory-reduction service could be worth billions to global companies.

Genentech's Next Billion-Dollar Drug

Genentech's Next Billion-Dollar Drug 07/08/2004 02:12 PM
The cancer drug Avastin looks like a big winner.

FCC spectrum sale attracts billion$ in
bids

FCC spectrum sale attracts billion$ in
bids 02/01/2005 08:38 PM
Xeni Jardin: Wireless tech companies and others bid nearly $1 billion last Wednesday during the first day of an FCC auction of spectrum in the 1850 MHz to 1990 MHz bands. Nearly 250 licenses were up for sale in what some analysts say may be the last major spectrum auction until mid-2006. Link to NYT story, link to NYT reg-generator. (Thanks, Frank Keeney)

IBM hands Lenovo billion-dollar PC loser

IBM hands Lenovo billion-dollar PC loser 12/31/2004 04:39 PM
New filing shows failings

Google's Billion-Dollar Shopping List

Google's Billion-Dollar Shopping List 06/03/2004 12:15 PM
Google will have almost no limit on its corporate checkbook. Here's what the company might buy.

Billion-dollar outsourcing deals more
common

Billion-dollar outsourcing deals more
common 07/21/2004 05:58 AM
ZDNet UK Jul 21 2004 10:12AM GMT

Study: Billion-dollar outsourcing on the
rise

Study: Billion-dollar outsourcing on the
rise 01/22/2004 03:13 AM
CNET Jan 21 2004 8:08PM GMT

Infosys reports a billion-dollar year

Infosys reports a billion-dollar year 04/13/2004 02:17 PM
The Indian software and services company, which handles offshore outsourcing work from U.S. corporations, says revenue hit $1 billion in fiscal 2004.

Return Of The Billion Dollar Venture
Fund

Return Of The Billion Dollar Venture
Fund 02/19/2004 06:27 AM
At the height of the bubble years, it seemed like every other venture capitalist was raising a billion dollar (or more!) fund so that they, too, could feed cash into the IPO generating system of Silicon Valley. However, after the bubble collapsed, and VCs realized that they couldn't find enough places to put their money to get a reasonable return (long term investing be damned), they ended up giving billions back to limited partners who weren't too thrilled with their venture investing buddies. However, the big institutional investors simply don't know what else to do with the money they have earmarked for high risk investments, so when the VCs (the same ones who did nothing with their money) come back again on their usual fund raising trips, the institutional investors open up their wallets. Thus, it's no surprise to hear that, now that the tech world is heating up again, NEA is the first VC firm in years to raise a new billion dollar fund. They won't be the last, however. Expect many of the big name funds to start announcing similar funds in the relatively near future.

An Investor's 'Gong Show' for
Billion-Dollar Dreamers

An Investor's 'Gong Show' for
Billion-Dollar Dreamers 07/05/2004 01:12 AM
Some finalists in the "Pitch Tim Draper on Your Billion Dollar Idea" contest had some rather wacky ideas.

E-sales extend billion-dollar weeks
through April 18

E-sales extend billion-dollar weeks
through April 18 05/03/2004 06:14 PM
InternetRetailer.com May 3 2004 9:25PM GMT

Hutchison secures billion dollar 3G
network loan

Hutchison secures billion dollar 3G
network loan 08/17/2004 09:17 PM
ABC Online Aug 18 2004 1:38AM GMT

Microsoft spent 20 billion dollar on
MSN, XBox over 4 years

Microsoft spent 20 billion dollar on
MSN, XBox over 4 years 08/02/2004 10:32 PM
Zeenews.com - Sat Jul 31, 07:19 am GMT

Quantas unveils billion-dollar
outsourcing deals

Quantas unveils billion-dollar
outsourcing deals 05/17/2004 04:45 AM
CNET Asia May 17 2004 8:51AM GMT

Iowa ISP Wins Billion Dollar Judgement
Against Spammers

Iowa ISP Wins Billion Dollar Judgement
Against Spammers 12/19/2004 03:07 PM
"Robert Kramer, whose company provides e-mail service for about 5,000 subscribers in eastern Iowa, filed suit against 300 spammers after his inbound mail servers received up to 10 million spam e-mails a day in 2000, according to court documents."

VA Ditches Half A Billion Dollar Useless
Computing System

VA Ditches Half A Billion Dollar Useless
Computing System 07/28/2004 04:22 AM
Last week, we noted some of the probl ems the Federal Technology Service was having getting their very expensive computer system to actually work (it had something to do with not actually training people to use it) that was causing all sorts of delays and problems (including crying employees). Not surprisingly, this isn't the only example of completely wasteful spending on large computing systems from government agencies. The Department of Veterans Affairs has now announced plans to ditch their $472 million computer system that was designed to be used in VA hospitals across the country. Luckily, it appears that they have not yet spent all of that money, as this particular installment was just a test at one location in Florida. Now, however, the hospital is switching back to their old computer system. Problems with the system meant a shortage of surgical supplies and delayed operations (ouch). Once again, a lack of real training seems to be part of the problem. Even worse, there are reports that BearingPoint, who build the system received an extra $200,000 for finishing the project "on time." Of course, in order to finish it on time, they skipped that whole pesky training part. Just one example of poorly designed "incentives" for projects.

Intel plans two billion dollar expansion
of Ireland factory

Intel plans two billion dollar expansion
of Ireland factory 05/19/2004 04:15 PM
AFP via Yahoo! May 19 2004 8:24PM GMT

Wipro net profit up 26 percent, breaches
billion dollar revenue mark (AFP)

Wipro net profit up 26 percent, breaches
billion dollar revenue mark (AFP) 04/16/2004 12:56 AM
AFP - Indian software company Wipro net profit jumped 26 percent in the year to March as it became the second listed IT firm in India to breach the one-billion-dollar revenue mark.

Microsoft Corp. announces
30-billion-dollar share buyback plan

Microsoft Corp. announces
30-billion-dollar share buyback plan 07/20/2004 05:44 PM
Xinhua News Agency Jul 20 2004 10:11PM GMT

CoolestCity.com To Compete In The Multi
Billion Dollar Online U.S. City Business
Directory Market

CoolestCity.com To Compete In The Multi
Billion Dollar Online U.S. City Business
Directory Market 12/19/2004 03:14 PM
The Internet Business Directory Industry Has A New Player in Its Competitive Multi Billion Dollar Playing Field [PRWEB Dec 12, 2004]

Internet search engine giant Google may
become a $30 billion dollar company
after it offers to go public. In a

Internet search engine giant Google may
become a $30 billion dollar company
after it offers to go public. In a 07/27/2004 09:38 PM
Xinhua News Agency Jul 28 2004 1:50AM GMT

6 Billion Dollar Internet Gaming Market
Offers Potential State Deficit Solution

6 Billion Dollar Internet Gaming Market
Offers Potential State Deficit Solution 06/29/2004 08:42 PM
Biz.yahoo.com - Tue Jun 29, 06:19 pm GMT

Check out that stock, step by step and
dollar by dollar

Check out that stock, step by step and
dollar by dollar 02/23/2003 01:53 AM
I also check the company's annual report and any recent news stories: The Google search engine and the personal-finance section of America Online are good ...

Research and Markets: Worldwide
Telecommunications Market Set to Double
from $123 Billion in 2004 to $282
Billion by 2010

Research and Markets: Worldwide
Telecommunications Market Set to Double
from $123 Billion in 2004 to $282
Billion by 2010 03/31/2005 08:57 AM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14700) has announced the addition of Worldwide Telecommunications and Communications Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2005 To 2010 to their offering. [PRWEB Mar 31, 2005]

Research And Markets - The Telecoms
Market Is Expected To Grow By 5% From
$8.1 Billion In 2004 To $8.5 Billion In
New Zealand In 2005

Research And Markets - The Telecoms
Market Is Expected To Grow By 5% From
$8.1 Billion In 2004 To $8.5 Billion In
New Zealand In 2005 12/19/2004 03:09 PM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c11215) has announced the addition of 2005 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in New Zealand. to their offering. [PRWEB Dec 17, 2004]

NHS wants extra GBP2 billion for IT
funding, taking it to GBP4.2 billion

NHS wants extra GBP2 billion for IT
funding, taking it to GBP4.2 billion 12/02/2003 05:28 AM
PublicTechnology.net Dec 2 2003 4:11AM ET

HotFix Watch: Missing Event rule
generates a missing event when the rule
criteria are matched

HotFix Watch: Missing Event rule
generates a missing event when the rule
criteria are matched 03/06/2004 02:09 AM

Enterprise application integration (EAI)
combined license and services market
forecasts analysis indicates that
revenue of $2.5 billion in 2003 is
expected to go to $5.9 billion by 2009

Enterprise application integration (EAI)
combined license and services market
forecasts analysis indicates that
revenue of $2.5 billion in 2003 is
expected to go to $5.9 billion by 2009 07/30/2004 03:10 AM
[PRWEB Jul 30, 2004]

Research and Markets: Fixed Wireless,
WiMax, and WiFi Markets at $2.4 billion
in 2004 are Anticipated to Reach $12.4
Billion by 2010

Research and Markets: Fixed Wireless,
WiMax, and WiFi Markets at $2.4 billion
in 2004 are Anticipated to Reach $12.4
Billion by 2010 03/31/2005 03:03 AM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14679) has announced the addition of Fixed Wireless, WiMax, and WiFi Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2005 to 2010 to their offering. [PRWEB Mar 31, 2005]
Grok Description matches for FCC to rule on billion-dollar spectrum giveaway
GrokA matches for FCC to rule on billion-dollar spectrum giveaway

FCC/NextWave Deal to Free Up Spectrum

FCC/NextWave Deal to Free Up Spectrum 04/21/2004 03:47 PM
Internet News Apr 21 2004 8:13PM GMT

NextWave Spectrum Battle Ends

NextWave Spectrum Battle Ends 04/26/2004 07:35 AM
NextWave and the FCC finally settle their dispute over wireless spectrum.

NextWave, FCC Settle Wireless Spectrum
Battle

NextWave, FCC Settle Wireless Spectrum
Battle 04/21/2004 07:40 PM
Bringing the eight-year feud to a resolution, NextWave will keep 300 MHz of spectrum while returning most of its licenses to the FCC for reauctioning to other wireless carriers.

FCC May Add 3 GHz Unlicensed Spectrum

FCC May Add 3 GHz Unlicensed Spectrum 04/15/2004 02:14 PM
The FCC has started rulemaking to add unlicensed use of 3.650 to 3.700 GHz: The spectrum would be reserved, it sounds like, for unlicensed wireless ISP point-to-point use to increase their available backhaul bandwidth. Usage would requite cognitive radios to reduce interference with the licensed satellite use of this band. [link via Dewayne Hendricks]...

Unlicensed Spectrum To The Rescue

Unlicensed Spectrum To The Rescue 04/20/2004 02:00 PM
Business Week latest cover story is a report on the wonders of unlicensed spectrum for wireless technologies. They give a pretty good overview of the rise of unlicensed spectrum, and talk about the technologies trying to follow in WiFi's footsteps: WiMax, Mobile-Fi, ZigBee and UWB. None of this will be new if you follow the space, but it should be useful for those trying to understand all these different wireless standards coming along. The article does mention the increasing battle with licensed spectrum and how cellular carriers hope to take on the wide-area technologies with their 3G offerings, though it doesn't go into that much detail. Sidebars with the article include a discussion on more local area wireless technologies like WiFi and ZigBee allow for going well beyond just having a computer connect to a network, and more into true machine to machine communications, which may seem a lot less interesting to most people, but which could be the most powerful aspect of the next generation of wireless technologies. They also include an interview with Sean Moloney at Intel talking about how critical WiMax is to their business, which shouldn't surprise anyone considering just how hard they've been pushing it. He takes the opportunity, as always, to criticize people who think 3G will be the wireless data solution of the future, ensuring that we're going to have plenty of pointless 3G vs. WiMax stories over the next few months.

FCC: Only We Can Regulate Unlicensed
Spectrum

FCC: Only We Can Regulate Unlicensed
Spectrum 06/28/2004 09:48 PM

3G Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum

3G Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum 06/23/2004 02:51 AM
3G Jun 23 2004 7:28AM GMT

FCC May Open Spectrum for Unlicensed
Users

FCC May Open Spectrum for Unlicensed
Users 05/13/2004 12:23 PM
The FCC today may propose to open up spectrum between television channels 2 and 51 for unlicensed users: The television broadcasters are likely to put up a fight on this one so it's not clear if a ruling will be made opening up the spectrum. An FCC chief suggests that TV broadcasters could use the spectrum to send TV signals to laptops where consumers can have an interactive experience. It's more likely that the spectrum would be primarily used for wireless Internet access. Despite the protestations of the TV broadcasters, it would be nice if this spectrum were opened up. More available spectrum will only help fortify the broadband wireless space which is just beginning to attract significant interest....

FCC Makes Additional Spectrum Available
For Unlicensed Use.

FCC Makes Additional Spectrum Available
For Unlicensed Use. 11/13/2003 08:45 PM
FCC Makes Additional Spectrum Available For Unlicensed Use. I wonder when Atheros will have a firmware update to support this band. Anybody know what the power limit is on the new band?

Group bl0g on unlicensed spectrum

Group bl0g on unlicensed spectrum 06/03/2004 01:54 AM
Kevin Werbach has launched a group blog on Unlicensed Spectrum advocacy, with Clay Shirky, Andrew Odlyzko, and David Isenberg contributing:

The site focuses on the benefits of reallocating low-frequency wireless capacity from broadcasting to unlicensed applications, both here and around the world. There is a huge amount of capacity which could be used for two-way applications like broadband to the home, but which is locked up in broadcast allocations based on 1950s technology. Freeing up that capacity could create massive opportunities for innovation, and could dramatically lower the costs of wireless connectivity in developing countries.

Link

WirelessUnleashed Advocates More
Unlicensed Low Frequency Spectrum

WirelessUnleashed Advocates More
Unlicensed Low Frequency Spectrum 06/03/2004 04:47 PM
Four admirable spectrum licensing wonks have started an advocacy site on low-frequency unlicensed wireless: Kevin Werbach, Andrew Odlyzko, David Isenberg, and Clay Shirky are a combined powerhouse of intellectual might and regulatory expertise. Their site promotes the notion of unshackling spectrum from outdated technical notions that restrict innovation. The FCC has become more and more amenable to these ideas, as it toys with rulemaking vastly different than anything that's come before. The site is funded by Microsoft. I had some back and forth with Werbach about what that means, and he has clarified the issue on their About page. Microsoft is funding their time to devote to the issue, but the editorial voice is independent. I know all of these gentlemen except Odlyzko, and can vouch that you wouldn't see the door hit their backside if there were a conflict of interest or an attempt to change their statements....

FCC, NextWave reach $4b settlement

FCC, NextWave reach $4b settlement 04/20/2004 11:35 PM
Boston Globe Apr 21 2004 4:24AM GMT

Alvarion Says Pre-WiMax Means WiMax
Commitment

Alvarion Says Pre-WiMax Means WiMax
Commitment 06/18/2004 03:58 PM
Alvarion VP says that the company's new platform is ready for WiMax, backed by their promise to upgrade it: A few weeks ago, I wrote about Alvarion's BreezeMax platform and took the company to task for not spelling out precisely what they were promising customers when saying that BreezeMax was their WiMax platform. WiMax hasn't reached a final certification stage yet for equipment that complies to IEEE 802.16a: broadband wireless point-to-point service in the 2 GHz to 11 GHz range for licensed and unlicensed bands. That certification standard might not be ready until 2005; likewise, chips designed for it could be that far ahead, too. I wrote in May that Alvarion should have said We're not selling WiMax equipment, but something we believe we be so close to it that only firmware upgrades are required. I also wrote, Interestingly, while they say futureproofed on one page, they don't mention whether purchasers would receive free hardware upgrades if the WiMax standard as deployed is too different to allow firmware changes to this equipment. Alvarion wanted to clarify what they meant, and I spoke today with Carlton O'Neal, the vice president of marketing for the company. I asked O'Neal if Alvarion is guaranteeing its customers--as a few other firms have apparently done in a limited way--that BreezeMax would be a zero-cost WiMax upgrade when the final standard was available. He said it would. O'Neal said that the company had built the platform to allow software upgrades, firmware upgrades, and hardware upgrades. They believe that with the current state of the WiMax standard they can entirely rely on software and firmware to handle full WiMax certification: "Our hope, our plan, is that it's software and firmware," he said. Their last resort would be hardware, but "we're prepared to do that." Alvarion has been developing the BreezeMax system for three years, and decided that given the state of WiMax and their own readiness, they needed to bring the carrier-grade equipment into the marketplace with a commitment to make this their flagship WiMax platform even though the standard is still under development. What they deploy today works, and some of their customers may choose to stick with it far past when interoperable WiMax hardware and their own upgrades are available. Alvarion will eventually rely on chips built by Intel to power their WiMax gear, and Intel's circuits aren't due until 2005 at this point. But...

Feds Reach $4B Settlement With
NextWave (AP)

Feds Reach $4B Settlement With
NextWave (AP) 04/20/2004 03:27 PM
AP - Federal regulators reached a $4 billion settlement Tuesday with NextWave Telecom Inc., ending years of legal wrangling over wireless telephone licenses.

NextWave to Return Many Wireless
Airwaves (Reuters)

NextWave to Return Many Wireless
Airwaves (Reuters) 04/20/2004 06:16 PM
Reuters - Bankrupt wireless carrier NextWave Telecom Inc. has agreed to return billions of dollars worth of wireless licenses which will likely be re-auctioned, the Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday.

NextWave Pact With F.C.C. Ends Airwave
Dispute

NextWave Pact With F.C.C. Ends Airwave
Dispute 04/20/2004 10:00 PM
The F.C.C. forged an agreement with NextWave Telecom that will free up airwave licenses vital to improving the nation's cell phone system.

Google Won't Take Unlicensed Pharmacy
Ads

Google Won't Take Unlicensed Pharmacy
Ads 12/02/2003 01:47 AM
ABCNEWS.com Dec 2 2003 0:33AM ET

SCO to claim IBM used unlicensed code in
AIX 5L

SCO to claim IBM used unlicensed code in
AIX 5L 08/05/2004 05:53 PM
The SCO Group Inc. may escalate its legal battle against IBM Corp. after having discovered documents that it says prove that IBM violated SCO licensing terms when it developed the latest version of its AIX operating system, a source close to the company said Thursday.

Google won't take unlicensed pharmacy
ads

Google won't take unlicensed pharmacy
ads 12/02/2003 03:44 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 2 2003 3:39PM ET

Unlicensed pharmacies out of luck with
Google

Unlicensed pharmacies out of luck with
Google 12/02/2003 09:56 AM
CTV.ca Dec 2 2003 9:36AM ET

Google Boots Ads From Unlicensed
Pharmacies

Google Boots Ads From Unlicensed
Pharmacies 12/02/2003 10:18 PM
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google has stopped taking ads from unlicensed pharmacies, joining other popular Web sites that have responded to pressure to curb the illegal ...

Judge blocks sales of unlicensed DVD
chips

Judge blocks sales of unlicensed DVD
chips 07/26/2004 07:09 PM
CNET Jul 26 2004 11:20PM GMT

Search engines dump ads for unlicensed
drugstores

Search engines dump ads for unlicensed
drugstores 12/02/2003 04:15 AM
USA Today Dec 2 2003 3:04AM ET

Microsoft backtracks on SP2 availability
for unlicensed users

Microsoft backtracks on SP2 availability
for unlicensed users 05/12/2004 11:18 AM
Sunday we reported that Microsoft was building Service Pack 2 for Windows XP in such a way that all users, licensed and unlicensed, could use it. The company has since denied the veracity of the statement made by one of its employees.

stop accepting advertising from
unlicensed pharmacies

stop accepting advertising from
unlicensed pharmacies 12/02/2003 07:39 AM
Google to limit some drug ads

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23588-2003Nov30.html
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Google stops accepting ads from
unlicensed pharmacies

Google stops accepting ads from
unlicensed pharmacies 12/02/2003 01:47 AM
AP via New Jersey Online Dec 2 2003 0:32AM ET

Firms face criminal charges over
unlicensed software

Firms face criminal charges over
unlicensed software 01/19/2004 11:47 AM
Silicon.com Jan 19 2004 4:09PM GMT

Airports Hit Brick Wall in Regulating
Unlicensed Radio

Airports Hit Brick Wall in Regulating
Unlicensed Radio 06/25/2004 12:01 PM
The FCC says landlords, associations can't regulate Part 15 use: The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology says that the function of regulating and coordinating frequency use is reserved to the FCC itself. It's a clear refutation of mall owners, airports, and condominium associations to limit use of Wi-Fi and other wireless technologies. (Document as Word, PDF, Text.) The report says in part, the FCC has exclusive authority to resolve matters involving radio frequency interference [RFI] when unlicensed devices are being used, regardless of venue. We also affirm that the rights that consumers have under our rules to install and operate customer antennas one meter or less in size apply to the operation of unlicensed equipment, such as Wi-Fi access points - just as they do to the use of equipment in connection with fixed wireless services licensed by the FCC. And it's hard to put their conclusion any better than they themselves: The rules prohibit homeowner associations, landlords, state and local governments, or any other third parties from placing restrictions that impair a customer antenna user's ability to install, maintain, or use such customer antennas transmitting and/or receiving commercial nonbroadcast communications signals when the antenna is located "on property within the exclusive use or control" of the user where the user has a "direct or indirect ownership or leasehold interest in the property, except under certain exceptions for safety and historic preservation." Dewayne Hendricks notes in his post of this order that airlines only recourse now is to appeal this decision to the entire Commission. In other words, airlines, start your (Wi-Fi) engines. [link via Dewayne Hendricks]...

Spectrum-CLI-1.016

Spectrum-CLI-1.016 12/16/2003 06:33 PM

Let My Spectrum Go

Let My Spectrum Go 08/13/2004 06:07 PM
The topic of open spectrum certainly isn't new. However, it's suddenly getting a lot more attention. Yesterday, the Economist had a nice backgrounder on the debate (though, they screwed up a few facts), and today Clay Shirky has written up a long piece in defense of opening up more spectrum. Opening up more spectrum, especially a lot of the valuable spectrum the broadcasters are hoarding, would be a huge deal, and could be very helpful for a variety of industries and the overall economy. However, as I pointed out yesterday, it's not quite that easy. While it's clear that those who benefit from a world where spectrum is scarce are over-playing the fear of more unlicensed spectrum, interference still is a problem. Shirky cites one test that showed where interference wasn't a problem, but to use that one story to suggest there are no interference problems denies what plenty of folks in the wireless industry see every day. He also uses WiFi as an example that interference isn't a problem -- which is news to anyone who has ever discovered just how much a problem interference can be on a WiFi system (I had to return a cordless phone that disconnected my home WiFi every time I took a call). I'm all for freeing up more spectrum, but the wireless industry needs to do a better job showing how they will deal with the interference issues, and proving that it really won't be a problem. Let them come up with real solutions to the interference problems people see every day, and then, absolutely, let's free up more spectrum.

FCC to rule on billion-dollar spectrum giveaway

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