On a three to two party-line vote, the FCC approved somewhat watered down new rules on the last day Congress was in session.
Sure, we've seen the D830 clam, X820 candybar, and FCC approved D900 slider before, only now they've been turned-out onto that mean global scene official, spec'd, and rebadged with their ultra-slim, millimeter measurements right in the name: the Ultra Edition 9.9 (D830), 12.9 (D900), and 6.9 (X820) pictured left-to-right.
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The FCC has approved a dozen mobile mergers in the last five years alone.
Peace out, BREW. Only FCC-approved devices will be taken in for testing, and there's a fee for certification, but in return manufacturers are promised a four-week turnaround (eight weeks for the "best practices" cert), with mandatory re-testing every 36 months.
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Bowen and others hope that new wireless technologies recently approved by the FCC will eventually solve the rural broadband problem.
In a statement issued last week, the FCC announced that these devices have been approved for use within the 413 to 457MHz range, as requested in a petition from the Alfred Mann Foundation, which has already constructed several prototype MMN systems.
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With 3GPP's standards now approved, DISH is poised to enter the wireless business as rapidly as possible, assuming favorable FCC approval of rules that will allow DISH to use the spectrum (which is already approved for satellite and terrestrial service) more efficiently for terrestrial wireless services for smartphones, tablets and computers.
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The U.S. Justice Department approved the deal in March, and it was widely expected that the FCC would do the same.
Even though the lease had been approved before he bought LightSquared he still had to go through the political hoopla to get the FCC and Inmarsat to let a trader own it.
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