Verizon to Use Spectrum Winnings for LTE

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Mar 31, 2008, 4:23 PM
Nokia Siemens Networks announced that it has 700 MHz Long Term Evolution equipment ready to deploy. Nokia Siemens Networks says its LTE solution for radio and core networks will ...   read

Verizon Details LTE Launch Plans
Feb 18, 2009, 4:56 AM
Verizon Wireless today announced its plans for deploying LTE 4G technology. The company will launch its LTE network commercially in 2010 using its recently-acquired 700 MHz spectrum, which covers ...   read

Bidders In 700 MHz Auction Materialize
Dec 5, 2007, 3:32 PM
A partial list of bidders in the upcoming FCC 700 MHz spectrum auction has surfaced. Confirmed bidders include AT&T, Cox Communications, Denali Spectrum License (owned in part by Leap ...   read

700 MHz Spectrum Auction On Track
Apr 3, 2002, 4:34 PM
The 700 MHz auction scheduled to begin in June will go ahead as planned, FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy said today. The spectrum is currently used by television broadcasters, but ...   read

FCC Splits Auction of Controversial Spectrum
May 25, 2002, 12:37 AM
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has postponed the auction of spectrum licenses in the 747-762 MHz and 777-792 MHz bands (Upper 700 MHz band) until January 14, 2003. The ...   read

Verizon Switches Gears, Will Support Open 700 MHz Proposal
Jul 26, 2007, 11:25 AM
Following AT&T's reversal last week, Verizon Wireless is also now saying it will agree to some of the open access measures for the 700 MHz auction proposed by FCC ...   read

700 MHz Auction Stirs Interest from Alltel and MetroPCS
May 30, 2007, 3:02 PM
With the FCC 700 MHz spectrum auction nearing, smaller players in the wireless industry are petitioning the FCC to keep the playing field fair. Alltel recently asked the FCC ...   read

Lower 700 MHz Auction Begins Today
Aug 27, 2002, 9:32 AM
The FCC today opened bidding for auction 44, in which 125 bidders are vying for 740 spectrum licenses in the lower 700 MHz band. The spectrum is currently used ...   read

700 MHz Spectrum Auction Ends
Sep 20, 2002, 2:03 PM
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week closed the bidding in auction 44, netting $88.7 million. On the block were 484 wireless spectrum licenses in the lower 700 MHz ...   read

Verizon Wireless to Share LTE Details
Feb 10, 2009, 3:41 PM
Verizon Wireless in planning to reveal more details about its planned Long Term Evolution roll out at the Mobile World Congress show. Verizon is already conducting trials with Vodafone, ...   read

700 MHz Broadband Will Extend Beyond US Shores
Nov 16, 2007, 3:21 PM
At the ITU's World Radiocommunication Conference, a number of countries in Central and South America as well as Asia all agreed to make 700 MHz spectrum available for wireless ...   read

Legislation Seeks To Delay 700 MHz Auction
Apr 24, 2002, 5:25 PM
U.S. lawmakers today introduced a bill to delay the pending sale of wireless spectrum in the 700 MHz range. The Auction Reform Act of 2002 would postpone a Federal ...   read

FCC Working to Revise 700 MHz Auction Rules
Sep 26, 2007, 3:13 PM
In an apparent response to Verizon Wireless's lawsuit, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is working to change the open access rules attached to next year's 700 MHz spectrum auction. Verizon ...   read

FCC Sets 700 MHz Auction Date And Blocks
Aug 20, 2007, 12:30 PM
The FCC officially announced that the 700 MHz airwaves cleared by the move from analog to digital TV will be auctioned off January 16, 2008. As in past auctions, ...   read

Qualcomm Will Support 700 MHz Wireless Services
Dec 3, 2007, 11:45 AM
Qualcomm recently said it is working on a CMOS transceiver that will support 700 MHz services. The single-chip, quad-band transceiver will work with both CDMA2000 and WCDMA devices, and ...   read

FCC Taken to Task Over Auction Failings
Apr 15, 2008, 2:21 PM
Despite bringing in $19 billion for the federal government, the House Telecommunications Subcommittee (HTS) voiced disappointment over the FCC's inability to sell the D block of spectrum during the ...   read

Verizon Wireless Has Won the 700 MHz C Block
Mar 20, 2008, 2:10 PM
Today the FCC announced winners in the 700 MHz spectrum auction. Verizon Wireless was the biggest winner. It snagged the C Block of spectrum with its bid of $4.74 ...   read

Verizon Drops FCC Suit, CTIA Picks It Up
Oct 23, 2007, 6:28 PM
Verizon has dropped its lawsuit against the FCC over the open spectrum rules for the 700 MHz auction. The carrier decided to drop its case after its appeal for ...   read

Spectrum Cleared By TV Will Be For Wireless Broadband
Jan 19, 2006, 2:48 PM
An administrator for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has announced the government is looking into more spectrum for WiMax and similar wireless broadband technologies. Although providers will launch ...   read