Following the close of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadcast spectrum incentive auction, nearly 1,000 stations had to move to new frequencies to make room for wireless services. Most …
The (Hot) Airband Initiative
In 2017, in an effort to secure guaranteed access to free nationwide spectrum, Microsoft announced the “Airband Initiative,” hyped as a plan to address the …
Election Season: C-band Earth Stations Must File Lump Sum Elections by September 14
If you have a registered C-band earth station, you have an important upcoming deadline: September 14. By that date, you’ll need to decide whether or …
Don’t Let Facts Get in the Way of Adamance: OTI Weighs in on the FCC’s 6 GHz Proceeding
Last week the Open Technology Institute (OTI) at New America filed a letter opposing the National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) suggestion that the Federal Communications …
Maximalism Meets Reductivism in the FCC’s 6 GHz Proceeding
“Amazing. Every word of what you just said was wrong.” — Luke Skywalker The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently considering the authorization of new …
Dead Giveaway: A Massive Spectrum Handout in the 6 GHz Band Based On Remarkably Little Usage of Existing Wi-Fi Spectrum
Multi-hundred billion-dollar companies like Facebook and Google are asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide free access to a stunning 1,200 megahertz of spectrum …
300 MHz and I’ll Throw in Floor Mats: Why Haggling Won’t Help the C-band Proceeding
In the coming months, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will begin to make final policy determinations concerning a slice of spectrum known as the C-band. …
The Disease of More: Getting to the Right Number, Not the Highest Number, for C-Band
The conventional wisdom in the communications arena is that the United States is engaged in a race to be the first nation to deploy the …
New American Hustle: Cable Opposes a Free, Innovative Service for Viewers
In one week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote to approve the voluntary use of a new broadcast television transmission standard, Next Generation TV. …
2 Fast 2 Spurious – Microsoft’s Vacant Channel Plan is a Sequel We Don’t Need
Summer movie season is well underway, bringing a fresh crop of would-be blockbusters in the form of original movies and familiar sequels. Sequels, of course, …