Do We Have Broadband Maps?

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Today we have very highly advanced mapping systems. The Internet based Mapping has given boost to mapping technology and it continues to grow. I can zoom on in most locations of the world.
But where is our broadband map? Although FCC have some data on broadband availability, FCC does not have a comprehensive data on availability and data, yet there policies made everyday that impact the broadband availability.
Individual States like Kentucky has already developed maps. (Click on the above map to see a large version of the map). California is supposedly developing one according the Cisco High Tech Policy Blog article that made me think about this.
The Ideal Map would show us where broadband is available and the speeds (Some people think those old ISDN (128K) services are broadband) and available providers.

Published on October 30th, 2007 under ,

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700MHz Wireless Spectrum Auction Is Over.

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FCC Chairman over a conference call mentioned that 700MHz Spectrum with open access bids totaling 19.6 Billion Dollars, higher than all all the auctions that it held in last 15 years. Chairman…

Published on March 19th, 2008 under , ,

Senate Passess Enhanced E911 VoIP Requirements

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ARS is covering the e911, real 911 services for VoIP, Voice over IP services. Although FCC has been pushing for VoIP solution providers to provide proper 911 services known as e911, too muc…

Published on February 27th, 2008 under , ,

Martin in favour of Net Neutrality?

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From here it looks as if the FCC is in favour of Net Neutrality.  At hearings held yesterday at the Harvard Law School, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin had pointed questions for the cable industry,…

Published on February 26th, 2008 under , , , ,

FCC Wireless Spectrum Auction Nearing The End.

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Spectrum auction is almost over and according to an article on Forbes, Google might be out of the wireless tangle, after having achieved what it wanted, an "Open" Broadband network.T…

Published on February 6th, 2008 under , , ,

Wireless Auction Bids Reach $18.55 Billion

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The FCC’s Wireless Spectrum auction so far has gathered a sum of 18.55 Billion up to yesterday. This is up from $15.64 at the close of Thursday. Following is the Reuters report.
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Published on February 2nd, 2008 under , , ,

Wireless Auction Bids Reach $3.7 billion At The End Of the Day Friday.

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snapvoipCompanies qualified to join the 700 MHz airwaves auction include major carriers AT&T Inc and Verizon Wireless, as well as possible new competitors like Internet company Google Inc,…

Published on January 26th, 2008 under ,

700MHz Auction, Bids are Coming Low, Too low

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Copyright © 2005-2008 SnapVoip | All Rights Reserved.After going through 3 rounds of auctions 700 MHz band, FCC and Congress should be disappointed. They were expecting to raise $10 Billion…

Published on January 25th, 2008 under ,

FCC ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHITE SPACE PROTOTYPE TESTING SCHEDULE ENCOURAGE WIA

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January 18, 2008
Contact: Jake Ward(202) 683 3156jward@qorvis.com
WIRELESS INNOVATION ALLIANCE ENCOURAGED BY FCC ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHITE SPACE PROTOTYPE TESTING SCHEDULE
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Published on January 21st, 2008 under , ,

What is Verizon’s strategy?

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There’s been some serious buzz in the last 24 hours about Verizon’s decision to allow any device, not just Verizon certified devices, to work on its network.  What Verizon is…

Published on November 28th, 2007 under , , , , , , ,

There might be a Google Phone in OpenSocial!

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If you have forgotten, amidst the noise about Google Phone or gPhone, that Google made headlines here and elsewhere, when it said plans to bid in the upcoming 700-MHz auction and it’s attempt…

Published on November 7th, 2007 under ,

FCC extends Wireline Number Portability to VoIP, Voice over Internet Protocol

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(SnapVoIP)FCC extends Wireline Number Portability to VoIP, Voice over Internet ProtocolWashington, D.C. – The right of consumers to keep the same, familiar phone number when switching to a…

Published on November 1st, 2007 under ,

Do We Have Broadband Maps?

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Today we have very highly advanced mapping systems. The Internet based Mapping has given boost to mapping technology and it continues to grow. I can zoom on in most locations of the world.But…

Published on October 30th, 2007 under ,

Verizon takes FCC to court over "Open Access" Spectrum

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Verizon is sueing FCC over the spectrum auction seeking to overturn rules that would allow any device or software to work on a portion of wireless airwaves. Verizon wants the U.S. Court of Appeals…

Published on September 14th, 2007 under , ,

M2Z Networks Goes to Court Against FCC

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M2Z Networks, Inc. ("M2Z") today informed the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") that it plans to seek a Writ of Mandamus from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C…

Published on August 15th, 2007 under , ,

FCC will Rule on Wireless Auction on 31st of July

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The Federal Communications Commission will set the rules tomorrow governing the auction of $15 billion of public airwaves, a decision with stakes so high that the major U.S. cellular carriers…

Published on July 30th, 2007 under , ,

Open Broadband encouragement from Google! 4.6 Billion of them!

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Google wrote last week on their Public Policy Blog about Google’s interest in promoting competition in the broadband market here in the U.S., to help ensure that as many Americans as possib…

Published on July 20th, 2007 under , , , , , , ,

Wireless rules may change with upcoming auction of the 700 MHz spectrum

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By Leslie Cauley, USA TODAY NEW YORK — Coming soon could be a wireless broadband world in which consumers get to pick any smartphone or other device and load any software on it —…

Published on July 11th, 2007 under , , , , , ,

FTC kicks Net Neutrality in the chin But you can still savetheinternet!

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After reading and writing about Net Neutrality issue that Save the Internet organization brought about, I read today that FTC has got the issues wrong in my view.Save The Internet also have written…

Published on June 28th, 2007 under , , , ,

USF on cable VoIP is good to go, court says so.

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VoIP IP Telephony @ http://snapvoip.blogspot.comAccording to a post on multichannel news,The Federal Communications Commission legally ordered cable companies that provide voice-over-Internet-protoco…

Published on June 5th, 2007 under , , ,

FCC is Seeking Comment on Enhanced 911

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VoIP IP Telephony @ http://snapvoip.blogspot.comFCC ADOPTS NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING SEEKING COMMENT ON ENHANCED 911 LOCATION ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR WIRELESS CARRIERS AND…

Published on June 1st, 2007 under , ,
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