Google Pledging to Bid $4.6bn to Open Spectrum

csuftech writes "According to an article posted on vnunet, Google is pledging to bid at least $4.6bn for the FCC's upcoming auction of the 700MHz spectrum. However, Google would only be willing to pay said amount if the FCC agreed to a few conditions, namely, 'the wireless spectrum would allow consumers to download and use any software apps and content they want; allow handhelds to be used with any carrier; enable resellers to acquire wireless services at wholesale costs; and mandate that third parties such as ISPs interconnect at any point on the 700 megahertz band.' All this was disclosed in a letter [PDF] to FCC president Kevin Martin written by Google CEO Eric Schmidt."

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Censoring free speech sites in China vs Cheap wireless broadband in the US.
Sorry for me that just doesn't cut it. I am not saying that Google is evil incarnate but judging them by their ideal of "Don't be Evil" I just can not equate the two.
On the plus side they haven't turned in any Bloggers I know of to the Chinese government.