Comments on: FCC's Broadband Plan: Mobile Broadband Will Save Us!

By: FCC Opens the Door for Metered Broadband: Tech News «

FCC Opens the Door for Metered Broadband: Tech News « — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:03:29 +0000

[...] fact that the web may soon actually get network neutrality rules, the whole plan never addresses the elephant in the room, which is competition. In reality if U.S. broadband were competitive, it likely wouldn’t need [...]

By: Politics Matter: Verizon Picks West Virginia for LTE Launch: Tech News «

Politics Matter: Verizon Picks West Virginia for LTE Launch: Tech News « — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:28:19 +0000

[...] LTE is (Verizon expects its network to deliver speeds of 5 Mbps to 12 Mbps down) the government is hoping that mobile broadband will expand both broadband availability as well as price competition. Unfortunately for those in power, such hopes are likely to be dashed [...]

By: GigaOM’s Top 15 Mobilize Influencers 2010: Tech News «

GigaOM’s Top 15 Mobilize Influencers 2010: Tech News « — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:18:01 +0000

[...] of spectrum. Given that the FCC has essentially given up on wired broadband competition and is putting all its eggs in the mobile connectivity basket, Milkman has become a huge player in telecommunications regulation. She also served on FCC Chairman [...]

By: Broadband Additions Hit a New Low in the U.S.

Broadband Additions Hit a New Low in the U.S. — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:40:05 +0000

[...] if the U.S. wants more folks to get broadband (and the president and the FCC do), prices will need to drop for the access and the equipment, disinterested parties will have to [...]

By: Genachowski, Man Up! And Silicon Valley, Wake Up!

Genachowski, Man Up! And Silicon Valley, Wake Up! — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:48:06 +0000

[...] provider that was deploying DOCSIS 3.0 or within range of Verizon’s fiber network. An FCC survey this year discovered that 78 percent of the U.S. has only two broadband providers to choose from, while 13 [...]

By: Genachowski, Man Up! And Silicon Valley, Wake Up!

Genachowski, Man Up! And Silicon Valley, Wake Up! — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:53:42 +0000

By: FCC Starts Spectrum Scavenging Effort

FCC Starts Spectrum Scavenging Effort — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:02:05 +0000

[...] and 1710 MHz, is known as the Big LEO band; using it would help achieve the goal outlined in the National Broadband Plan of finding 300 MHz for wireless broadband within the next five [...]

By: T-Mobile USA Gets New CEO: Here’s What He Needs To Do

T-Mobile USA Gets New CEO: Here’s What He Needs To Do — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:47:50 +0000

[...] expand and how much capacity it will have for tomorrow’s bandwidth-sucking applications. The availability of 60 MHz of AWS spectrum to be auctioned next year would help, as would a deal with another player like Clearwire, which may [...]

By: For a Look at Why We Need to Beef Up Our Broadband, Head Down Under

For a Look at Why We Need to Beef Up Our Broadband, Head Down Under — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:46:26 +0000

[...] the answer to the lack of competition isn’t data, as the National Broadband Plan proposes, nor is it wireless, which can never deliver the kinds of speeds a fiber-to-the-home connection [...]

By: How the FCC Will Take Back Its Authority Over Broadband

How the FCC Will Take Back Its Authority Over Broadband — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:09:12 +0000

[...] efforts, but he’s not going to push the ISPs very far, either, which is why open access isn’t even on the table in the National Broadband plan, and why the FCC resorts to sending letters as a means to get carriers to change their business [...]

By: FCC’s Spectrum Task Force Had Better Be Better Than the X-Men | Gadget Public Informations

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:43:39 +0000

[...] Julius Knapp, the group’s co-chair and head of the Office of Engineering Technology, told me that its primary goal is to deal with issues that will arise across multiple FCC agencies as the spectrum portions of the National Broadband Plan are implemented, a quick synopsis of which can be found in the chart below. For more details, read my post on the topic. [...]

By: Broadcasters Announce Plan to Use Spectrum Before They Lose It

Broadcasters Announce Plan to Use Spectrum Before They Lose It — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:13:30 +0000

[...] launch of the venture comes as the FCC seeks to reclaim 120 MHz of spectrum currently being used to deliver broadcast channels over the airwaves. After forcing broadcasters to [...]

By: Are Harbinger’s LTE Network Plans a Red Herring?

Are Harbinger’s LTE Network Plans a Red Herring? — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:21:39 +0000

[...] in the MSS band where it has investments adds up to 90 MHz. That’s a significant chunk of the 500 MHz the FCC plans to free up as part of its National Broadband Plan — and the spectrum would be available today if those pesky conditions were removed. If [...]

By: PE Firm Plans Open LTE Network To Challenge AT&T and Verizon

PE Firm Plans Open LTE Network To Challenge AT&T and Verizon — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:55:19 +0000

[...] Last November I wrote that certain satellite companies were visiting Washington hoping to somehow cash in on the 100 MHz of spectrum they collectively have. After reading the FCC order and Harbinger’s plans filed with the FCC on Friday night, it looks like those satellite firms may have found a way thanks to the FCC’s faith in mobile broadband as a means of promoting innovation and competition. [...]

By: The Deadline Is Tomorrow But Google Fiber Is Already Changing Towns – GigaOM

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:17:03 +0000

[...] is the answer to the lack of competition when it comes to broadband access in the U.S. today, not more data or wireless networks as the National Broadband Plan is trying to offer as a salve. So as we countdown to the application deadline, and the eventual [...]

By: Phil Hendrix, Ph.D.

Phil Hendrix, Ph.D. — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:14:06 +0000

Yochai Benkler (head of Berkman Center at Harvard) argues that “the FCC’s decision comes with real risks. If we stay the present course, the commission’s new policy will build a better wireless network around a more entrenched monopoly system, lodging an insurmountable obstacle in the path toward bringing America’s broadband network up to speed with the rest of the world.” http://nyti.ms/c4CnQu Berkman Center also prepared a 232pp. report on broadband in the U.S. for the FCC; concludes that the U.S. is stuck in the middle compared to other countries. http://bit.ly/4mxHjQ