The FCC espouses transparency and data driven decisions. So what happened in the SkyTerra transaction order released last Friday? A trio of Bureaus/Offices (collectively, the Bureaus) approved a transaction with no real analysis of significant, novel conditions. Without analysis, it is hard to say that these ostensibly “voluntary” conditions were transparent or data driven. Either way, they constitute an entirely new approach to the wireless market. Read the rest of this entry »
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Fred Campbell
Fred Campbell is the founder of FBC Enterprises LLC, President and CEO of the Wireless Communications Association International (WCAI), and an adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska College of Law. He previously served as Wireless Bureau Chief at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and as Wireless Legal Advisor to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin.
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