Re: Google 700 MHz Intentions note welcome for google

[David Farber <dfarber () cs cmu edu>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: November 16, 2007 12:38:23 PM EST
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Google 700 MHz Intentions

Google 700 MHz Intentions
By Doug Mohney
11.16.07
<http://vonmag.com/editorial/web-exclusives/google-700-mhz-intentions>
Google’s (www.google.com) Washington Telecom and Media Counsel made it  
clear the company is almost certain to bid on 700 MHz spectrum in the  
January 2008 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auctions.

Speaking on a panel before a group of telecommunications professionals  
in Northern Virginia, Rick Whitt said the company was “probably…more  
likely than not” going to participate in the 700 MHz auctions. The  
company is entertaining “numerous” proposals from potential consortium  
partners and has assembled a team of “Economists, game theorists, and  
outside council” to work through all of its potential options.

Whitt indicated while the company was favoring to bid on the national  
“C” block of 700 MHz wireless spectrum – with all of its open access  
provisions – it hadn’t ruled out also bidding on the national “D”  
block spectrum. The “D” block spectrum does not have open access  
provisions; further, the winning bidder will have to build out a  
national wireless network utilizing a portion of the spectrum that  
meets public safety specifications for both coverage and redundancy.  
Up until now, Cyren Call and Frontline Wireless had been the only two  
entities interested in the D block spectrum and the responsibilities  
associated with it.

Another panelist wanted to welcome Google with open arms into the  
cellular world. CTIA Vice President of Regulatory Christopher Guttman- 
McCabe repeated said the association looks forward to the day when  
“Google joins CTIA.” He also said the 700 MHz auction wasn’t the end  
of the road for new spectrum opening up. The organization is working  
with NTIA to identify other blocks of spectrum currently being  
utilized by the government that could be converted over for commercial  
use.

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