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A hot story in the world of communications policy this week is that a federal court shot down the FCC's spectrum auction rules as it relates to when and how spectrum won in that auction can be resold. While I'm...
In all the lamenting about Google and Verizon's attempt at finding an industry-based solution to net neutrality there's been a very important point that's been made but that the significance of which has not been acknowledged, namely that wireless broadband...
AT&T just announced that they're changing the way they offer wireless service to devices like the iPad and iPhone. Instead of paying $30 a month for "unlimited" service (really a 5GB cap), now new subscribers will have to pay $15/month...
In reading through some more of the stimulus application database, a question keeps popping into my head: should we be considering funding deployments of 3G wireless? The biggest reason I ask this is because isn't 4G and LTE deployment just...
The more I learn about what South Korea's doing related to its national broadband strategy the more impressed, inspired, and intimidated I become. Impressed by how long they've been focused on the many issues surrounding broadband deployment and adoption, and...
One of my biggest pet peeves is the claim that some day we'll live in a world without wires, that all of our broadband connectivity will eventually be delivered over the air. While I don't rule out the possibility that...
In January I joined the iPhone Nation. And for the most part it's been a life-changing experience. Prior to this my cellphones had just been cellphones, so having access to email, Google Maps, and webpages while on the go has...
Not a lot of time for long posts this week as I'm on the road and devoting most of my free time to our Rural Fiber Fund Working Group discussions (which are going GREAT!), but wanted to pass along this...
I've been reading a lot lately about FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's desire to create competition and bridge the digital divide in the broadband marketplace through wireless broadband. More specifically, he has his sights set on auctioning off wireless spectrum and...
Sometimes I'm a little hard on the wireless world. I feel like I need to defend the rightful place of fiber in relation to the complementary role of wireless. But last week at the NARUC conference in Portland I had...
This afternoon I'll be addressing the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners on a panel entitled "Wireless Broadband: Has Its Time Arrived?" Since I don't think I'll have any video to share, I want to post my remarks here so...
Much ado was made when the recent wireless spectrum options wrapped up and the two biggest winners were AT&T and Verizon. Pundits lamented over the fact the two biggest companies got the two biggest chunks of spectrum as they feared...
This past Sunday night I hit a new high on my Verizon Wireless connection: 2.8Mbps. My browser had crashed while more than sixty tabs were open. Normally I'd dread this situation as while I can restore my last session when...
Now I know the Great Broadband Debate has hit the mainstream: I just read one of the better articles I've seen on the pressure high bandwidth use is putting on existing broadband service delivery models in, of all places, the...
Seeing as how late last week I broke through the 5GB monthly bandwidth cap on my wireless service, I decided to keep forging ahead into this brave new world. So far? No change. Even though I'm not up over 8GB...
Since writing earlier this week about the tension between offering higher speeds and stricter usage caps, I've decided to continue relying solely on my Verizon wireless card to support my broadband needs. Driving this decision was my curiosity as to...
In my continuing adventures transitioning to watching all my TV online, over the weekend I had one of the starkest reminders yet of that cresting wave of the exaflood and how today's broadband isn't prepared to handle it. On Friday...
Hey look, 4G technology--one of the many new wireless standards in development--hit 173Mbps in a recent field trial. That's great. Having faster wireless broadband would be a wonderful thing. But every time I see a story like this I find...
There's a big vote coming up at the FCC tomorrow regarding the upcoming auction of wireless spectrum. You won't find me writing much about wireless as I'm much more of a wireline kinda guy, but I wanted to share one important belief I have regarding this space.
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