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Report: Lease payments tanked D Block auction

A report from the FCC inspector general concluded that the requirement for lease payments of about $500 million contributed to the failure of the D-block auction. No serious bidders emerged for the Read more...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2008 6:59 AM by FierceWireless

Filed under: fcc, Wireless Broadband, Public Safety, spectrum, Frontline, bid, D Block

FCC: 700 MHz Auction to raise more than any other

After 23 rounds of bidding, the 700 MHz auction has brought in nearly $17 billion in provisionally winning bids, a total that exceeded FCC expectations. Originally, the FCC expected total winning Read more...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2008 6:59 AM by FierceWireless

Filed under: fcc, skype, spectrum, congress, bid, open access, kevin martin, spectrum auction, C Block, D Block

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...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2008 6:59 AM by FierceWireless

Filed under: fcc, Google, skype, spectrum, applications, bid, open access, C Block, carterphone

700 MHz Auction: C Block meets reserve

After a couple rounds of stalled bidding, the C Block's provisionally winning bid is now at $4.7 billion, about $100 Read more...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2008 6:59 AM by FierceWireless

Filed under: fcc, carrier, spectrum, bid, open access, spectrum auction, C Block, D Block

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

Published Thu, Dec 12 2007 6:59 AM by FierceWireless

Filed under: Apple, Verizon Wireless, fcc, Google, Clearwire, comcast, spectrum, Time Warner, bid, spectrum auction

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

Published Fri, Nov 11 2007 6:59 AM by FierceWireless

Filed under: fcc, Google, spectrum, bid, open access, spectrum auction, C Block

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

Published Fri, Oct 10 2007 6:59 AM by FierceWireless

Filed under: fcc, Google, spectrum, bid, open access, q3

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