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Verizon's Dropped Lawsuit Replaced By CTIA
There are a lot of coincidences going on here
by KathrynV Saturday 27-Oct-2007 tags: legal · competition · fcc · wireless · Verizon Wireless Broadband
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Earlier this week, Verizon dropped its lawsuit against the FCC regarding their rules for the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction. However it’s been noted that wireless association CTIA filed a suspiciously similar lawsuit against the FCC on the same day that Verizon withdrew its suit. Both Verizon and CTIA say that they two events have nothing to do with one another. Verizon claims to have dropped the suit because of the court’s refusal to engage in a “speedy trial”. And CTIA says they want to “correct the record” regarding the FCC’s opinions on marketplace competition.

Unrelated? Unlikely. There are too many coincidences between the two suits. Not only were the actions taken on the same day, but there is language in the CTIA suit which exactly mirrors that in the dropped Verizon suit. And interestingly, CTIA also announced this week that it has just appointed a new board chairman. That chairman happens to be Verizon Wireless CEO / president Lowell McAdam.

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Verizon does end run on Google's complaint

That raised protests from potential competing bidders, like Google Inc. and Frontline Wireless LLC. "We took the position, as did Google and Frontline, that because they (Verizon Wireless) had filed in he courts, they were barred from raising these issues in front of the agency under the law," Feld said.
Well, Verizon found a way around their objections. The CTIA goes to court and Verizon lobbies the FCC.
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Re: Verizon does end run on Google's complaint

Yep. Bypass the intent, design, and desire of the law.... using the letter of the law.
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