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Posted May 24, 2013

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles Schumer has reintroduced the Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act, which would make it a federal crime to tamper with the unique identification number (IMEI) of a wireless device.  The following statement may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations:  “AT&T applauds Senator Schumer for…

Posted May 24, 2013

Please attribute the following to Len Cali, AT&T Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy:  “On behalf of AT&T I want to congratulate Danny Sepulveda for his nomination to become Ambassador for International Communications and Information Policy. We have had the pleasure of working with Danny on many important issues, and he possesses the experience,…

Posted May 21, 2013

Today AT&T, the National Association of Broadcasters, and Verizon jointly posted the following blog post. The TV broadcast spectrum incentive auction proceeding raises some of the most difficult engineering challenges the FCC has ever faced.  One thing is clear:  a successful auction must start with an effective band plan.  A band plan must seek to…

Posted May 20, 2013

The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson: “Earlier this month, the FCC adopted an initial order on Text-to-911 services that addresses the requirement for automatic bounce-back messages where Text-to-911 service is not available. Consistent with our voluntary commitment, AT&T supports this critical public safety functionality as a necessary consumer protection and believes the…

Posted May 10, 2013

The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson:  “Today’s public notice is a step forward, though we are disappointed the FCC still appears tentative about dealing with the IP transition, especially when compared with the bold and visionary goals of the National Broadband Plan.  Certainly, this notice might yield some interesting information, and we…

Posted May 6, 2013

Every three months or so, the FCC’s 700 MHz Interoperability Docket finds its way into the Washington media.  Given the recent announcement of both new and interim FCC Chairpersons and their coming agendas, I expect the issue to continue to get coverage, so let’s recap the issue and status in that proceeding. When the FCC…

Posted May 1, 2013

President Barack Obama today announced the nomination of Tom Wheeler as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson:  I’ve known Tom Wheeler for many years, and he is an inspired pick to lead the FCC.  Mr. Wheeler’s combination of high intelligence, broad experience, and in-depth knowledge…

Posted April 29, 2013

  A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Lao-Tzu, The Way of Lao Tzu Over the last few years, discussion of the FCC’s role in IP interconnection has generated lots of heat, a little light, and virtually no progress. On April 18th, the FCC took matters into its own hands and…

Posted April 25, 2013 • 1 comment

Today, Wayne Watts, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, responded to the U.S. Department of Justice’s April 11 submission to the FCC “that features the extraordinary suggestion that the Commission should tailor its spectrum aggregation rules to help two specific providers, Sprint and T-Mobile.”   In a letter to FCC Chairman Genachowski and Commissioners…

Posted April 18, 2013 • 1 comment

Today, press reports indicate that Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint, suggested the FCC should write rules that favor Sprint in the broadcast TV spectrum incentive auction. The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson:  “It never ceases to amaze me how some executives can go to Wall Street and brag about their unique and…