FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau WTB is auditing the status of all the Private Land Mobile Radio PLMR stations licensed on frequencies below 512 MHz. The purpose of the audit is to update and increase the accuracy of the FCC's database. FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau...
FCC to recommend public service requirements for DBS broadcasters later this month The FCC is expected to propose long-delayed public interest obligations for digital broadcast satellite providers at its Oct. 22 meeting. The commissione ...
Some will go to public service agencies, others will be auctioned The FCC this week will reclaim TV channels 60-69, but companies may still have a shot at delivering TV programing over the frequencies. The commission's plan...
Gives FCC 'responsibility report' on number of social issues addressed Time Warner last week fired a preemptive strike in support of its public interest record. Time Warner Chairman/CEO Gerald Levin greeted FCC commissioners with a "responsi Gives FCC 'responsibility report' on number...
The state agency governing local phone service in Minnesota has moved to block U S West Inc.'s attempt to maintain control of the Minneapolis cable market. In a recent Federal Communications Commission filing, the Minnesota Department of Public S The state agency...
FCC begins to consider broadcasters' public service responsibilities The FCC last week began considering digital broadcasters' requirements for public service performed in exchange for the government loan of potentially billions of dollars wo FCC begins to consider broadcasters'...
WASHINGTON - Comcast Corp. has agreed to wire schools and libraries and to furnish free high-speed cable modems to both in exchange for rate relief prior to March 31, 1999, when key rate rules are to disappear by law. Under a so-called social...
House Telecommunications Subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) says a conspiracy is afoot. The White House and FCC are involved in an "insidious" plot to trick broadcasters into thinking they don't have to pay for their digital-TV s House Telecommunications Subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin...
Byline: Rick Bush, Editor in Chief, and Nikki Chandler, Contributing Editor Utility lawsuits have traditionally involved injury situations where accidents occurred on utility property, but today most lawsuits involve utilities suing outside p Byline: Rick Bush, Editor in...
FCC chairman also takes aim at radio and television liquor advertising FCC Chairman Reed Hundt says competition is driving away public service announcements and he wants to do something about it. He is calling on broadcasters...
Public service announcements are disappearing like 'rain in the desert' Hundt says Public service announcements are disappearing like 'rain in the desert' Hundt says
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-18 November 2008-XO Communications announces referral agreement with VIXXI SolutionsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Communications services provider XO Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings Inc, announced a new referral agreement with VIXXI Solutions Inc, an E911 service provider, in which XO will refer current and future XO VoIP...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Public Communications Council, Inc. APCC today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, APCC Services, Inc., the leading billing and collection clearinghouse for independent payphone operators in America, has reached agreements to settle pending litigation against four telecommunications carriers (Compass Global, Woodcliff Lake, NJ; CVT Prepaid...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Affordable Communications today issued the following statement: "While we, along with others across the industry, believe that reform of the current Inter-carrier Compensation ICC and Universal Service Fund USF structure is urgently needed, it had become clear that the...
Quiet Decision by Five Officials in Washington, DC Could Silence Millions of Cell Phones in Rural America MANHATTAN, Kan., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- While the nation's eyes are on results of this year's historic presidential election, the Federal Communications Commission FCC plans to vote on changes to...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Below is a statement from Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) on the Federal Communications Commission's FCC decision to grant Sprint Nextel's waiver to remain on the interleaved portion of the 800 MHz spectrum band. The statement is attributable to Sprint. Sprint commends and appreciates the FCC's...
26 Senators and 78 Members of Congress Have Expressed Concerns to the FCC and Asked That the Pending Order Be Made Public WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A number of U.S. Senators continue to send letters to the Federal Communications Commission FCC expressing concerns with the FCC's...
The Federal Communications Commission FCC recently adopted new 911 rules for VoIP service providers VSPs. These rules, set out in the NET 911 Improvement Act signed into law by President Bush in July, require that VSPs have access to the 911 system and that their customers be able to make...
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