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Harold Feld has written an excellent analysis on what the FCC’s decision on the non-exclusive use of the 3605-3700 MHz band means for municipalities, and wireless ISPs, equipment vendors. Earlier today, Jim Geier reported that the FCC upheld a 2005 decision on non-exclusive licensing of that band for wireless services. Harold Feld has written an excellent analysis on what the FCC’s decision on the non-exclusive use of the 3605-3700 MHz band means for municipalities, and wireless ISPs, equipment vendors. Earlier…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has upheld a 2005 decision on non-exclusive licensing of broadband wireless services in the 3,650 to 3,700 MHz band. The FCC rejected petitions by Alvarion, Intel, Motorola, the WiMAX Forum, and others who’d opposed the earlier ruling.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has upheld a 2005 decision on non-exclusive licensing of broadband wireless services in the 3,650 to 3,700 MHz band. The FCC rejected petitions by Alvarion, Intel, Motorola, the WiMAX Forum, and others who’d opposed…

Communities in Silicon Valley are still waiting to see the model agreement they’re expected to sign to participate in Wireless Silicon Valley. That, and design delays, are putting the project behind schedule.Communities in Silicon Valley are still waiting to see the model agreement they’re expected to sign to participate in Wireless Silicon Valley. That, and design delays, are putting the project behind schedule.

One-square-mile test areas in Palo Alto and San Carlos were to have been completed by the end of…

The next U.S. Census will not be taken for another three years but a dress rehearsal using mobile handheld devices started this week in Fayetteville, N.C., and Stockton, Calif.The next U.S. Census will not be taken for another three years but a dress rehearsal using mobile handheld devices started this week in Fayetteville, N.C., and Stockton, Calif.

Census workers, equipped with 1,400 secure GPS-enabled handheld devices will be capturing address information in the two cities from now through June. The data…

James Carlini has an interesting column in Midwest Business magazine in which he tackles some of the issues for states that have neglected to plan for broadband networks as a necessary part of their infrastructure.James Carlini has an interesting column in Midwest Business magazine in which he takes a look at a 2004 survey done by the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the critical questions It raises for states that have neglected the need for a network infrastructure.

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has classified wireless broadband Internet access service as an information service under the Communications Act (Act). The FCC’s action places wireless broadband Internet access service on the same regulatory footing as other broadband services, such as cable modem service, wireline broadband (DSL) Internet access service, and Broadband over Power Line (BPL)-enabled Internet access service.

According to the FCC, “it ensures that wireless broadband Internet access services are similarly free from unnecessary regulatory burdens. Competition among…