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The FCC’s Blair Levin helped to coordinate the National Broadband Plan, which will be presented to Congress on March 17.  Ars Technica’s Matthew Lasar did a  Q&A with him, and  Levin’s messaging on the economic urgency of more spectrum was pretty consistent with  Genachowski’s recent speech to the New America Foundation. Levin put the spot light on the failures of the current system of spectrum allocation, and he’s obviously hoping that broadcasters will agree to the Mobile Future Auction proposal.   But he’s a realist, and so he’s expecting more battling between the FCC and the TV broadcasters.

Then he talked about UNE. Read more …

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You have to applaud Google–a software company– for taking it upon themselves to build an experimental, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. With its deep pockets and access to financing, Google is the perfect DIY candidate. For other competing carriers, life is a little more difficult. Yes, I’m encouraged that the FCC may consider unbundling fiber, forcing incumbents to sell access to broadband bandwidth at wholesale rates. Recent history, though, shows that even when “the club” was forced to unbundle, they weren’t happy about sharing their toys. Read more …

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The FCC has decided today is weighing a request that would force cable providers and carriers to lease  FTTH (fiber-to-the-home)  lines to competitive carriers and application service providers. A favorable FCC ruling would be a major change in policy. Previously, incumbents (read AT&T and Verizon) were under no obligation to grant access to their fiber plant  at wholesale rates–”unbundle” their network.

The FCC is reviewing a petition for expedited rule making from Atlanta-based Cbeyond. Read more …

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