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  • Ergen Said to Offer $2 Billion for LightSquared Frequencies

    Charlie Ergen, chairman of satellite- TV provider Dish Network Corp., made a $2 billion bid for radio frequencies from LightSquared Inc., the bankrupt wireless- broadband company owned by Philip Falcone’s hedge-fund firm, according to people familiar with the offer.

  • Ergen Said to Offer $2 Billion for LightSquared Frequencies

    Charlie Ergen, chairman of satellite- TV provider Dish Network Corp., made a $2 billion bid for radio frequencies from LightSquared Inc., the bankrupt wireless- broadband company owned by Philip Falcone’s hedge-fund firm, according to people familiar with the offer.

  • FCC Nominee to Divest AT&T, Verizon to Avoid Conflict

    Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the FCC, agreed to sell holdings of $500,001 to $1 million in both AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. to resolve possible conflicts of interest before taking office.

  • GE Doesn’t Stall Way to Find Callers Opposed by E-ZPass

    Technology to help locate wireless callers inside buildings got past objections from General Electric Co., Google Inc. and the E-ZPass Group, who told U.S. regulators that it may interfere with millions of devices.

  • Turning Off IPhone Critical to Pilots Citing Interference

    The regional airliner was climbing past 9,000 feet when its compasses went haywire, leading pilots several miles off course until a flight attendant persuaded a passenger in row 9 to switch off an Apple Inc. iPhone.

  • FCC Chief Sees LightSquared Getting Cleared for Airwaves

    Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said he expects LightSquared Inc. to eventually win approval for using its airwaves, after it was blocked by the regulators on concern they would interfere with global-positioning system signals.

  • Netflix-Hungry Air Travelers Get Broadband Boost From FCC

    The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving Web access for air travelers, voting to write rules to open frequencies for an air-to-ground Internet service proposed by Qualcomm Inc.

  • Falcone Agrees to Two-Year Hedge-Fund Ban to Settle SEC Lawsuit

    Philip Falcone, who once ran one of the biggest hedge funds in the industry, reached a settlement with regulators that bars him from investing client money for at least two years, while allowing him to run a company modeled on Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

  • Rockefeller Cool on FCC Pick Needing Fans Beyond Industry

    Tom Wheeler, a venture capitalist and former lobbyist, moves toward a U.S. Senate hearing on his nomination to lead the Federal Communications Commission without stated support from the lawmaker who can most sway the process.

  • Obama Names Former Lobbyist Wheeler U.S. FCC Chairman

    President Barack Obama named Tom Wheeler, a venture capitalist and former leader of cable and wireless trade groups, to head the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, where he may focus on nurturing mobile technology.

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