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The 700MHz Question

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-give-it-to-me-for-pirate-radio-stations dept.

mstrchf07 writes "The FCC will soon be auctioning off the rights to use the 700MHz spectrum for wireless communications, with the winner being able to choose the direction of wireless services development in the US. With stakes this high, is the playing field fair, and are business needs trumping consumer and technological interests?"

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  1. I think someone has a sig relevant to this news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    specifically:

    In Soviet Russia, government controls the commerce.

    If you don't get why that is amusing and appropriate - this about the nature of the Soviet Russia jokes, and what that says about the US.

  2. Re:I think someone has a sig relevant to this news by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

    Glad someone got it.

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    We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
  3. With the current judicial and executive branch.... by oDDmON+oUT · · Score: 4, Funny

    mstrchf07 asks ...are business needs trumping consumer and technological interests?

    Of *course*!

    And it's not even a matter of business needs, it's business greeds.

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    Some days it's just not worth
    chewing through my restraints.
  4. Re:We need google to buy it by nine-times · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well I would like to see Sprint get it since they are currently the least evil of the cell companies in the US.

    Sounds a bit like saying, "I want to sell my soul to Mephistopheles because he's the least evil demon in hell!"