January 23, 2008
700 MHz Spectrum Auction Starts Tomorrow
Tomorrow, the FCC is starting the auction for the 700 MHz Spectrum, which will be freed on February 17, 2009 once TV broadcasting goes digital.
The New York Times has a good article on the topic.
“In setting the rules for the auction to some of the most valuable radio spectrum licenses ever issued, the F.C.C. decided last year to endorse one of Google’s proposals by requiring that the winning bidders open their networks to a wider array of applications and phones. (Verizon and AT&T objected to the decision.)”
While you will not be able to know who’s bidding what, you will be able to watch the bids with daily updates from the FCC’s auction site. (Pick auction 73 from the drop-down menu).
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