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  • FEATURE: On the Hot Seat: Skype's Chris Libertelli

    FierceWireless: The C Block of spectrum hit its reserve price of $4.6 billion today, which means that the open access rules the FCC implemented will stick. Google, Skype and others were instrumental Read more...

  • 700 MHz auction: Clearwire won't bid; VZW will

    Clearwire filed a document with the SEC stating that it will not bid in the upcoming 700 MHz auction in January, but the company did not give a reason for the decision to abstain. Potential bidders in the auction had until Monday to file their petition to bid, however, FCC rules prohibit potential bidders from discussing their plans for the auction. Before filing, Google announced it's intent to bid in the auction. Verizon Wireless and AT&T executives have also noted that their companies plan on bidding, too. Cox announced its intent to bid yesterday, while Comcast and Time Warner both made it clear that they would not participate in the spectrum auction. For more on the auction in January: - read this article from the AP Related Articles: Apple interested in 700 MHz auction? Article

  • It's official: Google will bid in the 700 MHz auction

    Google has officially announced that it will bid in the 700 MHz spectrum auction, which is scheduled to take place in late January. The announcement ends months of debate over whether Google would still bid in the auction even though the FCC only adopted two of its four "open access" provisions. Google promised to commit a minimum bid of $4.6 billion if the FCC adopted all four. The four provisions were: open applications, open devices, open services and open networks. The FCC will require the winning bidder of a slice of the upper C-Block spectrum to allow any application and any device on its network. "We believe it's important to put our money where our principles are," Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt said in a statement. "Consumers deserve more competition and innovation than they have in today's wireless world. No matter which bidder ultimately prevails, the real winners of this auction are American consumers who likely will see more choices than ever before in how they access the Internet." For more on Google's intent to bid: - read this press release

  • AT&T: 3G iPhone will come next year

    During an interview with Forbes, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson discussed a myriad of topics about the future of AT&T's wireless business and also let it slip that the 3G iPhone will come out next year. Stephenson also identified Google as a competitor and wondered how its Android platform will turn out. AT&T will carry an Android-powered phone if its customers want it, he said. Stephenson also indicated that AT&T would bid in the upcoming 700 MHz auction. For all the details of the interview: - read this blog post from Barron's

  • Google: We're happy with auction rules

    During its recent Q3 conference call, Google co-founder Larry Page commented on the upcoming 700 MHz auction, which the company lobbied the FCC about for open access rules: "I think we've been actually quite happy with the openness provisions that have been put into the 700-megahertz auction , so I disagree with your assertion there," Page said. "I think we have many , many different options available to us as a company, in terms of spectrum and connectivity for people in wireless and so forth, so I don't think we feel like there's any desperate need for us to have to bid to win or anything like that. And again, the money is not burning a hole in our pockets." For more on Google's Q3: - check out this transcript of its analyst conference call Related stories: - Google outlines mobile strategy. Story - Schmidt: Google will "probably" bid in 700 MHz. Story - Google in handset talks with operators. Story
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  • Google still likely to bid in 700MHz spectrum auction

    Filed under: Misc We know, the 700MHz soap opera is wearing a bit on us too, but just in case you were worried that the latest FCC shakeups would deter Google from coughing up $4.6+ billion when the time was right, fret not. Reportedly, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt "told a conference of regulatory and industry leaders in Aspen that his company would 'probably' move ahead with plans to bid for wireless spectrum freed up once broadcast television networks switch to digital from analog in 2009." When asked by T-Mobile USA's government relations chief Thomas Sugrue "whether Google planned to take part in the auctions for wireless broadband networks," the exec simply stated that placing a bid or two would likely be "the way to answer that." So, there you have it -- until next episode... Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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