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<title>Report: Verizon proposes $1.5B Clearwire spectrum lease</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/15/sec.filing.by.clearwire.mentions.party.j.believed.to.be.verizon/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355756044_ScreenShot2012-12-17at9.50.35AM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Verizon wants to lease spectrum from Clearwire, in order to improve its 4G LTE offering, according to reports. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Clearwire mentions an offer from "Party J," believed to be Verizon, for spectrum in a number of markets for between $1 billion and $1.5 billion collectively....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ofcom completes 4G spectrum auction in the United Kingdom</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/20/total.of.4g.auction.winning.bids.lower.than.anticipated/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/celltower-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[UK regulator Ofcom has closed its 4G spectrum auction earlier than anticipated. Mainstream British carriers Vodafone, Telefonica, Everything Everywhere, and Three, as well as BT subsidiary Niche Spectrum Ventures, have won various sections of the 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum bands, though the money earned by the UK Treasury through the auction is far below what it expected....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Car-to-car communication put at risk by FCC Wi-Fi proposal</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1111/googlexcarin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Technologies being developed to aid in communications between cars may be affected by the Federal Communications Commission's plan to increase Wi-Fi spectrum. Bands reserved since 1999 for car-to-car communication may become collateral damage in the FCC's search for more wireless spectrum, and potentially puts the future of self-driving vehicles at risk....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple, Samsung, others petition Washington to free spectrum</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355281261_congress-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The High Tech Spectrum Coalition, a 'supergroup' of technology companies led by Apple and Samsung, petitioned Congress on Tuesday to provide more broadcast bandwidth for smartphones and tablet computers. The sent letter encourages the House and Senate technology committees to evaluate auctioning some of the spectrum currently in use by the federal government....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Verizon signs big wireless spectrum deal with Clear Talk</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/28/financial.terms.not.diclosed.purchase.covers.21.million.customers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354142274_verizon-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Pending FCC approval, wireless service provider Clear Talk has agreed to purchase 10 lower 700MHz B-block licenses covering five markets in Texas, as well as one in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Nevada, and New Mexico. The announcement is the third, and largest, since Verizon announced the spectrum sale, with Nortex Communications in Texas and Panhandle Telecommunications Systems in Oklahoma each si...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ofcom issues rules, timetable for UK 4G spectrum auction</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/ipad2012-lte.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[UK regulator Ofcom has issued rules for the upcoming 4G spectrum auction in the country. The newly-released timetable will see network operators such as Vodafone and O2 submit bids for spectrum from January onwards, with the combined reserve prices for the 800MHz and 2.6GHz ranges being auctioned totaling over £1.3 billion ($2 billion)....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dish, Voom HD settle lawsuit, AMC channels return to air</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/22/spectrum.deal.covers.45.markets.150m.population/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1350908140_thewalkingdeadthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Dish Network has settled its lawsuit with Voom HD, allowing AMC back on Dish as of last night. The channels were initially dropped due to claimed high costs for AMC channels despite a relatively low viewership, though it appears more connected to a separate wireless spectrum-related lawsuit that has now ceased....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FCC evaluating 'reverse auction' for unused TV bandwidth</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/30/evaluating.plans.for.purchase.consolidation.future.sale.of.spectrum/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1346118774_genachowski-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In February, Congress passed legislation allowing the FCC to re-allocate wireless spectrum by acquiring it from television broadcasters. The three-phase plan to re-acquire bandwidth has entered the rule-making process on Friday. The reverse auction process will allow the FCC to rearrange the remaining broadcasters to make larger blocks of spectrum available for other uses, such as existing wireles...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>T-Mobile agrees to buy AWS spectrum from Verizon</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/25/deal.awaits.regulatory.approval/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/news/1202/celltower-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Despite the vocal dispute between Verizon and T-Mobile regarding spectrum ownership, both companies have established a swap and sale agreement for Advanced Wireless Services-band (AWS) licenses in several hundred US markets. The companies suggest the spectrum transfer will help bolster their respective LTE expansion plans....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Verizon wireless now offered with Time Warner Cable bundles</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/13/verizon.and.time.warner.start.on.new.partnership/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/verizonin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Verizonís controversial $3.6 billion acquisition of AWS spectrum licenses from cable companies initiated late last year has now borne fruit with its wireless services now being offered
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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