Verizon Wireless said on Thursday it is willing to allow any wireless device to operate on its network if required under an upcoming U.S. airwaves auction, but it should not be forced to guarantee that all devices, except ones it had endorsed, would work well.

The statement by Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group Plc, signaled a less critical view of proposed conditions for bidders in the U.S. government auction of wireless airwaves.

“We would agree to rules requiring a winning bidder to allow any device onto the network in that piece of spectrum, but there shouldn’t be any requirement to guarantee that any games or Web applications on that device would work properly,” said spokeswoman Debra Lewis.

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Posted: 07|27|07 at 7:57 am. Filed under: Auction News.