Washington

• FCC Skeds First Mobility Fund Auction for September

  By John Eggerton, February 10, 2012
  Auction to provide one-time support to wireless carriers providing at least 3G mobile voice and broadband  More

• McDowell On Putting Political Files Online: What's the Rush

  By John Eggerton, February 10, 2012
  Also expresses concerns about UN getting expanded control of Internet  More

• Rural Telcos: FCC Sec. 706 Authority Covers Retrans Reform

  By John Eggerton, February 10, 2012
  Argues that retrans consent is a barrier to broadband investment that gives FCC Sec. 706 authority  More

• House Communications Subcommittee Skeds FCC Budget Hearing

  By John Eggerton, February 9, 2012
  Will focus on preventing waste spending  More

• House Dems Reintroduce DISCLOSE Act

  By John Eggerton, February 9, 2012
  Pelosi mocks Colbert Super PAC to help make point about boosting disclosure  More

• Walden: Unlicensed Is Important, But FCC Should Not Give Away Billions

  By John Eggerton, February 9, 2012
  Responds to letter from House members pushing for FCC to have flexibility to carve out more reclaimed spectrum for unlicensed wireless  More

• Big Four Take Aim at Political File Disclosure Proposal

  By John Eggerton, February 9, 2012
  Argued that stations should not have to put "sensitive pricing information" about political ad rates on their Web sites  More

• House Members Push Unlicensed Carve-Out

  By John Eggerton, February 9, 2012
  Ask that spectrum auction legislation in payroll tax break extension package allows FCC to use reclaimed spectrum for unlicensed wireless  More

• Senate Judiciary Passes Cameras in Supreme Court Bill

  By John Eggerton, February 9, 2012
  Opens up Supreme Court oral argument to televising in real time unless a majority of judges ruled it would violate due process  More

• LightSquared Complains It Was Left Out of GPS Hearing

  By John Eggerton, February 8, 2012
  Says hearing was a one-sided trial of LightSquared in absentia  More

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