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Dish warns the FCC its 4G LTE might come in earnest as late as 2016

# 2012-05-19 04:13:00, Engadget
Dish has been tranquil about facing a longer FCC review period for its planned LTE-based 4G network, and now we might have an idea as to why. The satellite TV giant is telling the FCC that it only expects coverage to reach up to 60 million potential customers "within four years," or about 2016 -- ...

FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012

# 2012-05-18 17:52:00, Engadget
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tab...

Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile hits FCC, brings future-proofed HSPA+ for good measure

# 2012-05-18 14:14:00, Engadget
There's been hints of it coming as early as February, but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the Galaxy S III is coming to T-Mobile. A Samsung SGH-T999 has popped up at the agency sporting newly added 1,700MHz AWS support that's the telltale sign of a T-Mobile device, along with the T999 name i...

LG Optimus 4X HD stops in at the FCC, flaunts AT&T bands, global support

# 2012-05-17 14:39:00, Engadget
LG's latest 4.7-inch wunderphone may not have received an official release this side of the Atlantic, but that doesn't mean the Feds aren't putting it through its paces. A global version of the LG Optimus 4X HD made its way through the FCC test labs recently, revealing a quad-band GSM / EDGE radio...

FCC wants to set aside wireless spectrum for medical body area devices, our hearts are literally afl...

# 2012-05-17 11:05:00, Engadget
The FCC has been making a big push towards freeing up the airwaves for medical uses, and it just took one of its biggest steps on that front by proposing to clear space for wireless body area networks. Agency officials want to let devices operate in the 2.36GHz to 2.4GHz space so that patients can...

Acer Iconia Tab A700 hits FCC approval process head-on, comes out victorious

# 2012-05-17 08:35:00, Engadget
The Tegra 3-touting tablet from Acer known as the Iconia Tab A700 hasn't made the rounds since CES, just over four months ago. It's finally hit the federal stage, with the WiFi-only version getting the seal of approval from the FCC, which tells us that its absence from the public spotlight doesn't...

Razer's Ouroboros gaming mouse outed by the FCC, transforms to fit lefties

# 2012-05-16 15:11:00, Engadget
Looking for a rodent to help you frag your way through the competition, southpaw style? The FCC may have just uncovered your new best friend: The Razer Ouroboros gaming mouse. Like the Cyborg RAT series, the Ouroboros features a sliding palm rest and swappable side panels to better fit your mitt. ...

Comcast fires back over Xfinity TV on Xbox 360, says no way, no how it's violating net neutrality

# 2012-05-15 13:04:00, Engadget
Complaints by Netflix's Reed Hastings and a handful of politicians must have rankled Comcast CTO Tony Werner, as he just posted a particularly detailed explanation of why Comcast believes the Xfinity TV app on the Xbox 360 isn't violating net neutrality. We'd previously heard the argument that th...

Cox seeks 700MHz spectrum transfer to AT&T, U.S. Cellular

# 2012-05-15 12:41:00, Engadget
Spectrum is the new oil. Or, so it would appear given all the backbiting that's overtaken the wireless industry as of late. One company, however, is perched advantageously to benefit from these squabbles and that's Cox. In separate filings to the Commission dated today, the cabler's begun the o...

Samsung Galaxy S III gets permission to enter US, still only with HSPA+

# 2012-05-14 21:28:00, Engadget
This is the same European version we've already spent so much time with, just stopping by the FCC to get its wireless paperwork in order. There's no LTE onboard, but the phone would handle HSPA+ on AT&T or just EDGE on T-Mo if it was (now legally) carried into the States. The regulatory label also...

Alliance for Broadband Competition forms to sway opinion against Verizon's AWS acquisition

# 2012-05-14 15:04:00, Engadget
The effort to prevent Verizon Wireless from its purchase of AWS licenses from SpectrumCo and Cox just became a bit more intense, as several opponents to the deal have now banded together to form the Alliance for Broadband Competition. The coalition includes T-Mobile and Sprint, along with advocacy...

Wireless Emergency Alert system goes live this month, delivers location-based SMS warnings

# 2012-05-14 11:37:00, Engadget
Last we heard of the federal government's Wireless Emergency Alert system, only Sprint had signed on to deliver the SMS warnings. Now, with the secured participation of all four major carriers and smaller regional operators, that gratis service is set to go live this month, covering nearly 97 perc...

Huawei Ascend D1 hits the FCC with pentaband HSPA+

# 2012-05-14 06:23:00, Engadget
Of the trio of Huawei's Diamond-class smartphones announced at Mobile World Congress in February, the dual-core Ascend D1 got the least amount of buzz. Today, however, the handset gets its opportunity to bask in the spotlight, since it's the first of the group to obtain the FCC's nod of approval. ...

Acer Liquid Glow hits the FCC, keeps its secrets

# 2012-05-13 09:41:00, Engadget
Acer's Liquid series phones only occasionally reach the FCC, so it's with some surprise that we've just spotted the still-fresh Liquid Glow getting the US agency's approval under its E330 model name. Details are scarce as to whether or not there's been any changes made to the Android 4.0 phone on ...

NEC tablet with GSM and HSPA breaks cover at the FCC

# 2012-05-13 03:09:00, Engadget
Regular readers will know that the FCC is a bit of a virtual whistle-blower, alerting tech-hungry Americans to when new goodies might soon be landing on their shores. Other times it coughs up the odd thing we weren't even waiting for. Today's offering appears to be a 3G tablet from NEC. There's li...

FCC Fridays: May 11, 2012

# 2012-05-11 17:11:00, Engadget
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tab...

Rhode & Schwarz anechoic test chamber waves-on

# 2012-05-09 10:43:00, Engadget
We're oft treated to fantastic news by the FCC while devices are tested in its immense labyrinth of labs but what we've not seen much of is the type of equipment contained within them. While the smaller Rhode & Schwarz TS8991 that we had a peek at today is used more for antenna design purposes and...

Live from CTIA with FCC chairman Julius Genachowski

# 2012-05-08 04:18:00, Engadget
The first keynote of the week is a doozy. We've got Gary Flood from MasterCard, Patrick Riordan president of Cellcom and Joe Kennedy the CEO of Pandora. Not too shabby. But, the big fish in this four person pond is clearly FCC chairman Julius Genachowski. The chief regulator of the wireless indust...

Gogo grabs 1MHz spectrum from JetBlue subsidiary LiveTV, beefs up in-flight bandwidth

# 2012-05-07 12:52:00, Engadget
In-flight internet provider Gogo's been increasing its domestic presence of late, so it makes sense for the company to snag some additional spectrum as well. Its new wireless license is for a chunk of 1 MHz spectrum that Gogo got from Live TV, the subsidiary of JetBlue that handles all of that airl...

Join us for FCC chairman Julius Genachowski's CTIA keynote tomorrow at 10:30AM ET

# 2012-05-07 09:47:00, Engadget
Ain't no party like a Genachowski party, cause a Genachowski party don't stop. So long as you've got the spectrum and bandwidth to keep your your Niki and the Dove Pandora station bumpin'. The festivities here at CTIA Wireless 2012 in New Orleans are already underway, unofficially, but the true fu...

Did LG's Optimus L5 handset sneak through the FCC?

# 2012-05-07 01:41:00, Engadget
Remember LG's Android L-style series of smartphones from back at Mobile World Conference? While we can't be totally certain this is the case, it appears that the Optimus L5 handset recently passed through the FCC's subterranean lair. Buried within the testing report is the diagram pictured, display...

Verizon takes the lead on text to 911 services

# 2012-05-05 13:31:00, Engadget
The FCC first outlined its intention to allow texting to emergency services back in 2010, and since then despite more talk of accepting photo and video messages, nothing official came to be. This week, however, Verzion has taken the initiative, and announced its own plans to enable text to 911 for...

Nokia PureView 808 pops up at the FCC, has innards splayed across the internet

# 2012-05-05 06:22:00, Engadget
'Twas only a matter of time, we suppose, before Uncle Sam got his mitts on Nokia's mobile imaging monster, the 808 Pureview, and that time is now. The folks at the FCC got a real good look at the Symbian handset sporting a 41-megapixel shooter, and have torn it asunder to ensure it's safe for huma...

FBI Wants to Force Internet Companies to Make Their Sites Surveillance-Ready [Spying]

# 2012-05-04 08:20:14, Gizmodo
If you are paranoid about the rise of a police state, it's time to pull out your metaphorical tin foil hat: according to Cnet, the FBI is attempting to strong-arm companies such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft into making their websites and services "wiretap-friendly." More

FCC to dole out up to $300 million to help carriers expand service in rural areas

# 2012-05-03 04:22:00, Engadget
It seems like almost every day that we receive a press release announcing Verizon or AT&T is planning to expand its LTE coverage to three, five, eleven new markets. But in some remote pockets of the country, you'd be lucky to latch onto even a solid 3G signal. In a bid to make sure those folks in ...

Toshiba AT330 gets FCC approval, on track for June 10th launch date

# 2012-05-02 11:58:00, Engadget
Toshiba's 7.7-inch and 10.1-inch Excite tablets (known also by their respective model numbers, AT270 and AT300) have had their time in the FCC spotlight, and now it's the 13-incher's turn. The ARM-powered AT330 looks to be on track for its on-sale date of June 10th, so it has a good month to sit t...

Vizio keyboard and mouse roll through the FCC, PCs may ship by July 31st

# 2012-05-02 04:26:00, Engadget
The wait for Vizio's first PC range we first saw at CES may feel like an eternity, but our friends at the FCC have made that wait a little shorter with a pair of approvals. Both the wireless keyboard and its equally cable-free trackpad companion have been given clearance to pair up with your futur...

Google Staff Knew All Along About the Street View Data Breach [Google]

# 2012-04-30 01:31:55, Gizmodo
A report issued by the Federal Communications Commission reveals that the Google engineer responsible for collecting private information via wireless networks from Street View cars repeatedly told his colleagues about the controversial nature of what was happening. More

LightSquared founder Philip Falcone to step down 'eventually', attempts to dodge the bankruptcy bull...

# 2012-04-30 00:56:00, Engadget
In an effort keep the troubled LightSquared from the brink of defaulting on its debt, its founder will step down from the company. While it doesn't look immediate, (people "familiar with the negotiations" are using the word "eventually") it's Philip Falcone's latest attempt to extend a debt-term v...

Google Releases Full Report On Street View Investigation, Finds That Staff Knew About Wi-Fi Sniffing

# 2012-04-28 18:11:45, TechCrunch
Earlier today Google released the full report of the FCC's investigation into the collection of  "payload data" from open Wi-Fi networks -- aka passwords, email and search history from open networks -- that its fleet of Street View cars obtained between 2008 and April 2010. An earlier and heavily r...