AT&T plans to use 700 MHz Lower D and E Block licenses for LTE Broadcast, reports Fierce Wireless. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson disclosed the plans during an appearance at a Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference this week. AT&T acquired the unpaired licenses from Qualcomm in December 2011, for $1.93 billion. The E Block in the 700 […]
The White House filed a petition with the FCC on Tuesday asking that all wireless carriers be required to unlock all mobile devices so that users can easily switch between carriers, reports the Washington Post. Filed by the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the proposal comes after the Obama administration threw its support […]
Members of the Internet.org coalition — which includes Facebook, Qualcomm, Ericsson and others — released a 70-page white paper today that outlines how they plan to bring affordable internet to the next 5 billion people, reports Engadget. Internet.org hopes to combine a tenfold improvement in the cost of delivering data, with apps that are 10 […]
Dish Network filed a new proposal (FCC filing) this week that the company said would allow it to deploy an LTE network across its 700 MHz E Block and AWS-4 spectrum holdings, reports Fierce Wireless. Dish is asking the FCC to set a new buildout deadline on its 700 MHz spectrum that would require the […]
AT&T has agreed to bring interoperability to the lower 700 MHz band, the company said in a statement. “AT&T, for its part, has committed to investing considerable time and resources to the modification of its 700 MHz LTE network through the implementation of a newly-standardized software feature. That effort will allow AT&T’s network to support […]
Shane L., founder of CheckESNFree.com, says his website is the worlds only free, instant, online, multi-carrier ESN checker. He says he started it nearly 4 years ago in an attempt to help combat cellphone fraud. CheckESNFree.com says it will provide free and instant online ESN check solutions in the United States and Canada. They offer […]
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