Posts in 'Wireless' Category
Potential Rural Opportunity for Spectrum? ·
Several of my former colleagues from Verizon checked in with me yesterday following the Verizon Wireless announcement that they will conduct an open sales process for all of their 700 MHz A and B spectrum licenses. I know there is a great deal of skepticism out there, and certainly an expectation that another large, nation-wide carrier will buy the spectrum, …View more
IP Possibilities – Be the Clear Choice ·
This week wrapped up our 2012 IP Possibilities conference in Indianapolis and I have heard rave reviews from attendees. The theme of the meeting this year was “Be the Clear Choice” and telco operators from across the country shared how their companies are applying this motto to their own operations. One of the topics hit …View more
Congress Writes Powerfully on Need To Ensure FCC USF-ICC Order Protects Rural Telco Investment ·
This week, a bipartisan group of 19 senators wrote to FCC Chairman Genachowski to ask that the agency deal with the “unintended consequences” of its Universal Service Fund and ICC reform. The lawmakers raised their grave concerns on implementation of the order as more and more rural telcos struggle to analyze the actual impacts of …View more
Continued Search For Access For New Wireless Entrants ·
I’m heading up to Minneapolis for the Minnesota Telecom Alliance meeting, but still found myself on a conference call this morning with others in our industry talking about how difficult it has been to get the FCC’s attention on looking for ways to get breathing room for new entrants into the rural wireless markets and …View more
Waivers ·
I was sitting in the FCC’s 8th floor lobby waiting to see one of the commissioners last October when Jonathan Adelstein, RUS Administrator, walked in to hand-deliver a letter to Chairman Genachowski relating to the Administration’s position on the need for a meaningful waiver mechanism as a key part of USF reform to avoid unintended …View more
