1. Articles mentioning both Julius Genachowski and Sprint Nextel

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    1. Verizon, Sprint, USTelecom join challengers to USF reform plan

      Explore FierceTelecom (Jan 13 2012)

      Sprint (NYSE: S), Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and the USTelecom Association are the latest to rail against the FCC'......ompanies) and the Western Telecom Alliance. The timing of the new challenges follows FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal to move the Lifeline voice service program from voice toward broadband and reduce progra... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Sprint Nextel   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association

    2. Telcos Ask FCC to Reconsider USF Reform Proposal

      Explore The Cable Industry Book (Jan 12 2012)

      Verizon, Sprint and USTelecom are among those challenging the FCC's recent revamp of the... Verizon, Sprint and USTelecom are among those challenging the Federal Communications Commission's recent revamp of ......munications Companies) and the Western Telecom Alliance. The notice came the same week FCC chairman Julius Genachowski circulated an order reforming another USF subsidy, the Lifeline program that subsidizes phone servi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Sprint Nextel   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association

    3. Why Verizon needs AT&T-Mo to just disappear

      Explore GigaOM (Nov 23 2011)

      Why Verizon needs AT&T-Mo to just disappear ...eds AT&T-Mo to just disappear By Kevin Fitchard Nov. 23, 2011, 12:37pm PT No Comments * Tweet * * * Sprint may have popped open champagne on Tuesday after the Federal Communications Commission denounced......ew regulations. Verizon’s aim was to minimize the damage. The best outcome for Big Red FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski The FCC had three options: Approve AT&T-Mo outright, approve the deal with conditions or send it of... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Qualcomm   AT&T   Sprint Nextel

    4. Report: AT&T could divest up to 25% of T-Mobile to win approval for deal

      Explore FierceWireless (Sep 2 2011) Marketing

      Report: AT&T could divest up to 25% of T-Mobile to win approval for deal ...CC is still conducting its review, but after the Justice Department filed its lawsuit, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski released a statement in which he said that there are "serious concerns about the impact of the prop......was a lot of input from Genachowski's team," an unnamed FCC official told the Journal. Meanwhile, Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) CEO Dan Hesse, who has probably been the most visible individual critic of ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Sprint Nextel   Julius Genachowski

    5. AT&T/T-Mobile: is the merger in peril?

      Explore Ars Technica (Aug 15 2011)

      AT&T/T-Mobile: is the merger in peril? ...Eleven years ago the Department of Justice very strongly objected to the merger of MCI-Worldcom and Sprint. It was a hammer blow that helped kill the bid—and Worldcom. The union would have combined the seco......s, but that it could still be branded by some major decision. In other words, imagine that you were Julius Genachowski. Here are some concerns that we're guessing may have crossed his mind ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   LTE   AT&T   Sprint Nextel

    6. Lawmakers continue to press FCC on LightSquared GPS interference concerns

      Explore FierceWireless (Jun 8 2011)

      ...as sent just days after Sen. Charles Grassley's (R-Iowa) office released a letter from FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski addressing concerns about the issue.  "We request that the Commission only approve LightSquared's w......es:FCC's Genachowski: We won't let LightSquared operate without GPS interference resolution Report: Sprint, LightSquared near $2B/year network-sharing deal Report: LightSquared to buy LTE network capacity f... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Clearwire   AT&T   Sprint Nextel

    7. Sprint, Other Operators to Offer Emergency Alerts in Big Apple

      Explore vision2mobile (May 10 2011) Marketing

      ...g those who appeared at the World Trade Center site: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg; FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski; Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator W. Craig Fugate; and top executives from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. “Following the devastating tornadoes in the Southeast, we are witnessing yet... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Sprint Nextel   Julius Genachowski

    8. Fcc, Nab tangle over broadcast spectrum auctions

      Explore FierceWireless (Apr 13 2011)

      Fcc, Nab tangle over broadcast spectrum auctions ... dueling speeches at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and NAB President Gordon Smith discussed whether and how to refarm TV broadcast spectrum for mobile......oid: Up on tablets, down on smartphones - CTIA Wireless 2011 Scorecard * Carriers: LightSquared up; Sprint, Clearwire down - CTIA Wireless 2011 Scorecard * Windows Phone launch was a dud in the U.S. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   LTE   Motorola   Sprint Nextel

    9. Competition creator? FCC forces "data roaming" on reluctant carriers

      Explore Ars Technica (Apr 7 2011)

      Competition creator? FCC forces "data roaming" on reluctant carriers With Sprint and Comcast cheering (and Verizon booing), the Federal Communications Commission has issued rules r......nwide voice and data plans to have any chance of competing in today's market," commented FCC Chair Julius Genachowski at today's Open Commission meeting. He continued: Re... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Sprint Nextel   Comcast

    10. Verizon, Sprint CEOs React to AT&T/T-Mobile Combo

      Explore Light Reading (Mar 22 2011) IP Telephony , Marketing

      Verizon Wireless CEO remained coy about AT&T's plans to acquire T-Mobile, while Sprint's Hesse got in some jabs at CTIA's CEO roundtable ORLANDO, Fla. -- International CTIA WIRELESS 2011......esse got in some jabs at CTIA's CEO roundtable ORLANDO, Fla. -- International CTIA WIRELESS 2011 -- Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) CEO Dan Hesse and Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead have adopted different postures tow... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   IMS   Vodafone   CableLabs

    11. Data roaming battle heats up ahead of FCC's April meeting

      Explore FierceWireless (Mar 17 2011)

      ...ttee's communications subcommittee, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, (D-Minn.) sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski urging him to act on the data roaming mandate. The lawmakers said the rules are critically needed i...... wireless providers," the senators wrote. The letter comes a week after smaller carriers, including Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S), T-Mobile USA and Cricket provider Leap Wireless (NASDAQ:LEAP), called on the FCC to requi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   LTE   AT&T   Sprint Nextel

    12. FCC approves light net neutrality rules for wireless

      Explore FierceWireless (Dec 21 2010)

      ...wireless and wired networks, bringing to a climax the intense regulatory gymnastics by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski that began more than a year ago. As expected, the rules largely go easy on wireless carriers, thoug......nsumers of those networks," Genachowski said. Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ), AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T), Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S), T-Mobile USA and other wireless carriers will be barred from blocking services like Googl... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   AT&T   Sprint Nextel

    13. Genachowski's net neutrality proposal draws mixed reaction

      Explore FierceWireless (Dec 2 2010)

      FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposed net neutrality rules ignited a firestorm of criticism from proponents of net neutrality ......nt in a difficult economy and appears to avoid over-regulation," the company said in a statement. Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S), for its part, praised the plan, calling it "a fair and balanced approach to a difficult i... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Sprint Nextel   Julius Genachowski

    14. AT&T steps up net neutrality lobbying campaign

      Explore FierceWireless (Nov 29 2010)

      ...rks.   According to the Washington Post, AT&T executives met with or placed calls to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's office eight times in the week leading up to Thanksgiving. Jim Cicconi, AT&T's senior executive v......yNet neutrality - One year at the FCC * AT&T steps up net neutrality lobbying campaign * Clearwire, Sprint accelerate WiMAX launch pace as Verizon's LTE looms * M2M mobile: Will carriers rise to ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Cox Communications   Sprint Nextel

    15. NTIA report finds 115 MHz of spectrum for wireless

      Explore FierceWireless (Nov 16 2010)

      NTIA report finds 115 MHz of spectrum for wireless ...e spectrum it plans to unleash between now and 2014 could be worth up to $120 billion. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said at the time that one key provision of the agency's plans--incentive auctions in which broadcas....... holiday smartphones for 2010 from the nation's Tier 1 carriers * 5. Dan Hesse, President and CEO, Sprint - Most Powerful People in Wireless * 20. Philip Falcone, CEO, Harbinger Capital Partners - Most Pow... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Qualcomm   Samsung   Sprint Nextel

    16. FCC Moves Toward Possible Special-Access Regulation

      Explore von.com (Oct 29 2010)

      ...Editor Comments Posted in News, AT&T;, Cable companies, CLECs, FCC, Policy & Regulation, Verizon, Julius Genachowski Print The FCC is doing what the industry long has anticipated would happen under Chairman Julius ......removed. The NoChokePoints coalition – comprised of companies including Covad Communications, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA and Clearwire – have asked the FCC to cap the amount AT&T and Verizon can charge. The... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Sprint Nextel   AT&T Inc.

    17. FCC pushes USF Mobility Fund for 3G, 4G mobile broadband buildouts

      Explore FierceWireless (Oct 15 2010)

      ...ated areas or are far from network centers. "The status quo for USF is unsustainable," FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said. "The current program is designed to support the communications networks of the past, not the ...... broadband." The new fund will use a portion of the USF money that Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) voluntarily gave up in 2008. The fund will use between $100 million and ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   LTE   Nokia   Sprint Nextel

    18. FCC promotes potential of white space spectrum

      Explore FierceWireless (Sep 13 2010) Marketing

      ... rules for white space spectrum, clearing the way for devices to use the spectrum that FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is now touting as "super WiFi." The commission is expected to approve the new rules at a meeting ne......promotes potential of white space spectrum * Garmin may consider dumping mobile phone biz * Report: Sprint considering cutting one-third of its base stations * Nokia's smartphone chief Vanjoki resigns * Rep... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Samsung   AT&T

    19. The destination of T-Mobile's LTE network?

      Explore FierceWireless (Jul 20 2010) Marketing

      The destination of T-Mobile's LTE network? ...sion following the conclusion of NTIA's investigation. It's no secret that the FCC under Chairman Julius Genachowski has made freeing spectrum for mobile broadband a key goal. That makes a bet on AWS-3 getting paired......the 3G game--it deployed its 3G network after AT&T Mobility(NYSE:T), Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S)--and hasn't suffered terribly as a result. In fact, Ham ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Clearwire   Hspa   LTE

    20. FCC to discuss net neutrality at June 17 meeting

      Explore FierceWireless (May 28 2010) Marketing

      ...blic comment regarding a proposal to regulate broadband access. Earlier this month FCC Commissioner Julius Genachowski pushed ahead with a new legal strategy allowing the commission to implement net neutrality regulati...... speeds * 2010 Fierce 15 startups aim to solve industry problems, tap new markets * Are Verizon and Sprint rolling out CDMA Rev. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Motorola   Sprint Nextel   Julius Genachowski

    21. At&t, Verizon may face tighter regulation following FCC report

      Explore FierceWireless (May 21 2010)

      ...etition, did not say the industry is uncompetitive, but instead took a neutral stance. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the commission is not trying to "reach an overly simplistic 'yes-or-no' conclusion" about the ......erce 15 * 2010 Fierce 15 startups aim to solve industry problems, tap new markets * Are Verizon and Sprint rolling out CDMA Rev. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Apple   Sprint Nextel

    22. FCC frees up 25 MHz of spectrum for mobile broadband

      Explore FierceWireless (May 21 2010) Marketing

      ...obile broadband use, and that rules will be put in place to avoid interference issues. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski called the order a "strong down payment on a vital national need." The FCC's national broadband pla......erce 15 * 2010 Fierce 15 startups aim to solve industry problems, tap new markets * Are Verizon and Sprint rolling out CDMA Rev. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Sprint Nextel   Julius Genachowski

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