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January 4, 2008

Google Will Win 700-MHz Auction

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Google will bid billions and win the upcoming 700-MHz wireless spectrum auction, which is an auction for frequencies that are actually much more useful for a voice network than for a data network. Then Google will impose its open access rules on the frequencies before either TRADING them to Sprint or simply ACQUIRING Sprint to get that company's WiMax licenses, which are what Google really wanted all along.
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As of 3/20/2008... BZZZZTTTT.

Steve | Mar 20, 2008 | 8:01PM

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