Federal Communications Commission
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 01: Education Secretary Arne Duncan (L), and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski participate in a town hall meeting for the first national Digital Learning Day, at the Newseum on February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. Digital Learning Day is a nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning using digital media and technology.
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This is to the person who removed the bicentennial license plate from my vehicle in Fort Gratiot on approximately Jan. 11. I would ask them to please return it. The amateur radio call letters on it are assigned to me only by the FCC and automatically mark it as stolen. It has no value except to me.
There is a proliferation of academies in certain parts of England and Wales, and some advocate combining FCC [first-class county] academies to provide increased efficiency along with significant cost savings.
The statement increases the pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to remove the grant given to LightSquared to build a nationwide wireless network and represents a severe setback for LightSquared's futureMore quotes »
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Nassau FDs seek help with radio upgrade
Fire departments across Nassau County are asking for help complying with a federal requirement to upgrade their radio systems.The county's 77 volunteer fire departments and ambulance companies have joined together in a $661,000 grant application to the F Read more »
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Cablevision, Verizon settle ad dispute
Cablevision and Verizon said Monday they have settled a false advertising suit filed by Cablevision against its rival over the speeds of their respective internet services.Cablevision and Verizon have reached an agreement to resolve the dispute without f Read more »
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Timeline: Key events in AT&T's bid to buy T-Mobile
Some key dates in wireless carrier AT&T; Inc. 's effort to buy competitor T-Mobile USA:-- March 20, 2011: AT&T; says it is offering $39 billion in cash and stock to buy T-Mobile USA from German telecom company Deutsche Telekom AG . Such a combination wou Read more »
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AT&T, Telekom to press ahead with T-Mobile deal
Deutsche Telekom and AT&T; vowed Thursday to press ahead with the planned sale of the German company's T-Mobile USA unit to the U.S. cell phone operator despite concerns raised by American authorities.Nevertheless, AT&T; said it plans to take a pretax ac Read more »
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Android Overload: Sony Working On NFC Authenticated Power Outlets, FCC Will Deny LightSquared’s 4G LTE Network and More
If you haven’t heard, the Android Overload is the place where we, at Phandroid, like to stash all the stories from throughout our day that didn’t make it onto our front page. We do this in hopes, you guys may find something of interest and stay well info 4:11 AM from Phandroid Read more »
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U.K. Stocks Pare Gains; Inmarsat Drops as FCC Vows to Block LightSquared
U.K. stocks pared their advance as the shares of oil and gas companies fell. The FTSE 100 rose 1.52, or less than 0.1 percent, to 5,901.39 at 8:32 a.m. in London, paring an earlier advance of as much as 0.4 percent. The FTSE All-Share Index climbed 0.1 p 3:51 AM from Bloomberg.com Read more »
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FCC to block LightSquared network roll-out
US regulators are set to block LightSquared's proposed LTE/satellite network, after concluding it would cause serious interference with GPS devices. In a letter summarising the tests to date, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 3:23 AM from Telecom Paper Read more »
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Refurbished Laptops from Belmont Technology Make the Obama Initiative...
Many are hopeful that computer-based learning will establish a positive and interactive environment in schools. Last month Education Secretary Arne Duncan and US Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski urged schools across the count 3:14 AM from PRWeb Read more »
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Rail chaos as Brighton to London trains severely delayed - The Argus
Not bad, got on the 05:10 First Capital Connect and got into London Bridge at 07:30, after being told at Haywards Heath the train would not stop at London Bridge and duly disembarking at East Croydon, only to be told on the platform that the train would 2:54 AM from Brighton & Hove News Read more »
