FCC approves BPL interference rules
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday cleared the way for power companies to roll out broadband over power line service by approving a set of rules designed to limit interference to other radio frequency devices such as amateur radios.
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FCC Ruling Brings Broadband to the Power Lines  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  has given the OK for US based utilities to provide broadband over power lines in a move which the FCC hopes will increase the availability of high-speed broadband access and increase competition. This will add electric companies ...
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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has cleared the way for power companies to roll out broadband over power line service by approving a set of rules designed to limit interference to other radio frequency devices.
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FCC approves the technology that could transform wireless communications.
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Nextel Communications Inc. agreed yesterday to a plan by federal regulators aimed at ending the interference from Nextel cellphones that disrupts public safety communication systems in hundreds of communities.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference determined that officials made the right decision in reversing a pass interference call on a deflected pass late in the Auburn-LSU game.
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U.S. communications regulators on Wednesday approved &#36;452 million in additional credits for airwaves that Nextel Communications Inc.  would return as part of a spectrum swap aimed at ending interference with public safety communications.
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Appeals court hears ongoing spat pitting amateur radio operators, who fear nascent devices will cause harmful interference, against the FCC, which views BPL as future cable or DSL rival.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved the purchase by AT&amp;T of 12MHz of wireless spectrum that covers 60 percent of the U.S.
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As part of its goal to promote access to broadband services for all Americans and to encourage new facilities based broadband platforms, the Federal Communications Commission today adopted changes to Part 15 of its rules to encourage the development of
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The Federal Communications Commission has approved the purchase by AT&T of 12MHz of wireless spectrum that covers 60 percent of the U.S.
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WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today conditionally approved the $41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless LLC and AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
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Yesterday&#39;s decision by the Federal Communications Commission to remove barriers to the delivery of broadband services over power lines may give consumers a third broadband option.
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The F.C.C. adopted rules that will enable utility companies to offer an alternative to broadband services now provided by cable and phone companies.
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(InfoWorld) - The European Commission's Radio Spectrum Committee gave the green light to UWB (ultrawideband), paving the way for the technology to be used in Europe as early as February. The committee gave what's known as a "positive regulatory opinion," which means the decision will now be formally adopted by the Commission and will then become binding E.U. law, said Mona Lund, a press officer for the European Commission, in an e-mail exchange. UWB is a wireless technology that can transmit data at 480MbpsÂ and is designed primarily to move data over short ranges. Applications could include sending video from a computer to a television or photos from a digital camera to a computer. Lund could not reveal the restrictions that will govern the use of UWB in Europe, designed to ensure that UWB doesn't interfere with other wireless devices, but said that the Commission will publish the regulations over the next few days. The committee was mindful of existing restrictions on UWB that have already been set in other regions of the world. "Globally harmonized products would of course benefit consumers, and we believe there is sufficient overlap between the UWB regulations in the U.S. and in the E.U. to encourage manufacturers to produce equipment that can be used in different regions," Lund said. Despite some historical objections from groups concerned that UWB could interfere with other wireless services, the 70 percent majority required to pass the decision in the Radio Spectrum Committee was easily obtained, Lund said. She expects the formal adoption procedure to be complete by early February after which member states will be required to adopt the measure as soon as possible and within six months. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved the use of UWB in 2002, but UWB products that comply with the industry trade group's certification process haven't yet hit the market. The technology has been controversial because rather than operating over a narrow frequency band, it transmits using very low power over a very wide swath of spectrum. That raised concerns of interference in some wireless industries. UWB is expected to be used as a cable replacement. Developers of IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) products are creating UWB devices that can wirelessly send video from an end user's DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) router, for example, to a set-top box connected to a TV.
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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday approved Cingular Wireless&#39; 41-billion-US dollar acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
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Radio interference that harms wireless network performance is a way of life, columnist Craig Mathias says. Fortunately, tools are available to help solve that problem.