DISH has submitted its comments in response to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding wireless spectrum licensed by the Colorado-based pay-TV provider. Last year, DISH invested $ 3 billion to take control of 40 MHz of spectrum in the 2 GHz band. This spectrum remains largely unused due to the requirements to use the spectrum [...]…
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Today, T-Mobile USA announced new, flexible No Annual Contract mobile broadband service passes that will debut May 20. They make it easier for customers to use T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network across a variety of mobile broadband devices including tablets, mobile hotspots and laptop sticks. T-Mobile’s No Annual Contract start at just $ 15, without commi…
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T-Mobile USA isn’t planning to offer shared data plans to its customers like its competitors Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T). In a blog post, T-Mobile USA’s Senior Vice President of Market…
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U.S. Cellular is expanding its 4G LTE device line-up with the launch of the Samsung SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot. For a limited time, the hotspot will be available for $ 49.99 after a $ 50 mail-in rebate in select markets covered by the 4G LTE network and in those scheduled to be covered by the end of 2012. [...]…
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To help drive down costs and keep margins high, AT&T (NYSE:T) is focusing on smartphones that require lower subsidies yet are appealing to consumers. Speaking at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph de la V…
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EchoStar says their new internet spotbeam satellite, EchoStarXVII (Jupiter), has arrived at the launch facility in French Guiana (pdf). Built by SpaceSystems/Loral, it’s scheduled to launch next month. The HughesNet Gen4 satellite service, starting in summer 2012, will deliver better performance, faster speeds and superior download capacity t…
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In separate transactions, AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) and U.S. Cellular are looking to purchase 700 MHz licenses, mainly from Cox Communications. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

Pending FCC approval, AT&T is hoping to buy eight Lower 700 MHz B Block licenses from…
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LightSquared filed for bankruptcy today after its plan to deliver high-speed wireless to as many as 260 million people ran afoul of U.S. regulators, reports Bloomberg. LightSquared had until 5 p.m. ET today to work out a deal with lenders that would keep it from being forced into bankruptcy, but reports said the company drew [...]…
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FreedomPop, the startup backed by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, started taking orders for a case for Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S that is WiMAX enabled and connects to Clearwire’s (NASDAQ:CLWR) network. The case,…
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Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is financing an Internet TV network that will include an interview show with former CNN television host Larry King, and could be running by October, reports Reuters. Slim’s America Movil, one of the world’s biggest telecommunications firms, will fund the venture. Financial details were not disclosed. Amé…
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