Lee Miller
Debate Heats Up over Spectrum Auctions
Media outlets, regulators and lobbyists this week cranked up the rhetoric over the potential effects of the FCC’s upcoming wireless spectrum auctions.
In the online...
The Myth of the Wireless Spectrum Crisis
Last week, CTIA trumpeted the latest results of their semi-annual wireless industry survey with the headline “Consumer Data Traffic Increased 104 Percent.” Among their...
‘Economic decision-making of broadcasters’ will determine how much spectrum will be...
Gary Epstein, a senior adviser and co-leader of the FCC’s incentive auction task force, discussed the incentive auctions last week at the Media Institute...
Clyburn: There Has Been Great Interest From Broadcasters in Auctions
In a speech to the Americas Spectrum Management Conference in Washington this week, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn emphasized that the FCC's upcoming incentive auctions...
Claims of looming spectrum crunch said to be overblown
Wireless providers are clamoring for spectrum, and have pushed loud, long and hard for repurposing in the television band. But a report says the...
Boxee announces new media player with free TV reception, cloud storage
The new Boxee TV comes with an antenna that can pick up HD feeds from local stations and a cable input on the back...
McAdams On: Auctioning Airwaves
Auctioning off more TV channels won’t be easy. That’s clear from the 205-page FCC Notice on structuring the auction. The combination of knowns and...
FCC Frees Up More Spectrum for Wireless Broadband
Approves AT&T/Sirius XM proposal resolving interference questions
The FCC Wednesday continued its push to free up spectrum for broadband, voting to revise its rules for...
Eshoo says FCC’s Pai wrong on congressional intent for auctions
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) told Aji Pai, a Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, on Thursday that he is misreading a spectrum auction...
Genachowski: FCC Will Exceed 2015 Target of Freeing Up 300 MHz...
Suggests Broadband Plan's longer-range 500 MHz target may need to be upped
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski said Thursday that the FCC will exceed its 300...
