Unlicensed "white space" devices, which operate in locally vacant TV spectrum, rely on a database of other users to avoid causing interference. The FCC has approved ten coordinators to provide access to the database.… Continue Reading
Without a provision for attorneys' fees, it seems to us, the whole idea of class actions might collapse. With such a provision, on the other hand, it is easy to foresee abuse.… Continue Reading
Looming on the Internet horizon - new top level domains, including ".RADIO". Who has applied to run that TLD, what do they envision for it, and who's going to get it?… Continue Reading
From unconstitutional to constitutional in a couple of pages, the Copyright Royalty Board has dodged a bullet, thanks to the D.C. Circuit.… Continue Reading
Weeks before the next Form 499-A deadline, the FCC slaps a six-figure fine on a telecom carrier for (among other things) failing to file its annual Form 499-A. There's probably a message there.… Continue Reading