Is the FCC’s NPRM designed to fail?
After today’s FCC Open Meeting there is a lot of speculation about the content of the 2GHz NPRM and NOI which is expected to emerge very shortly. The FCC indicated that it would reallocate the entire...
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This week’s Bloomberg article about LightSquared had an interesting assertion from Nathan Pettit, an assistant professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business that “Falcone’s doubling down...
View ArticleWill it be CharlieSquared?
Since news emerged yesterday that Carl Icahn had sold his $250M of LightSquared’s first lien debt at around 60 cents on the dollar there has been feverish speculation about whether someone else is...
View ArticleUp, down, spin around?
What a bizarre day in the world of LightSquared, where it appears nothing is ever as it seems! First of all, a comment yesterday on my last blog post gave some hints as to a completely different way to...
View ArticleWhat is AT&T up to on the down low?
Earlier today AT&T announced details of its new proposal with SiriusXM to resolve disagreements over how to deploy mobile broadband in the WCS band. AT&T is the largest holder of WCS spectrum,...
View ArticleSo much to do, so much to see…
It looks like the next month or so may be filled with interesting developments in the US spectrum market. Last week, it was reported that the FCC is preparing to launch of review of its “spectrum...
View ArticleGood luck Charlie!
Surprisingly little attention is being given to Charlie Ergen’s upcoming PCIA keynote speech on October 3, where he is set to “discuss DISH’s wireless plans” and will be followed by a Q&A session...
View ArticleThis speech, like youth, wasted on the young…
FCC Chairman Genachowski took a trip to Wharton today, to tell a bunch of students about “the incredible world of mobile communications”. However, he also gave away an enormous amount of information...
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No alphabet soup for you?
Over the last 36 hours there has been a constant stream of stories about DISH Network’s negotiations with various players to launch its proposed wireless network, in what appears to be a last ditch...
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LightSquared’s time machine…
As we head towards the holiday season, LightSquared’s attempts to find an alternative to being bought by Charlie Ergen are becoming ever more desperate, as the December 24 deadline to put forward an...
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