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Verizon-Cable Spectrum Deal: Divestitures To Be Required?

Verizon Wireless may have to make a compromise with U.S. regulators under its pending acquisition of spectrum from cable companies. ...More
May 22, 2012 By Josh Long
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Verizon CFO 'Extremely Confident' Regulators Will Bless Cable Deals

Fran Shammo said the AT&T/T-Mobile merger was an entirely different kind of deal. ...More
May 17, 2012 By Josh Long
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Alliance Backed by Sprint, T-Mobile Criticizes Verizon/Cable Deals

Other members of the newly formed alliance include Public Knowledge, RCA-The Competitive Carriers Association and RTC-The Rural Telecommunications Group. ...More
May 15, 2012 By Josh Long
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FCC Holdup: AT&T CEO Says Industry 'Kind of Stuck'

The current frustration appears to be over the agency's extended review of a spectrum deal between Verizon Wireless and cable companies. ...More
May 11, 2012 By Josh Long
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T-Mobile, MetroPCS Tie-Up Could Be a Nightmare

Fresh from the glow of a $4 billion LTE network build announcement and all gussied up with new AWS spectrum from AT&T, T-Mobile USA is apparently looking like a pretty good dance partner to a new would-be suitor: MetroPCS. However, the deal could be a nightmare. ...More
May 10, 2012 By Tara Seals
Posted in Articles
CTIA, NAB Throw Down Over Spectrum

Comments by FCC chief Julius Genachowski at CTIA to the effect that more airwaves will be needed from local TV affiliates appears to have provoked a response. ...More
May 9, 2012 By Tara Seals
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Small Cell: Smart Spectrum Saver Solution

Across the tiers, carriers are looking at best practices for implementing, acquiring or at the very least, saving spectrum license. What is apparent from a year ago at this time is the realization of new options for execution. ...More
May 9, 2012
Posted in Blog
CTIA: T-Mobile LTE, Exec Roundtable, FCC Lead Strong First Day

The big buzz was the first day was T-Mobile giving a $4 billion nod to Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks to install LTE-ready equipment across 37,000 cell sites across the operator's existing 4G network. ...More
May 9, 2012
Posted in Blog
Spectrum and Post-Network Realities: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile CEOs Talk Top Priorities

It's crystal-ball time in New Orleans, as CEOs from the top four wireless companies in the United States took the stage at CTIA Wireless 2012 to lay out the priorities for each of their companies and take a look at what they think will be important ahead. ...More
May 9, 2012 By Tara Seals
Posted in News
Genachowski: AT&T's Claims About T-Mobile Merger Quashing Are 'False'

"The idea that rejection of the [AT&T-T-Mobile] merger has led to a shortage of spectrum for the two companies ... and [has led to] the need to raise prices ... is simply a false characterization," FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said in his keynote at CTIA ...More
May 8, 2012 By Tara Seals
Posted in News