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CTIA, GS industry council urge retraction of interference provision in 2 GHz MSS order

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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July 8 2011

In a development with implications for the current debate over LightSquared’s planned wireless broadband network, wireless association CTIA and the U.S. GPS Industry Council (USGIC) petitioned the FCC to retract a provision, contained in a recent FCC order, which holds adjacent band incumbents responsible for avoiding interference from MSS operations

FCC spotlights online video distributors in MVPD market report

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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July 27 2012

In its latest report to Congress on the state of the U.S. multichannel video program distribution (MVPD) sector, the FCC examined the impact of online video distributors (OVDs) for the first time

Qualcomm, Broadcom to settle patent disputes

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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May 1 2009

Wireless chip rivals Qualcomm and Broadcom ended a long series of legal battles this week with an agreement under which Qualcomm would pay Broadcom $891 million over the next four years to settle patent claims

Nielsen study shows decline in TV ownership

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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May 6 2011

Statistics published this week by media ratings firm Nielsen show a drop in the number of U.S. homes with a television set

Sony to pay $1.5 billion for Ericsson joint venture stake

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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Sweden, USA
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November 4 2011

After ten years, Sony and Ericsson have bid adieu to their handset joint venture, with Sony’s agreement to buy out the Swedish equipment manufacturer’s stake for $1.5 billion

Professors claim broadcast retransmission fees are not used for intended purpose

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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March 2 2012

Members of academia gathered at a Capitol Hill event on Tuesday argued that retransmission fees paid by cable operators and other multichannel video program distributors to local television broadcasters are not being used for their intended purpose under the 1992 Cable Act, which is to promote news and other local programming

California enacts law limiting regulation of VoIP and IP-enabled services

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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October 5 2012

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will be restricted from regulating voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and IP-enabled services, except as required by federal law, under a new state law signed by Governor Jerry Brown (D) last Friday

FCC approves DISH license transfer, but rejects waiver of MSSATC integrated service rule

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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March 9 2012

Last Friday, DISH Network won FCC approval of its request to acquire 2 GHz mobile satellite service (MSS) S-band licenses and related assets from bankrupt MSS providers TerreStar Networks and DBSD North America

AT&T, Comcast defend compliance with PEG rules

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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March 20 2009

Responding to petitions filed by local franchise authorities and public interest groups, AT&T and Comcast told the FCC that their respective methods of delivering public, educational and governmental (PEG) channels to video service customers comply fully with FCC rules and with federal law

Broadband providers weigh in on definition of “unserved” areas

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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April 24 2009

For the purpose of determining eligibility for broadband technology grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), several cable, telephony and rural telecommunications groups voiced consensus in recommending that the FCC define as "unserved" any area that lacks transmission speeds of at least 768 kbps

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