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TV companies have a year to pipe down loud ads
December 15, 2011 2:01 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsShush, already. That's the message the Federal Communications Commission is sending with new rules that force broadcast, cable and satellite companies to turn down the volume on blaring TV commercials.
Networks shell out billions for NFL
December 15, 2011 1:56 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsWith NFL games enjoying seemingly invincible ratings while most everything else on TV goes down, down, down, the league's traditional broadcast partners embraced a deal that sends their rights fees up, up, up.
Netflix increases Q3 spending to woo lawmakers
December 15, 2011 1:51 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNetflix spent more money currying favor with U.S. lawmakers and regulators in the third quarter while the video subscription service's customers rebelled against a price increase.
Feds: LightSquared interferes with 'majority' of GPS
December 15, 2011 1:47 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsA key government committee said that LightSquared’s network affects a “majority” of general purpose GPS receivers and technology used to land planes, but it doesn’t appear to have a significant impact on cell phones.
Judge grants delay in Sprint, C Spire cases over T-Mobile deal
December 14, 2011 2:53 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsA judge has agreed to postpone legal proceedings in Sprint and C Spire Wireless' lawsuits challenging AT&T's merger with T-Mobile USA as AT&T decides whether to abandon the deal.
Cisco spends $850,000 to lobby in Q3
December 14, 2011 2:48 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCisco Systems, the world's largest maker of computer networking gear, spent $850,000 in the third quarter to lobby the federal government on corporate taxes and other issues, according to a disclosure report.
AT&T's Flo build-out carries $1B-plus cost
December 13, 2011 2:55 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T told the FCC that it will cost between $1 billion and $2 billion to use Qualcomm's Flo TV spectrum for supplemental downlink capacity in its LTE network.
AT&T to decide on T-Mobile deal by Jan. 12
December 13, 2011 2:50 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsA judge agreed to put legal proceedings in the Department of Justice's antitrust case against AT&T's merger with T-Mobile USA on hold until Jan. 18 as the operator scrambles to salvage the deal.
LightSquared offers new network changes for GPS fix
December 13, 2011 2:47 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsLightSquared is again modifying the deployment plan for its hybrid satellite-terrestrial LTE network to address problems with GPS interference.
MPLS spec introduced for cell backhaul
December 12, 2011 2:14 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsFor anyone performing cell backhaul, there’s a new specification for handling wireless data traffic from a combination of traditional TDM networks and packet-based transport technologies as wireless operators migrate from 2G/3G to 4G and LTE services.
NTCA sues FCC over USF, ICC reform order
December 12, 2011 2:07 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) is challenging the FCC's efforts to overhaul its Universal Service Fund (USF) and intercarrier compensation systems.
Vermont vows statewide broadband in 2 years
December 12, 2011 2:05 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGov. Peter Shumlin promised that every Vermonter will have access to broadband computer services in their homes and businesses by the end of 2013.
DOJ questions viability of AT&T merger, seeks trial delay
December 12, 2011 2:00 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe Department of Justice told a judge it will seek to delay proceedings in its antitrust suit over AT&T's merger with T-Mobile USA after the operator's withdrawal of its FCC application for the transaction left the deal's future in doubt.
LightSquared backer faces possible SEC probe
December 12, 2011 1:53 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsA draft government report on LightSquared's proposed LTE network leaked to the media shows the service knocked out 75 percent of GPS receivers studied in a recent test.
Cablevision sues Verizon over accuracy of ads
December 9, 2011 3:10 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCablevision Systems is suing rival Verizon Communications in an effort to stop an advertising campaign deriding the speed of Cablevision's Internet service.
