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Synacor debuts as a public company
February 10, 2012 3:18 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsSynacor finally became a public company, opening on the Nasdaq exchange.
Delay sought in Verizon, cable AWS deal
February 9, 2012 4:39 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsDirecTV, T-Mobile USA and Sprint want the FCC to stop the clock on its review of Verizon Wireless' $4 billion deal to buy a nationwide chunk of AWS spectrum from four cable companies.
AT&T, competitors spar over FCC legislation
February 9, 2012 4:32 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T and a number of its competitors have come out on opposite sides of the fence about provisions in a House bill that would strip the FCC of some of its authority to govern spectrum auctions.
Cable’s not-Romney
February 9, 2012 4:26 pm | by Brian Santo | Blogs | CommentsAnd now it’s Boxee versus the cable industry, which should be making cable nervous. We’ve seen this David vs. Goliath thing before, with TiVo in the Boxee role, and it didn’t end well for cable.
Invidi secures another addressable ad patent
February 8, 2012 2:21 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe patent supports the company’s own addressable advertising system, which enables ad decisions to be made at individual set-top boxes based on information provided to the network by the devices.
Industry Canada clears Dish Network, TerreStar deal
February 7, 2012 1:26 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsIndustry Canada cleared Dish Network's acquisition of TerreStar's satellite spectrum across the United States' northern border.
Consolidated to buy SureWest Communications for $340.9M
February 6, 2012 3:05 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIn a move that merges two Tier 2 service providers, Consolidated Communications Holdings announced that it was buying SureWest Communications for roughly $340.9 million in cash and stock.
Dish protests AT&T’s rapid LTE build-out, affirms retail plans
February 6, 2012 3:02 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsDish Network wants the FCC to ignore a proposal from AT&T that it be forced to construct its LTE network faster than it had originally planned.
SCTE announces committee chairs
February 6, 2012 2:56 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsThe Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers announced the committee chairs that will lead its eight core groups.
Calix rolls with 12 more broadband stimulus projects
February 6, 2012 2:53 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe dozen service providers together have a total of about $153 million in stimulus money for projects across the United States.
New Hampshire broadband project advances
February 6, 2012 2:51 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsWork has been completed on four New Hampshire mountaintops to construct a wireless microwave network designed to help public safety agencies communicate better with each other.
Cablevision preps app to buy Super Bowl merchandise
February 3, 2012 1:47 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCablevision is working with Shazam, Delivery Agent, and FMI to give consumers the ability to buy NFL paraphernalia during the Super Bowl.
Comcast hires former Cisco exec as SVP of finance and strategic planning
February 3, 2012 1:42 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsInder Singh is responsible for Comcast Cable's forecasting, strategy, business trends, and long-range plan preparation.
Towns push back as Georgia tries to crush municipal broadband
February 3, 2012 1:36 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe state government is set to consider legislation that backers claim will make public broadband networks play by the same rules as private service providers.
Japanese Entrepreneurs Aim for Silicon Valley
February 3, 2012 1:34 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFor an emerging generation of Japanese innovators, the dream isn't a job for life at a big company. They have new ambitions, and they're determined to go places.
