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101 Million Americans Access Facebook on Mobile Daily 14 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
This week Facebook released their latest figures and the data points to Americans overwhelmingly turning to mobile to access the social network. According to Facebook, 40% of Americans visit Facebook...
Candi Controls Nominated for a 2013 SPIFFY Award 5 Aug 2013 | 10:42 pm
Congrats to Mobile Future member company Candi Controls for being nominated by the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley for a Most Disruptive Technology award. This award recognizes the most game-changin...
Nomination of Mike O’Rielly as FCC Commissioner 2 Aug 2013 | 08:58 pm
Late Thursday, President Obama nominated Mike O’Rielly to serve as FCC Commissioner. Mobile Future Chair Jonathan Spalter responded, stating: “We applaud the appointment of Mike O’Rielly to serve as ...
Senate Commerce Committee Approves Tom Wheeler as FCC Chair 31 Jul 2013 | 01:32 am
Today, the Senate Commerce, Science and TransportationCommittee voted to approve Tom Wheeler’s nomination to lead the Federal Communications Commission. We congratulate Mr. Wheeler as his nomination ...
New Paper Reviews Spectrum Auctions Around the World 30 Jul 2013 | 12:44 am
In anticipation of the FCC’s upcoming 600 MHz broadcast incentive auction, a new report released today identifies serious risks to both consumers and innovation posed by auctions designed with prefere...
Legislation Aims to Curb Unfair Wireless Taxes 26 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am
Today, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and John Thune (R-SC) introduced the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013. The aim of the legislation is to prevent state and local jurisdictions from ...
Government Proposal Will Free 1755-1780 MHz Band for Commercial Mobile Services 25 Jul 2013 | 02:04 am
This week, the Department of Defense released a proposal to make the 1755-1780 MHz band of spectrum available in the near-term so it can be reallocated for commercial wireless services. This step is ...
Mobile Facebook Use On The Rise 24 Jul 2013 | 11:35 pm
U.S. smartphone users spent 225.4 billion minutes on Facebook in the second quarter according to a new report from comScore. This mobile engagement more than doubled from last year, with 111.4 billion...
Consumers and First Responders Demand Successful Spectrum Auctions 23 Jul 2013 | 07:11 pm
In advance of today’s House Telecom hearing, Mobile Future Chair Jonathan Spalter’s discusses the importance of successful spectrum auctions and what it means to America’s first responders and wireles...
Money, Brains and Broadband: Tools to Thrive in a 21st Century Economy 19 Jul 2013 | 07:32 pm
Across America, small business innovators are harnessing the tools of 21st Century economic growth: money, brains, and broadband. From the Silicon Prairie to the Southern Gulf to my back yard in north...
