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InternetNews February 7, 2007 Roy Mark	DTV Coalition Plan No Cyren Call The High Tech DTV Coalition today criticized an alternative plan by Nextel founder Morgan O'Brien to use spectrum allocated for public safety communications by Congress.
InternetNews June 14, 2007 Roy Mark	Public Safety Wireless Plan Sees Red Public/private-funded network for national first responder network sparks lawmaker debate.
InternetNews October 14, 2005 Roy Mark	Senate Panel Eyes Vote on Digital TV Switch Tech executives urge Congress to set a hard deadline for broadcasters to shift completely to digital signals of no later than 2009. The vacated analog signals would be given to first responders and auctioned. A vote on legislation could come Wednesday.
InternetNews January 16, 2007 Roy Mark	Coalition Pushes For DTV Transition Tech companies, trade groups urge Congress to hold fast to Feb. 17, 2009 cut-off as the end of analog broadcasting.
InternetNews October 20, 2005 Roy Mark	DTV Deadline to Vacate Spectrum Advances The Senate Commerce Committee voted today to boot broadcasters out of their analog spectrum by no later than April 7, 2009. After that date, broadcasters would air programs only in digital signals.
InternetNews June 17, 2005 Roy Mark	McCain Stakes Claim on DTV Transition Bill John McCain introduced legislation setting a hard date of Jan. 1, 2009, for the United States to cease analog television broadcasting.
InternetNews March 3, 2011	Kerry, Snowe Back Spectrum Reform Bill Legislation would authorize Federal Communications Commission to conduct incentive auctions to free airwaves for mobile broadband, provide for comprehensive spectrum inventory.
InternetNews February 23, 2006 Roy Mark	Tech CEOs Call For Spectrum Reform With praise for Congress, FCC and the Bush administration, the Technology CEO Council says much more still needs to be done to bring the country's spectrum public policy into the 21st century.
InternetNews July 13, 2005 Roy Mark	Broadcasters Agree to Hard Date DTV Transition After nine years of aggressive lobbying to slow the digital television transition, broadcasters are dropping their objections to a Jan. 1, 2009, deadline to end U.S. analog broadcasting.
InternetNews June 9, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Tuning In DTV The Federal Communications Commission told TV makers today they must comply with a July 1 mandate to carry digital tuners in half of their most popular models.
InternetNews July 9, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Senate Nears Vote on Rethinking U.S. Spectrum A Senate committee yesterday passed a bill that would direct two federal agencies overseeing the nation's wireless spectrum to conduct an inventory to determine how the various bands of airwaves are being used.
InternetNews December 28, 2005 Roy Mark	Agency Spectrum Relocation to Flirt With $1B Clearing federal agencies out of spectrum earmarked for advanced commercial wireless services will cost approximately $936 million, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
InternetNews June 25, 2004 Roy Mark	White House Issues Spectrum Policy Proposals Bush administration calls for limiting spectrum interference protections. The goal is universal, affordable access to broadband by 2007.
InternetNews April 26, 2005 Roy Mark	Tech to TV Execs: Get Off the Beachfront! A group of IT CEOs urges Congress to set a date certain for digital TV transition so spectrum can be opened for wireless broadband.
InternetNews April 5, 2010	Battle Lines Take Shape in Spectrum Showdown As it looks to reclaim spectrum for mobile broadband, the FCC is courting a vigorous political fight, with broadcasters, wireless firms and open Internet advocates all to have their say.
InternetNews May 24, 2005 Roy Mark	Barton Slaps Hard Deadline on DTV Transition House panel prepares for the first hearings on legislation stating that broadcasters must cease transmitting programs in analog format.
InternetNews June 15, 2007 Roy Mark	Network Neutrality Does Wireless An upcoming spectrum auction gives net neutrality proponents an opportunity to push for open wireless networks and a whole lot more.
Home Theater February 26, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	FCC to Propose DTV Giveback Broadcasters would be offered chance to voluntarily sell spectrum.
InternetNews November 21, 2005 Roy Mark	House Approves DTV Bill Television broadcasters have three years to clear analog spectrum for wireless broadband providers and first responders.
InternetNews February 21, 2006 Roy Mark	Senators Push White Space Legislation The proposed Wireless Innovation Act of 2006 would allow wireless broadband providers to operate in buffer zones between broadcast channels.
InternetNews December 21, 2005 Roy Mark	DTV Bill Heads to President's Desk With President Bush's signature, over-the-air analog broadcasting will go dark in three years.
InternetNews January 19, 2007 Roy Mark	Senators Part Ways on White Space Use Competing bills promote use of unused spectrum between broadcast channels for wireless broadband.
InternetNews December 19, 2005 Roy Mark	DTV Transition Date Set The House approves the DTV transition date and the Senate expected to agree today.
InternetNews April 20, 2007 Roy Mark	Free Broadband From Thin Air? Will wireless carriers walk away with most of the spectrum being vacated by broadcasters in a winner-take-all auction that could give up to $10 billion to $15 billion to the U.S. Treasury? House Democrats injected themselves into that public-policy debate.
InternetNews February 17, 2005 Roy Mark	House Considers Subsidizing DTV Transition A new proposal aims to speed broadcasters' move to digital and open spectrum for advanced wireless services.
InternetNews October 27, 2005 Roy Mark	House, Senate Still in Squabble Over DTV Details Though a U.S. House panel joined its Senate counterpart Wednesday in agreeing to flip a 2009 switch on digital broadcasting, the precise date, the exact cost and the absolute certainty of the digital television transition remains in question.
InternetNews December 1, 2010	FCC Moves to Free Spectrum for Mobile Broadband Looking to stave off a spectrum shortfall amid accelerating demand for mobile broadband services, the FCC has taken a series of steps to reallocate TV spectrum and relax rules for experimental uses.
InternetNews July 10, 2007 Roy Mark	Google Prepping National Wireless Broadband Entry? FCC chairman's proposed spectrum auction rules could pave the way for Google to challenge incumbent wireless carriers.
InternetNews February 18, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	DTV Delay Can't Deter Verizon, White Spaces Fans The spectrum might be off-limits until June, but major telcos and tech firms are still pressing ahead with plans for the airwaves.
InternetNews August 24, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC Turns to Private Sector For Public Safety Open access for some commercial spectrum isn't the only experiment the FCC will try in its January 700 MHz auction.
Home Theater October 30, 2009 Mark Fleischmann	Will FCC Revoke DTV Spectrum? Wireless broadband may take precedence over digital TV.
InternetNews April 17, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Verizon Wireless Calls for Spectrum Reform Carrier's general counsel appeals for regional approach to public-safety networks that would cast wireless providers in a similar role as defense contractors.
InternetNews June 5, 2007 Roy Mark	Spectrum Comments Flood FCC Should telecom and cable companies be barred from participating in the Federal Communications Commission's upcoming auction of spectrum?
InternetNews September 30, 2005 Roy Mark	Katrina May Blow Broadcasters Out of Analog More spectrum and money for first responders is getting renewed Congressional interest in the backwash of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
InternetNews January 30, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Likely to Pass DTV Delay Bill Next Week After House Republicans shot down a first attempt, the Senate passes a second bill on concerns that millions of Americans aren't ready for the conversion.
InternetNews December 15, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	FCC Shelves Free Internet Plan Facing mounting pressure, outgoing Chairman Kevin Martin cancels final meeting of the year.
InternetNews January 5, 2010	Obama Administration Calls for Spectrum Reform Filing from key Commerce Department agency echoes Justice Department appeal and could set the stage for a lively political fight.
InternetNews June 10, 2005 Roy Mark	Telecom Reform? Don't Bet On It Republicans are proposing subsidies and Democrats are offering tax incentives, and it's both good news and bad news for technology.
CIO November 15, 2005 Grant Gross	Help for Emergency Responders The push for digital TV would hasten better communications.
InternetNews March 27, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	FCC Chair Hypes Spectrum Auction at CTIA So many flashy phones at CTIA, so little broadband access. But FCC chairman says that will change.
InternetNews April 26, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC Seeks More Input on Broadband Auction Rules FCC keeps options open for the sale of spectrum designated as a third pipe competitor to cable and telephone companies.
InternetNews February 22, 2011	Warner Backs Spectrum Incentive Auction Bill Senator introduces legislation that would grant Federal Communications Commission mandate to transfer spectrum form TV broadcasters to mobile Internet providers.
InternetNews February 2, 2006 Roy Mark	DTV Bill Heads to President's Desk Congress finally sent legislation Wednesday to President Bush that sets Feb. 17, 2009, as the end of analog broadcasting in the United States. After that, television sets must have digital tuners to receive an over-the-air signal.
InternetNews May 25, 2007 Roy Mark	New Coalition Touts National Broadband Policy National legislation is needed to ensure widespread, affordable broadband group tells lawmakers.
InternetNews October 25, 2010	FCC Sees $120B Opportunity in Spectrum Plans Federal Communications Commission lays out plans to free up spectrum for mobile broadband networks, warns about "spectrum crunch" if new portions of the airwaves aren't reallocated.
InternetNews October 24, 2005 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Disagree on DTV Deadline, Subsidies The U.S. House and Senate are $2 billion and four months apart in their legislative efforts to finally wean Americans off analog broadcasting.
InternetNews July 8, 2004 Colin C. Haley	FCC Approves Spectrum Swap The Federal Communications Commission has approved a controversial spectrum swap with Nextel to alleviate congestion of airwaves used by police and fire departments.
InternetNews July 31, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC Set to Rule on Broadband Spectrum The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to issue the rules today for a January spectrum auction that could change the American wireless landscape.
InternetNews February 24, 2010	Genachowski Outlines Spectrum Overhaul FCC chairman details plans for a reallocation scheme that would ask broadcasters and other license holders to cough up some of their spectrum licenses in exchange for a share of profits generated by reselling the airwaves at auction.
InternetNews August 17, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC: Get Your Spectrum Paddles Ready The FCC's January 700MHz spectrum sale might be most compelling air-wave auction in years.