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12/14/2012
After New Year’s Day, What?
It’s the time of year when we’re all making some sort of list and checking it twice. December seems to be the month we all move into panic mode, and only a little of that can be contributed to the holidays. Operators and vendors of all kinds are thinking about the coming year, and just […]
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12/14/2012
New Stuff 12/14/12
Comcast added a new capability to its Xfinity TV Player app that lets customers download Internet content directly to their mobile devices. Programming from SHOWTIME, STARZ, ENCORE and MOVIEPLEX is featured. In addition, Comcast and Verizon Wireless will offer Verizon Wireless customers to download and stream content directly to mobile devices over its 4G LTE […]
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12/14/2012
Deals Of The Day 12/14/12
Looking to own the whole shebang, majority shareholder Sprint Nextel is offering $2.1 billion ($2.90 per share) to buy the 49 percent of Clearwire’s stock it doesn’t already own; Sprint’s potential majority owner, Softbank, capped any offer at $3). The offer is considered by many in the industry to be bargain-basement, but it may be […]
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12/14/2012
Inside The Beltway 12/14/12
Earlier today, the American Cable Association, the Competitive Carriers Association, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association, DISH Network, EchoStar and ViaSat co-signed a letter to Marlene H. Dortch, secretary of the Federal Communications Commission, regarding “significant concerns” with agency proposals for continuing Phase I of the Connect America Fund […]
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12/13/2012
Global Connections 12/13/12
Verizon released the final numbers on its U.S. and European 100G network expansion this past year, adding 13,000 miles here at home and 1,616 miles across the pond. The carrier deployed 100G on selected U.S. routes where traffic demand is highest, including Atlanta to Tampa, Kansas City to Dallas and Salt Lake City to Seattle, […]
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12/13/2012
Inside The Beltway 12/13/12
At yesterday’s open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed to open up 100 megahertz of shared spectrum in the 3.5 GHz Band (3550-3650 MHz) using small-cell and database technologies. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) envisions three tiers of users, each with different levels of rights and protections in the 3.5 GHz band. The […]