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LightSquared GPS argument up for public comment
January 30, 2012 1:17 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsLightSquared has been fighting for FCC approval of its plans to deploy a hybrid satellite-terrestrial LTE network despite charges of interference with GPS systems.
Alliance: Super Wi-Fi an 'Inaccurate Moniker'
January 30, 2012 1:15 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsWilmington, N.C., is first city to host services in white spaces – previously unused spectrum that lies between television channels.
Thailand welcomes Twitter's new censorship policy
January 30, 2012 1:13 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTwitter "felt responsible to cooperate with governments to make sure basic rights are not violated through the use of social media."
Charytan to head up Comcast's new regulatory group
January 27, 2012 2:55 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast has formed a new legal regulatory group that will be headed by Lynn Charytan, who is the company's vice president of legal regulatory affairs.
Samsung's Q4 profit rises 17% on smartphone sales
January 27, 2012 2:51 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics reported a 17 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit on the strength of smartphone sales, even as the company battled claims it had copied Apple's iPhone.
Feds drop fraud case against Adelphia founder, son
January 27, 2012 2:50 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA six-year legal battle involving the jailed father-son duo who headed now-defunct Adelphia Communications has ended after prosecutors withdrew tax fraud charges related to their earlier conviction in a $1.9 billion fraud case.
TWC reports robust Q4, outlines plan for more IP streaming
January 26, 2012 2:36 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAfter launching its iPad video app, Time Warner Cable will be sending live video streams to even more devices – including PCs and Macs, game consoles, and Internet-connected TVs – around the home.
AT&T posts $6.7B loss despite surging smartphones
January 26, 2012 2:31 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T said it lost $6.7 billion during the fourth quarter on the cost of its benefit plans, the downgrade of the value of its directory assets and a $4 billion charge for its attempt to acquire T-Mobile USA.
White space goes live in Wilmington, N.C.
January 26, 2012 2:28 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe city of Wilmington, N.C., has been testing out white space technology for almost a year, and the experiment went live.
Israel sets sights on next-generation Internet
January 26, 2012 2:20 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIsrael is often referred to as "Start-up Nation," thanks to its long history of high-tech breakthroughs produced by scrappy little companies. But in one critical area, the speed of Internet connections, Israel has fallen behind other tech-savvy countries.
Sprint reveals more on roaming; AT&T pounces
January 25, 2012 1:40 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe articles in the Oklahoman and the Kansas City Business Journal seem fairly innocuous: As a cost-cutting measure, Sprint plans to rely more on roaming for rural areas in the two states.
Dish pitches revised LTE plan
January 24, 2012 2:26 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsDish Network pitched a revised plan for its yet-unapproved mobile broadband network to FCC officials, according to ex parte documents posted to the agency's website.
AT&T seeks approval for spectrum transfer
January 24, 2012 2:15 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T has officially submitted to the FCC a request for approval to transfer $1 billion worth of spectrum to T-Mobile USA.
Supreme Court gives NDS victory in dispute with Dish
January 23, 2012 1:42 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe legal battle stretches back to 2003, when EchoStar filed a $2 billion claim against NDS alleging that NDS was responsible for compromising EchoStar's content security system.
Sprint hangs up on Carrier IQ
January 23, 2012 1:31 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsSprint has decided to remove the technology from its software through a series of over-the-air updates after disabling it last month because of "customer concerns."
