The DoJ is encouraging the FCC to ensure that a majority of the spectrum being recovered from over-the-air television broadcasters in the 600 MHz. bands go to the two carriers with the largest swathes of upper band spectrum.

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You might wonder why someone might need all that in one box, but the idea is that you can use the printer to create the sorts of custom parts that don't necessarily come with the kits -- something like a band to go with your Timesquare watch, or a case for the MintyBoost.

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"I'd like to try to go back to recording with just one microphone - the band gathering around - a really simple live thing, " he said.

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Working for one of these companies may put you on tour with the band, and if national gigs go well, you could find yourself overseas for the next tour.

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"I'm not recording any music but I'm going to do some shows with the big band - Blur - and just go to some fun places and play to some people, " he told the BBC.

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But after Radiohead's contract with EMI Capitol expired, rumors abounded that the band would go it alone.

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Three's chief executive Dave Dyson argues that with enough spectrum, such as the 800Mhz band that is being auctioned next year, the firm can go a long way towards solving the UK's notspots.

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When guitarists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo formed Sonic Youth with bassist Kim Gordon and drummer Richard Edson in 1981, they could never have imagined the band would go on to inspire and influence a generation of other artists.

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