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  joly 11:38 am on 08/25/2018 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: caribbean ( 15 ), community networks ( 12 ), spectrum   

  WEBINAR MONDAY: #CommunityNetworks / Innovations in #Spectrum Management #SwitchItOn @ISOC_LAC @InternetSociety 

  In November 2017 the Internet Society released a policy paper brief Spectrum Approaches for Community Networks. In May 2018 another brief Unleashing Community Networks: Innovative Licensing Approaches was published. Earlier in August the preview of a full paper Innovations in Spectrum Management was released. On Monday August 27 2018 at Noon EDT (16:00 UTC) the Internet Society Latin America & Caribbean Bureau will present a webinar to explore the details of this paper. This webinar is a follow up to the Community Networks Workshop at the recent CANTO Conference in Panama City.

  What: WEBINAR MONDAY: Community Networks / Innovations in Spectrum Management
  When: Monday August 27 2018 at Noon EDT (16:00 UTC)
  Zoom: https://isoc.zoom.us/j/148587642r
  ISOC Community Networks: https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/community-networks
  #SwitchItOn Campaign: http://www.internetsociety.org/shapetomorrow/switchiton
  Twitter: #SwitchItOn https://bit.ly/switchiton

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  joly 11:56 am on 06/15/2018 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: oti ( 16 ), spectrum   

  WEBCAST TODAY:  Harnessing Satellite Spectrum for Broadband: Will Incumbents Sell, Stay, or Share? #SharedSpectrum #FCC #spectrum 

  Today, Friday Jun 15 2018 at Noon EDT (16:00 UTC), the Open Technology Institute presents Harnessing Satellite Spectrum for Broadband: Will Incumbents Sell, Stay, or Share? At its July meeting, the FCC will examine two proposals to repurpose a portion of the C-Band (3700 – 4200 MHz) that involve clearing the satellite service – mainly used for tv signal distribution – off the lower portion of the band (boosting mobile capacity for 5G) and authorizing shared use of the unused frequencies in the remainder of the band (enabling high-capacity fixed wireless). This event will will open with presentations summarizing the two leading proposals, by Intelsat and Google, respectively, followed by a panel discussion with a variety of stakeholders. It will be webcast live via YouTube.

  View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bh6W8ASAWT4
  Twitter: #SharedSpectrum http://bit.ly/sharedspectrum

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  joly 6:58 am on 06/12/2018 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: ntia ( 28 ), spectrum   

  WEBCAST TODAY: @NTIAgov Spectrum Policy Symposium 

  Today, Tuesday June 12 2018 from 8:30am-Noon EDT the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is holding a Spectrum Policy Symposium in Washindyon DC. The theme is ‘Advancing the Nation’s Spectrum Strategy‘. Speakers include Wilbur Ross, Jr., Secretary of Commerce; Keynote Address: David J. Redl, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator; Rachael Bender, Wireless and International Advisor to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai​; Kelsey Guyselman, Policy Advisor, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Carl Burleson, Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration; Tom Power, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, CTIA; Tom Stroup, President, Satellite Industry Association; Col. Frederick D. Williams, Senior Analyst, Spectrum Policy & International Engagements, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense. The event will be webcast live.

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    joly 10:00 am on 06/14/2018 Permalink | Reply

    • 6/13/18 Mitchell Lazarus FCC Advances Toward 5G (CommLawBlog)
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  joly 9:41 am on 02/16/2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: CSMAC, ntia ( 28 ), spectrum   

  WEBCAST TODAY: @NTIAgov Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee #CSMAC – Jan 25 2017 

  On January 25 2017 the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee held an Open Meeting in Washington DC. CSMAC provides advice to the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on spectrum management policy matters. A recording of the meeting will be streamed at 10am ET (14:00 UTC) today on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

  
  

  View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/csmac
  Meeting Agenda: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/csmac_agenda_-_january_25_2017.pdf
  Topics & Questions: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/csmac_topics_jan_25_2017.pdf
  Transcript: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/0125csmac.pdf
  NTIA Preliminary Response: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/prelminary_ntia_actions_170125.pdf
  Twitter: #CSMAC https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSMAC

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  joly 6:39 am on 03/31/2014 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: fc, spectrum, wi-fi ( 3 )   

  .@FCC Open Meeting 10.30am today will examine opening up both licensed and unlicensed #spectrum #broadband 

  Today, Monday March 31 2014, from 10.30am – 12.30pm EDT, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold an Open Commission Meeting in Washington DC. Agenda items include increasing utility of unlicensed spectrum in the 5 GHz Band, and auctioning off 65 megahertz of AWS-3 spectrum for flexible use services, including mobile broadband. The meeting will be webcast live at http://www.fcc.gov/live.

  What: Open Commission Meeting
  Where: Washington DC
  When: Monday March 31 2014, 10.30am – 12.30pm EDT | 1530-1730 UTC
  Agenda: http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-tentative-agenda-march-open-meeting-1
  Webcast: http://www.fcc.gov/live
  Twitter: #fcc | #spectrum

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    joly 2:48 pm on 03/31/2014 Permalink | Reply

    • 3/31 Edward Wyatt F.C.C. Votes to Clear More Airwaves for Wireless Data (NYT)
    • 3/31 Phil Goldstein FCC: AWS-3 rules will favor both small and large carriers (FierceWireless)
    • 3/31 Public Knowledge Supports FCC Order to Make More Unlicensed Spectrum Available (Public Knowledge)
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  joly 1:40 pm on 11/05/2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: google ( 30 ), isoc-dc ( 51 ), michael nelson ( 6 ), microsoft ( 12 ), oti ( 16 ), policy ( 40 ), spectrum, verizon ( 11 ), wireless ( 19 )   

  VIDEO: Wireless 2020: Spectrum Crisis or Broadband Abundance? #spectrum @isocdc 

  On Friday November 1 2013 the Internet Society Washington DC Chapter presented a forum – Wireless 2020: Spectrum Crisis or Broadband Abundance? – at the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center, Washington, DC. The event focused on the future of United States spectrum policy. The panel is Michael Calabrese of the Open Technology Institute, Charla Rath of Verizon, Preston F. Marshall of Google, and Afzal Bari of Bloomberg Government. Also speaking are Michael Nelson & Paula Boyd of Microsoft. The archived webcast is below. Click through to YouTube for an index.

  View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/qIBJqGsVaug
  Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/97J2D9Ayah4V/
  Agenda: http://www.isoc-dc.org/2013/10/wireless-2020-spectrum-crisis-or-broadband-abundance/
  facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/381220748678556/
  Twitter: #isocdc | #spectrum

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  joly 6:30 pm on 06/13/2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: fcba, fcc ( 86 ), incentive auction, spectrum   

  VIDEO: FCBA @FCC Incentive Auction Proceeding Panel in NYC #incentiveauction #wireless #broadband #spectrum 

  On Wednesday 5th June 2013 ISOC-NY joined the NY Chapter of the Federal Communications Bar Association as they hosted a moderated discussion on the FCC’s efforts to advance incentive auctions to meet the ever-increasing demand for mobile services. Representatives from various entities engaged in the FCC proceeding and other experts highlighted the current debate. Video is below:

  
  View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/tKJeL2AYZjE
  Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/vkIRrWhrAYTl/
  Speakers:
  · David Donovan, New York State Broadcasters Association
  · Christopher Wieczorek, T-Mobile US, Inc.
  · Charles Bell, Consumers Union
  · J. Armand Musey, The Summit Ridge Group
  Moderator:
  · Jonathan Cohen, Wilkinson Barker & Knauer, LLP
  Twitter: #incentiveauction | #spectrum

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  joly 2:23 pm on 04/24/2013 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), competition ( 4 ), Dave Burstein ( 5 ), isoc-dc ( 51 ), itif ( 4 ), policy ( 40 ), public knowledge ( 5 ), spectrum, webcast ( 114 )   

  WEBCAST FRI AM: Bandwidth for the Buck: The State of #Broadband Access & Competition in the US @isocdc @itifdc 

  On Friday April 26 2013 the Internet Society’s Washington DC Chapter (ISOC-DC) for its April Happy Hour will join with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) to present a breakfast discussion: Bandwidth for the Buck: The State of Broadband Access & Competition in the US. A panel of distinguished experts, moderated by ISOC-NY board member Dave Burstein, will address such questions as:

  • What is the state of broadband competition in the US?
  • Do American consumers really pay more for slower speeds?
  • What is the best way to get to universal access?
  • What objectives should national broadband policy try to achieve?

  The event will be webcast live via the Internet Society livestream channel. No live captions.

  What: Bandwidth for the Buck: The State of Broadband Access & Competition in the US
  Where: ITIF, Washington DC
  When: Friday April 26 2013 9am-11am EDT | 1300-1500 UTC
  Webcast: http://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/dc-broadband
  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/151596038350336/
  Twitter: #broadband | @isocdc | @itifdc
  Speakers:
  Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D. – President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
  Jeffrey A. Eisenach,Ph.D. – Managing Director, Navigant Economics, Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
  Jodie Griffin – Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge
  Robert C. Atkinson – Director of Policy Research, CITI
  Moderator: Dave Burstein, Editor, DSL Prime

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    Glenn McKnight 2:57 pm on 04/24/2013 Permalink | Reply

    Interesting topic.
    Pew Internet Research released a study on Libraries and technology and they report some interesting stats on broadband and the home ( Note US Only)
    http://www.pewinternet.org/Presentations/2013/Apr/The-changing-world-of-librarians.aspx

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    joly 11:42 am on 05/04/2013 Permalink | Reply

    • 4/30 Libby Jacobson Internet Society Panel Focuses on Rural and Low-Income Broadband Access (Verizon)
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  joly 5:37 pm on 04/13/2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: spectrum, USG ( 42 )   

  Webcast: Congressional Spectrum hearing next Wednesday 4/18 

  At 2pm on Wednesday April 18 2012 the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation will hold a hearing Avoiding the Spectrum Crunch: Growing the Wireless Economy through Innovation in Washington DC. There will be a live webcast.

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    joly 11:23 pm on 04/18/2012 Permalink | Reply

    Archived webcast: http://science.edgeboss.net/wmedia/science/sst2012/041812b.wvx

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  joly 3:43 pm on 11/01/2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: fcc ( 86 ), New York Times, policy ( 40 ), spectrum, title 2, wireless ( 19 )   

  @NYTimes: No more spectrum without Title II #broadband #wireless #fcc 

  An October 25 New York Times editorial How to Fix the Wireless Market rails against the pricing practices of major wireless providers.

  Arguing that it is the non-competitive nature of the market that permits such activity, the Times concludes:

  It is hugely profitable for companies to segregate voice, data and text into different plans and to force customers to buy a different plan for each device, like a phone or a tablet. But, on today’s networks, segregating services makes little sense technologically. This expensive segregation would be more difficult to maintain if the market were truly competitive and consumers could easily switch from one company to another that offers a better deal.

  The regulatory outlook is not promising. The F.C.C. has shied away from asserting that voice and data moving on wireless networks are the same thing, which would allow it to apply its greater authority over phones to broadband access services. But it could curtail high early-termination fees on phone contracts, which are subject to more intense regulation. This would increase competition by making it easier for customers to change carriers.

  If Congress allows the F.C.C. to reallocate television broadcasters’ unused spectrum and auction it for wireless broadband, the F.C.C. could set rules to ensure that the spectrum is available to more competitors. Perhaps the most effective path would be for the F.C.C. to declare broadband access to be a telecommunication service over which it has more control. Without action, consumers are stuck with a deregulated, less-than-competitive market.

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  joly 12:26 am on 03/16/2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: at&t ( 7 ), fcc ( 86 ), free press ( 3 ), open internet ( 23 ), public knowledge ( 5 ), spectrum   

  Open Net advocates petition FCC to kill Qualcomm AT&T spectrum deal #broadband #fcc 

  Open Internet advocates Free Press, Public Knowledge, Media Access Project, Consumers Union, and the New America Foundation have jointly petitioned the FCC that the proposed transfer of spectrum from Qualcomm to AT&T is not in the public interest and should be scuppered. The group recommend that, instead, the spectrum be made available to the public on an unlicensed basis.

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  joly 2:07 pm on 03/09/2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: fcc ( 86 ), spectrum, wireless ( 19 )   

  CSTB issues report “Wireless Technology Prospects and Policy Options” #fcc #spectrum #wireless 

  On Feb 25 2011 the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) published a report Wireless Technology Prospects and Policy Options. The report “seeks to shine a spotlight on 21st-century technology trends and to outline the implications of emerging technologies for spectrum management in ways that the committee hopes will be useful to those setting future spectrum policy.”

  • pdf summary

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    Joly MacFie 1:41 pm on 03/10/2011 Permalink | Reply

    Harold Feld of Public Knowledge responds

    As for the summary, much of it seemed fairly reasonable and straightforward. I do puzzle at this constant introduction that everyone does that has become almost hopelessly formulaic. “Command and control bad, we must eliminate command and control and specific service allocations.” Is there anyone in the policy world who actually still thinks we need command and control?

    Frankly, what we actually need some work on is how to ensure that all wireless needs are met in the *absence* of command and control. Basic economics tells us that spectrum licenses will go to those who can win at auctions, which means those who can afford to pay the most for the license. This is justified by using this as a proxy for value to society. The problem is there are a number of uses that are beneficial from a societal advantage that are less profitable than other uses that will not happen — or will happen at a much higher cost. It is a classic application of the theories Joel Waldfogel set out in his book _Tyranny of the Majority_. A few examples of this that I have seen involve things like wireless meters, machine to machine communications, and certain types of industrial operations. Most of these are low bandwidth and useful, but there is no way that the users in question can afford to win licenses at auction. Nor is it a good solution to give it to them. They don’t need licenses. They need wireless access in ways that existing licenses find less profitable to provide than things like CMRS.

    The emerging answer to this has been that it emphasizes the value of unlicensed as a testbed and cheap source of wireless access for certain purposes. This is true. But if this is our policy answer we ought to at least recognize the issue and officially bless unlicensed as the answer. I happen to think dynamic spectrum secondary markets is another tool for addressing this. But what is frustrating is everyone wants to yack about the problems from 20 years ago and no one wants to address the emerging issues in the new market structure. Worse, there seems to be this almost religious belief among the Free Market warriors from the 1980s and 1990s that acknowledging that a flexible, market-driven approach creates a different set of subsidiary issues that require some refinements is a dangerous heresy that will summon back the ancient regime of command and control.

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  joly 11:11 pm on 09/02/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: AWS-3, broadband ( 113 ), fcc ( 86 ), M2Z ( 2 ), NBP ( 18 ), spectrum   

  FCC to M2Z: forgeddaboutit! 

  We have earlier noted the longstanding efforts of M2Z to obtain free spectrum in return for a nationwide free wi-fi service. According to The Register the FCC has finally pulled the plug on the deal, announcing that the desired unused AWS-3 spectrum will be auctioned off towards the middle of next year.

  In The Register’s opinion this “scuppers” any chance of a nationwide free wireless IP network.

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  joly 3:44 am on 06/28/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), broadband plan ( 8 ), NBP ( 18 ), Obama ( 6 ), spectrum, USG ( 42 )   

  NY Times: Broadband Availability to Expand 

  NY Times Story Broadband Availability to Expand

  Selected quotes:

  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seeking to nearly double the wireless communications spectrum available for commercial use over the next 10 years, an effort that could greatly enhance the ability of consumers to send and receive video and data with smartphones and other hand-held devices.

  President Obama will sign a presidential memorandum on Monday that aims to make available for auction some 500 megahertz of spectrum that is now controlled by the federal government and private companies, administration officials said Sunday.

  Specifically, the presidential memorandum will direct the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to identify federally controlled communications bands that can be made available within five years for exclusive or shared use by commercial companies.

  Roughly 45 percent of the spectrum to be auctioned would come from federal government agencies that will be asked to give up allocations that they are not using or could share, according to administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity so as not to upstage the announcement.

  The remainder would come from unused spectrum already scheduled for auction or from broadcasters and other spectrum licensees who would be offered incentives to give up or share parts of their communications airwaves. Currently, the spectrum for wireless communications is about 547 megahertz.

  Lawrence H. Summers, the director of the National Economic Council and assistant to the president for economic policy, is expected to detail the broadband effort in a lunchtime speech in Washington to the New America Foundation, a public policy institute

  Some spectrum also would be made available for free, unlicensed use by start-up companies and others, administration officials said. Such unlicensed spectrum has previously helped in the development of cordless phones, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth applications.

  Harold Feld, legal director of Public Knowledge, a consumer-oriented policy group, said the interest of consumers will be most helped by auctions that help to promote competition between wireless companies rather than entrenching the dominant providers in the market.

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  joly 2:04 am on 03/23/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: fcc ( 86 ), spectrum   

  #FCC launches Spectrum Dashboard 

  The FCC has launched the beta of its Spectrum Dashboard, an online tool that “allows new ways for citizens to search spectrum in the United States. Use the dashboard to find out how spectrum is being used, who owns spectrum licenses around the country, and what spectrum is available in your county.”

  • News release

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