The FCC today gave approval to both the Clearwire merger (Associated Press), as well as approving Verizon's acquisition of Alltel (Reuters). The former decision approves the creation of a new national mobile WiMax company that fuses the assets of Sprint XOHM and Clearwire. The latter decision makes Verizon Wireless the largest wireless phone company in the United States. According to CNET, negotiations between commissioners held up today's FCC meeting for more than four hours, as Democrats aired concerns about the new Verizon Wireless having too much power over roaming charges. The FCC also today voted to approve the use of white space spectrum for wireless broadband delivery.