Verizon Nabs Most Valuable 700Mhz Spectrum > Boo!

Boo!

What did google promise you?
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Toolmaster of La Grange.

The claim is that google failed him.

Google is a very large commercial enterprise. I don't remember them promising anyone anything about this. Their "open access" ramblings were to their potential benefit, nobody else's.
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Toolmaster of La Grange.

But they have to be nice. Their logo has colored letters in it.

reply to Lark3po
I hope the FCC and Congress learned that they shouldn't allow one company to control the wireless spectrum, so that we can have competitive pricing and services.
Next auction they should deny previous winners from bidding.
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There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country. ~ Joseph Addison

reply to Karl Bode
And on holidays it gets real purty.

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reply to gaforces
I agree. Companies with deep pockets can 'sit' on the spectrum for a while, unless they're pressed to deploy.
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Canada = Hollywood North

reply to gaforces
So next auction AT&T will win the majority of the licenses? How does that benefit anyone.

Problem is because we have 2 competing technologies GSM\CDMA we see no direct competition. Plus since about 90% of the potential market is already locked up getting another company to step in is tantamount to telling them to go bankrupt trying.

You would have to offer a very lucrative offer to get any customers plus the network build out required would cost billions just to cover the top 20 markets.

Just keep draining their cash with more and more auctions till they get the picture ...
It's not like theres a shortage of spectrum.

reply to gaforces