Spectrum

Tells court repurposing licensed spectrum to unlicensed was in public interest

Will up number of rounds next week

President could move federal users off 3.1-3.45 MHz spectrum under some circumstances

Has until January to report back to Congress

Appeals will generally be made public in their entirety

Wi-Fi fans including NCTA-The Internet & Television Association, are applauding the re-introduction of the Government Spectrum Valuation Act.

Says 400 Mbps will be available to 6 million more subs

Commit to interagency cooperation on NSF-based approach

The FCC has proposed $47 million in fines on 10 entities it alleges failed to provide the educational service required for the EBS spectrum (2.5 GHz) they had FCC licenses to use for that purpose.

Cable operator says it’s doubled its base downstream speed in 8 million homes after $5 price bump, but speed testing shows actual megabits per second may lag behind advertised claims for some customers