CTIA position on the 700MHz Spectrum Auction (and directly against Google):
“CTIA-The Wireless Association® strongly supports the open and fair auction of licenses for spectrum in the 700 MHz band with flexible service rules that will allow the wireless industry to continue its unequaled innovation and service to more than 240 million customers.”
“CTIA opposes encumbering this valuable spectrum with unnecessary regulations and restrictions that place bidders on unequal footing, limit the utility of the spectrum, and ultimately drive down the value to consumers and the U.S. Treasury. ”
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Read more at CTIA 700MHz Spectrum Auction.
Things are changing, right now, as we speak… While I don’t know all the ramifications of Google’s bid for spectrum, I do like what I see from 10,000 feet, which is a company, in this case Google, wanting to bid, who can bid and win such spectrum. And more importantly, then change the way game is played today, potentially resulting is an open network, and new ways of buying and loading phones. The game field is changing for network carriers. They know that. It is a matter of time…
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[Source image: CTIA web site]