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There is no free Supercalifragilistic Wi-Fi

Repeat after me. The FCC is not planning to create gigantic, free Wi-Fi networks. And by the way, TV white space is not the same as Wi-Fi.

FCC unleashing more 5 GHz spectrum for 'Gigabit Wi-Fi'

The FCC moved to satiate the public's growing appetite for Wi-Fi by promising to unleash 195 MHz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band, which the commission contends will alleviate Wi-Fi congestion at major gathering places and enable higher data speeds and greater capacity for "Gigabit Wi-Fi" applications.

Verizon slightly tops Cablevision for FCC's top broadband spot

Verizon's FiOS FTTH broadband service beat Cablevision--slightly--in the Federal Communications Commission's latest  Measuring Broadband America Report , released Thursday.

FCC lays out USF reform plan that redirects funds to broadband

The FCC finally revealed its much anticipated Universal Service Fund (USF) reform plans to redirect funds towards extending broadband service to underserved and unserved communities. Right now, the

FCC forms task force to speed up broadband deployment

Swift broadband deployment was the topic at the FCC this week as the commission hosted an FCC forum that saw Chairman Julius Genachowski announce the formation of an internal FCC task force dedicated

FCC to lay out USF reform plans

The FCC is meeting today to discuss how it can realign the current $8 billion Universal Service Fund (USF) to fund current and future broadband network rollouts. During today's meeting, the FCC will

FCC chairman proposes few net neutrality restrictions on wireless broadband networks

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's new net neutrality proposal for wireless and wired networks calls for light regulations on wireless carriers. The chairman outlined the plan in a speech he gave in

FCC makes first step toward broadband regulation changes

The FCC voted late last week to accept public comments on Chairman Julius Genachowski's idea to reclassify broadband service as a common-carrier service so that the commission can legally impose net

FCC chair promises light touch with broadband regulation changes

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski sought to calm fears over the commission's plans to regulate broadband access as a telecommunications service rather than an information service so that it can impose

The button's been pushed, and the war's about to begin

When FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski presented his "third way" to regulate broadband--a little bit of this, a little bit of that--some observers likened it to a "nuclear" response. My mind, being the