China Issues TD-LTE Operating Licenses to 3 Carriers
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology officially granted 4G TD-LTE operating licenses to the China Mobile Communications Corporation, China ...
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Congressmen Call for Updates to Communications Act
It's time to examine and update the Communications Act of 1996, said U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred ...
FCC Considers Mandatory PSTN Sunset in 2018
The FCC will consider an order at its January meeting addressing the IP Transition along with the recommendation to sunset ...
FCC Chairman Calls on Industry to Act on Mobile Phone Unlocking
Mobile network operator must act now on setting voluntary policies to allow consumers to unlock their mobile wireless devices once ...
Wheeler Confirmed as FCC Chairman
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Thomas Wheeler as Chairman of the FCC and Michael P. O'Rielly as FCC Commissioner ...
FCC Adopts Technical Specs for FirstNet Wireless Broadband
The FCC adopted technical service rules, including power limits and other technical parameters, to govern the spectrum for First Responder ...
European Commission Study Urges More Deregulation of Fixed & Wholesale Telecom
The European Commission published the recommendations of a study, carried out by Ecorys Netherlands, that evaluates which sectors of the ...
FCC Reviews Wireless Infrastructure Policies for Small Cells and DAS
The FCC will undertake a review of its wireless infrastructure policies with a goal to reduce obstacles to obtaining access ...
FCC to Require Mobile Operators to Disclose Network Availability after Disasters
The FCC is proposing new rules that would require wireless service providers to publicly disclose the percentage of cell sites ...
FCC and Carriers Resolve Lower 700 MHz Interoperability Issue
The FCC and mobile operators announced an agreement that resolves handset interoperability issues in the lower 700 MHz bands. The ...
European Commission Adopts its Most Ambitious Telecom Market Reforms
The European Commission adopted its most ambitious plan in 26 years of telecoms market reform with the goal to "reduce ...
USA and Canada Agree to Border Spectrum Sharing
The U.S. and Canada have agreed on three interim spectrum sharing arrangements covering a range of wireless communications operations along ...
UK Clears 800 MHz Broadcast Spectrum for 4G
The UK has just completed a process of clearing broadcast spectrum for new use in mobile networks. Last year, Ofcom ...
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