Friday, November 16, 2007

FAQ: Inside the High-Stakes 700-MHz-Spectrum Auction

By Bryan Gardiner 09.11.07 | 2:00 AM

The FCC's 700-MHz-spectrum auction, now set for January 16, 2008, has the potential to affect everything from the cost of your wireless service to the competitive landscape among U.S. mobile providers for years to come.

While the official rules governing the auction are still being hammered out by the government, some important conditions have been partially finalized. Most notably, though the FCC did not grant all of the open access conditions companies like Google, Skype and others requested, it did mandate that some of the choicest spectrum be used by a carrier "as a network that is open to any devices and services." …

 

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