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Rep. John Dingell, the powerful chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, is not sold on using unlicensed broadband devices in the interference buffer zones between digital television signals. Dingell, aka the Grand Inquisitor, wants some answers first. In August, Dingell said in a letter (PDF) to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin […]

WASHINGTON — Sprint CEO Dan Hesse told a National Press Club luncheon here Oct. 24 that a Barack Obama administration likely means network neutrality rules with “horrendous implications.” In 2007, Obama promised that if he were elected he would appoint only pro-network neutrality FCC (Federal Communications Commission) members. “I want to maintain that basic principle […]

You have to give the nation’s credit rating agencies high marks for at least one thing: archiving their wireless communications. While Moody’s Investors Service, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings otherwise showed scant regard for their own industry’s rules, regulations and ethics, they did remember to save all those pithy text messages and instant messages […]

The Federal Trade Commission Oct. 23 delayed enforcement of the Red Flag Rules that were set to go into effect Nov. 1. Also known as the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, the rules require covered entities to re-examine their ID theft prevention policies and implement new procedures and business practices. The deadline for compliance […]

There were no lines at Washington-area T-Mobile stores Oct. 22 for the launch of T-Mobile’s G1 with Google smart phone. Interest and demand for the hot device was barely evident in your nation’s capital. There are two reasons for that, one obvious and one not so obvious. Neither has anything to do with the fact […]

As MLB’s (Major League Baseball) worse team in 2008, the Washington Nationals had little on-the-field success to brag about this season. Off the field, however, the Nationals opened a new stadium and became the first MLB ballpark to deploy an 802.11n wireless network throughout the 41,888-seat stadium and its outdoor areas. Using the latest 802.11 […]

The high-pressure stakes over white spaces continued behind the scenes at the Federal Communications Commission Oct. 20, as Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates urged Chairman Kevin Martin and Commissioner Michael Copps to stay the course for a Nov. 4 vote allowing unlicensed broadband devices to operate in the television broadcast bands. Martin told reporters Oct. 15 […]

You didn’t really believe the broadcasters were going to go gently into that digital good night, did you? No sooner had Google, Microsoft, Motorola, Intel and a host of other tech luminaries rushed out statements praising FCC Chairman Kevin Martin for scheduling a Nov. 4 vote on white spaces, the National Association of Broadcasters filed […]

Perhaps not so coincidentally on the eve of T-Mobile’s G1 Android phone debut, Research In Motion announced Oct. 21 new tools for developers building applications for BlackBerry smart phones. RIM also announced plans to launch a new online application storefront and on-device application center. The tools will include a plug-in for Eclipse developers and new […]

Congress may have decided to grant retroactive immunity to telecoms that helped the National Security Agency eavesdrop on American’s telephone calls and e-mail, but now it’s time to see what the courts have to say about the constitutionality of the law. The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) filed court documents Oct. 17 in San Francisco challenging […]