FCC

AT&T has agreed to pay $2.5 billion for licenses that will allow it to expand its coverage area. It is buying a company with channels in the 700-megahertz range. This is the range that analog television uses. Keep in mind that by 2009, broadcasters must switch to digital television; this opens up [...]

The FCC has revised the 700MHz wireless band. Oooh, what’s this mean for us? It means that it is planning to open up portions of the band to facilitate consumer broadband offerings. One might ask why is this a big deal; doesn’t everyone have broadband capability? Well, the answer is no. [...]