September 14, 2007
Verizon goes to court to change 700MHz open access rules
Almost seeming unwilling to concede the “most evil duopoly player” title to the AT&T death star, Verizon has resorted to using the courts to change the open access rules on the soon to be autioned 700MHz “D” block.
Never mind the fact that open access advocates got only half of what they wanted - they wanted and did not get open access to service providers as well as the open access to devices. Being unhappy with the compromise the FCC declared, Darth Verizon is now petitioning the courts to reverse the open device rules. If the are successful, it will be the END of any opportunity to have a viable third pipe on the 700Mhz band.
To keep the dark side from winning, it is essential all Americans write their elected representatives. Most of them are technically clueless (as are most judges) so it’s important to let them know how important open access is.
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