Google Shakes up the Telco Monopolists on 700 mHz

Google dangles $4.6 billion in front of the FCC by ZDNet’s Larry Dignan — Google said Friday that it would bid a minimum of $4.6 billion for the federal government’s upcoming wireless spectrum auction–if the Federal Communications Commission creates an open wireless platform. The wireless spectrum auction, which covers the 700 megahertz band, is expected to garner interest from numerous players such as wireless carriers look to get more [...]