SAN ANTONIO -- AT&T agreed to pay $2.5 billion for licenses that will allow it to expand wireless services or enable video broadcasts in much of its coverage area, the company announced Tuesday. read more »
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The Cold War era was a confusing time for a teenager. I thought I wanted to be a ham. No, not the kind of ham that's a nickname for a bad actor. (Although I was once almost that too, but that's another story.) And also not the pink meat that goes perfectly with green eggs. Nope, this was a different kind of ham -- for a while in my early teens, I wanted to be a ham radio operator. I think... read more »
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Madison's newest radio station is on air, broadcasting a low-power signal at 99.1 WIDE-FM. Six years in the planning, the station is the collaborative work of local nonprofits and church groups. From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., community access programming airs under the moniker CityWIDE. At night, SoulWIDE plays a mix of Christian music. When the signal went live last Saturday, the first broadcast ... read more »
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Importers of counterfeit products risk having their property frozen, the Fair Competition Commission warned yesterday. The commission`s Director General, Godfrey Mkocha, sounded the warning when opening a two-day seminar in Dar es Salaam on intellectual property rights and the war on fake goods. read more »
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Verizon has sued the FCC in federal appeals court claiming that the FCC's spectrum auction rules violate the U.S. Constitution and federal laws. read more »
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FCC chairman Kevin Martin on Thursday backed away from what many believed was an attempt to soften the rules for the upcoming 700MHz wireless auction, according to claims from sources connected to the organization. Although the regulatory chief was feared to be relaxing open access conditions to appease Verizon after the latter's executives lobbie... read more »
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The post-Labor Day quickening of activity at the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission"), the Congress, the state commissions, and the courts gives us a lot to report in this issue of our Bulletin. read more »
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A ruling Wednesday from the Federal Communications Commission ended a near 20-year dispute between two area public radio stations. For now. read more »
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