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google and spectrum auctions

Published July 20th, 2007 in Open Standards.

Google is putting it’s money where it’s mouth is: it has pledged to bid $4.6 billion for the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction if the FCC sets rules that require this spectrum to be used in a non-proprietary way: open applications, open devices, open services, and open networks.

Let’s hope the FCC will listen. We desperately need more competition in the US broadband market.

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