Verizon Drops FCC Auction Legal Challenge
Published October 25th, 2007
Verizon Wireless is giving up on it’s legal challenges to the Federal Communications Commission’s “open access” push in the upcoming wireless spectrum auction in January.
The company had sought to overturn FCC rules that would require winners in the auction for one highly coveted portion of the 700MHz spectrum to offer open access to consumers. Those requirements, established in July, enable consumers to access the spectrum using any mobile device or software they wish.
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