Alaska Communications tanks re: #UniversalServiceFund -- #700mhz #CognitiveRadio

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Published: Thursday, 22 Dec 2011 | 2:10 PM ET

NEW YORK - Shares of Alaska Communications Inc. tumbled Thursday after the phone and Internet company said it is cutting its dividend sharply.

THE SPARK: The Anchorage-based company said Wednesday that its upcoming quarterly dividend will be 5 cents, a steep drop from its previous quarterly dividend of 21.5 cents, which has been the rate... http://www.cnbc.com/id/45767532

Archive.....

FCC Announces Changes to USF Phone Company Subsidies ... Oct 6, 2011 ... FCC Announces Changes to USF Phone Company Subsidies Meaningful Reform or AT&T/Verizon-Friendly Broadband Tax? by Karl Bode 84 ... www.blog.haulinggear.com

FCC Chairman Says Rural Broadband Service Should Receive ... Aug 26, 2011 ... FCC Chairman Says Rural Broadband Service Should Receive Subsidies (USF Reform). 7:51 p.m. AKDT, August 26, 2011 ................... “I had ... www.blog.haulinggear.com

Alaska Rep. Young Co-Chair of the newly founded House Universal ... Nov 3, 2011 ... Young Co-Chair of the newly founded House Universal Service Fund Caucus # Internet #Data #VIOP #USF · President Reagan signing the ... www.blog.haulinggear.com

Good News for TERRA SW? FCC Unveils Rules for $8 Billion Rural ... Oct 27, 2011 ... The USF currently subsidizes traditional phone service in rural areas, but the plan proposed by Chairman Julius Genachowski will shift that ... www.blog.haulinggear.com

In the orb....

http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/22/2656283/att-qualcomm-700mhz-lte-fcc

http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/22/slower-internet-likely-to-persist-in-rural-alaska/

http://allthingsd.com/20111222/fcc-approves-first-device-to-run-in-the-white-spaces/

http://allthingsd.com/20111223/faq-so-whats-up-with-these-white-spaces-anyway/

Lead primer on 'white space' from HaulingGear.com > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_radio  (Google search / news )