Isenberg Defends “Infinite Spectrum Capacity” Claims
Writing on his blog, David S. Isenberg defends the claims he made to New York Times reporter Brian X. Chen on infinite spectrum: The pervasive misunderstanding of how we use…
Unfit to Print
Spectrum policy is one of the most difficult policy issues that Congress has to deal with, and for that reason the Communications Act of 1934 established the FCC as a…
Growing the Wireless Economy through Innovation
Tomorrow, April 18th, I’ll be testifying at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation about mobile networking: Growing the Wireless Economy through Innovation. This subcommittee is part…
Recent Blog Posts of Interest
This is a reminder that I post my policy-related work at The Innovation Files, the blog of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Here are some recent IF posts A…
The 700 MHz Device Subsidy Plan
The FCC is considering new rules for mobile devices that operate in the 700 MHz band per a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Promoting Interoperability in the 700 MHz…
Senator Kohl, Competition, and Public Knowledge
Last week, I posted a note about forthcoming hearings under the auspices of the Senator Herb Kohl’s Anti-Trust Subcommittee regarding Verizon wireless’s new cross-marketing deal with a group of cable…
Low Versus High Radio Spectrum
Lower frequencies do offer advantages, but my view is that these advantages are often overstated. Most usage of mobile broadband networks will occur within higher population densities in which networks will have to be designed for capacity rather than coverage. In these scenarios, low and high frequencies offer almost equivalent performance.
Experimental Radio Applications at the FCC
This summarizes a selection from 215 applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during October, November, and December 2011. These are related to AM broadcasting, FM broadcasting,…