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Title: Verizon Wireless Offers Google Olive Branch in FCC Auction

Author: Sharma, Amol Article Type: Company
Source: Wall Street Journal, v250 n21 pB4(1) Publication Date: Jul 26, 2007
  ISSN: 0193-2241
URL of Publication: http://www.wsj.com

Verizon Wireless has offered Google Inc. a compromise solution in their battle over a looming government auction of a portion of the radio spectrum. Google and other firms believe that a major part of the spectrum scheduled for auction in early 2008 should go to a wireless operator that will open its network to all devices and software applications, including those that Internet firms would like to offer. This business model would be new in the United States cell phone industry. In the United States, carriers like Verizon or AT&T Inc. control the distribution of phones and their features. Verizon Wireless is a strong opponent of Google's position. The company argues that such regulations would impose an unfair burden on traditional wireless firms that want to bid at the auction. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is scheduled to vote on the new regulations in the near future. According to Lowell McAdam, chief executive officer at Verizon Wireless, said the firm would support a rule stating that a winning bidder would have to let any device onto its network. However, it would not support requiring an operator to guarantee that all video, games, and web applications will work properly. Verizon wants to reserve the right to continue blocking certain applications and features on the phones that it sells as well.

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