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Text-to-911 emergency services coming to US carriers in 2014

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Dec, 2012

New details have confirmed that the big 4 US phone carriers have agreed to rollout a brand new service in a joint effort with the 911 Association (NENA) that will allow text-to-911 emergency services. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and the Now Network have all agreed to offer this come 2014. With text messages being such a huge part of daily life we're surprised this didn't happen sooner.

HTC DROID DNA passes under the FCC microscope

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Nov, 2012

The much-rumored HTC smartphone complete with a 1080p HD display in a 5-inch phablet form factor is getting closer to our hands by the day. After some official press photos leaked late last week, and again this morning, it looks like the HTC DROID DNA is getting checked out at the FCC. This brings this phone just one step closer to officially launching on Verizon.

Samsung Galaxy Premier clears the NCC, shows its hardware

By Cory Gunther
on 25 Oct, 2012

The new Samsung Galaxy Premier (GT-i9260) has been spotted a few times as of late, but only in a few leaked benchmarks, and official press photos. Today however, Samsung's new mid-range device has cleared the Taiwan NCC, their FCC equivalent, and along with it we're getting multiple pictures of the actual hardware. Check out this 4.65-inch Galaxy smartphone below.

AT&T takes issue with SoftBank’s Sprint buyout

By Eric Abent
on 18 Oct, 2012

SoftBank's intention of purchasing a 70% stake in Sprint is one of the month's bigger news stories (at least so far), so it's no wonder that today we're seeing other carriers coming out and stating some issues they have with the proposed acquisition. One of these carriers is AT&T, which is warning FCC regulators today to closely examine this buyout and its potential consequences. Specifically, AT&T seems concerned over the fact that SoftBank acquiring Sprint means that SoftBank will also take control of Clearwire, giving it a large amount of wireless spectrum.

FCC allows AT&T access to unused airwaves for LTE

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Oct, 2012

Today the FCC has just dropped some good news down on the folks at AT&T. We've seen countless spectrum and airwave transfers and purchases as of late, and now AT&T is getting in on even more action after they've been shopping for extra. Earlier this year the FCC allowed them to transfer some spectrum to T-Mobile after the failed merger, and now some unused broadband airwaves are going to get put to use.

Samsung Galaxy Camera hits the FCC with AT&T 3G bands

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Oct, 2012

After zooming in on some FCC documents it looks like Samsung's Android-powered Galaxy Camera has passed through the FCC with AT&T's 3G and HSPA+ 4G (not LTE) speeds on board. We first got a glance at the Galaxy Camera back at IFA last month, but now this new filing is giving us a better idea of what Samsung has in mind for the smart camera.

LG Eclipse 4G LTE (Optimus G) passes through FCC headed to AT&T

By Cory Gunther
on 31 Aug, 2012

LG's brand new smartphone that many are calling a superphone has just cleared the FCC en route to AT&T. LG recently announced their brand new next-gen Optimus G quad-core smartphone and now a very similar device is headed to AT&T as the LG Eclipse 4G LTE. It looks like those who passed on the Galaxy S III could have a great device in their hands soon.

AT&T set to buy up spectrum with NextWave acquisition

By Eric Abent
on 2 Aug, 2012

Today AT&T announced plans to buy up NextWave Wireless, and though it may seem like an odd purchase at first, there's a good reason for it. NextWave has the rights to use Wireless Communication Services (WCS) and Advanced Wireless Service (AWS) spectrum, and it seems that AT&T is specifically interested in WCS spectrum to give its 4G LTE service a boost. Of course, there are a few roadblocks that AT&T has to get past before it can do such a thing, considering that the FCC hasn't cleared WCS for mobile Internet yet.

Verizon faces $1.25m fine for blocking third-party tethering apps

By Eric Abent
on 31 Jul, 2012

Verizon is being forced by the FCC to pay a fine for apparently blocking their users from accessing third-party tethering apps. As is the case with most of these FCC fines, the $1.25 million settlement amount is chump change to a company as huge as Verizon, but it's more about the message the FCC sends to companies than it is about the money. Verizon will also be forced to train its employees on proper C Block procedure, which it is accused of breaking by blocking third-party tethering apps.

Motorola Atrix 3 hits the FCC en route to AT&T

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Jun, 2012

Motorola's next flagship phone for AT&T will most certainly be the Motorola Atrix 3. It was uncovered and leaked last week, possibly being called the Atrix 3 LTE and today we've received some more information and an FCC filing, adding credence to the rumor.