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700 MHz Auction Begins Tomorrow

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the ya'll-ready-for-this dept.

necro81 writes "On Thursday, after much speculation and wrangling, the FCC will begin auctioning licenses to the coveted 700 MHz band that will be vacated by analog TV in 2009. The NY Times has a good summary of the players (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Google, et al.), how the auction will work, how Google has already scored an open networks victory, and what it could all mean for consumers. The auction will go on for several months, but you can keep tabs on the bids at this FCC site."

3 of 187 comments (clear)

  1. Big businesses win, we lose! by dattaway · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Our public land and airwaves for sale to the highest bidder.

  2. verizon & att by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    fuck those evil ass cunts..

    google or t-mobile winning this auctions would be greatest for US consumers of wireless technology and lots of bandwitch and lowering prices to increase competition verizon and att are evil i dont like them they are too expensive and spy on us!

  3. Re:Same thing as rest areas... by UbuntuDupe · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So, in other words, go with the "perpetually crowded rest stops" option. And, abolish the Return key on keyboards.

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    Apology to Ubuntu forum.