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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has just closed its auction of AWS-3 wireless spectrum licenses, raising a record $44.9 billion in the process. The Wall Street Journal reports (on line subscription required) that this is the largest amount of money the FCC has ever collected from a spectrum auction, and is more than double what was earned in 2008 […]
AT&T’s Bold Claim: Ad in Sunday, July 21, 2013 NY Times (and other U.S. newspapers): “AT&T has the nation’s fastest and now most reliable 4G-LTE network.” And that follows the telco giant’s July 18th press release with almost the same title: AT&T’s Fastest 4G LTE Network Now Also Nation’s Most Reliable That press release states: […]
Overview: AT&T, the largest US telecommunications carrier, reported net profit of $3.64bn in the third quarter or $0.63 per diluted share of common stock. That compares with $3.62bn, or $0.61 per diluted share, in the year-earlier quarter. Strong wireless revenue gains coupled with continued growth in its U-verse video and strategic business services units helped AT&T report […]
Tick Tock, Tick Tock The FCC is restarting the informal clock on the AT&T/ T-Mobile Merger effective today. “As such, today, August 26, 2011, is Day 83 under the time clock,” Rich Kaplan, Head of FCCs Wireless Telecom Bureau, wrote on the FCCs web site: http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0826/DOC-309294A1.pdf. The FCC 180 day clock is officially known as […]
Editors Note: This is the 2nd of 3 articles that explore new telco markets and opportunities. Much of the information gathered for these articles comes from the 2011 Connections conference in Santa Clara, CA. The 1st article, New Telco Services Enable the Connected Home, described different versions of a “connected home,” including consumer electronics for […]