Telecom Policy Report articles from April 2007

Telecom Policy Report archives from April 2007

The 700 MHz Auction Part I: What The FCC Is Saying Today.
April 2, 2007... At last week's CTIA Wireless 2007 gathering in Orlando, association President and CEO Steve Largent trotted Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin out for his views on the now and future of wireless, with the chairman...

The 700 MHz Auction Part II: What Congress Has Been Told.
April 2, 2007... During the recent House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet oversight hearing on the National Telecommunications Information Administration and Innovations in Interoperability, one overriding sentiment was evident: a...

The 700 MHz Auction Part III: McCain's SAVE LIVES Act -- Not What Public Safety Ordered.
April 2, 2007... A month ago, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced his Spectrum Availability for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services Act (SAVE LIVES Act) of 2007 on the Senate floor. "The bill would provide public...

Analysis: VoIP Calling Market Heats Up In Bangladesh.
April 2, 2007... The Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) has come out strongly in support of the national government's recent decision to legalize VoIP calling and issue VoIP licenses. The government has decided to set up a common...

Around The States.(Company overview)
April 2, 2007... Wisconsin --The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved the use of the number "511" for traffic tips and "811" for the Digger's Hotline. The 511 services will be available in Fall 2008 but the 811 number will be available...

Around The States.
April 16, 2007... Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and Senate Republicans continue to fight over who will direct the Department of Public Safety. The nominee is Gene Meyer, former head of the Division of Criminal Investigation, an office within the public safety...

New Broadband Lobbying Efforts Center On Underused White Spaces.
April 16, 2007... Dell, Intel, Microsoft and Google, among other companies, have cast their eyes longingly at delivering high-speed broadband Internet services over "unused" TV airwaves. However, U.S. TV broadcasters and cable operators are leery of...

Europe, The Regulators And The Wireless Roaming Cap.
April 16, 2007... The European Commission estimates that wireless carriers take in as much as $12 billion a year from roaming charges -- four times more than what they garner from in-network cellphoning. Late last week, the European Parliament gave the...

Report Outlines California Public-Safety Challenges, Cures.
April 16, 2007... California's public-safety radio system is obsolete, according to a state study handed over to that state's legislature that also says between 47 percent and 80 percent of the state's radio equipment needs to be replaced. "It was...

Muni Groups Gird Against FCC's Video-Franchise Order.
April 16, 2007... Local-government organizations representing municipal and county officials across America have asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit to reverse the recent franchising-order adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...

The Australian FTTN Debate: Part One.
April 30, 2007... A consortium of nine rivals to Australia's Telstra has revealed details of its plans to build a multibillion-dollar next generation network (NGN) in place of dominant Australian carrier Telstra's aborted $3.3 billion fiber-to- the-node (FTTN)...

The Australian FTTN Debate: Part Two.(Excerpt)
April 30, 2007... Don't think Telstra is taking the "Gang of Nine" stance laying down (see related feature "The Australian FTTN Debate: Part One"). In a recent speech to the 501 Business Forum in Melbourne, Telstra Chairman Donald G. McGauchie took the...

Around The States.
April 30, 2007... South Carolina The South Carolina House looks to be heading toward an approval of a bill to explore building a statewide wireless broadband network that would provide free Internet access to all and that would charge for high-speed...

Industry Heavyweights Propose Fibre Channel-Over-Ethernet Spec.
April 30, 2007... A group of some of the meatiest heavyweights in the storage and broadband networking business have banded together to propose what was once an unthinkable standard: Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). The group - Brocade, Cisco, EMC,...

Deadline Looms For IP CALEA Compliance.
April 30, 2007... Broadband and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers have until May 14 to upgrade their networks to allow law-enforcement agencies to wiretap their IP voice and data networks. The Communications Assistance for Law...

Survey May Help The EC Break Up Telecom Strangleholds.
April 30, 2007... A new European Commission study says nearly 20 percent of European households buy Internet and telephone packages from the same provider, thus feeding into the EC's case for breaking up Europe's incumbent carriers. The commission will...

Chewing Through Meaty 700 MHz Order, FNPRM Could Delay Auction Start.
April 30, 2007... During its monthly meeting that almost didn't happen on the day it was scheduled, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Report and Order and a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) addressing how the upcoming 700 MHz...