There’s quite a bit being written on the remarks of some Republican senators that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) “gamed” the 700 MHz auction, and “duped” the FCC…Bloomberg has the quotes. Their issue appears to be that by bidding Google lowered the amount the auction generated—John Shimkus “asked whether Google had “duped”…

The failure of the D-Block to pass the reserve price was front-and-centre at a House telecom subcommittee hearing, with the lawmakers and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin keen to keep the public-private partnership approach to take into account first responders’ interoperability and broadband requirements. “Suggestions include lowering the $1.3 billion reserve…

This week, I caught up with Tony Lewis, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless’ newly-appointed VP of Open Development, at CTIA to talk to him about what the company’s plans are for its open-development initiative. Back in November, Lewis was tapped for the position from the company’s wireline division, where he served…

AT&T (NYSE: T) wanted wireless spectrum in the 700 megahertz band auction “that was unencumbered by heavy regulation (read: open access requirements)”, as they were a better fit with the company’s existing spectrum holdings, reports AP. The company’s wireless unit’s chief executive Ralph de la Vega told reporters and analysts…

Nearly $10 billion poorer, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) CEO Ivan Siedenberg described the company’s 700 MHz spectrum acquisition a “transformative opportunity.” Now that the quiet period has been lifted, it’s time to start explaining the bidding and laying out the plan ahead. The main message, on a conference call mainly led…

With the lifting of the 700 MHz quiet period, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) can now confirm what everyone suspected: its bidding in the 700 MHz auctions was primarily about triggering the open access rules. In a post on the official Google blog, two of its lawyers explain its bidding strategy, noting…

The high-profile spectrum auction ended two weeks ago, but the really interesting information is only starting to come out now that the quiet period has ended. The FCC, which garnered nearly $20 billion from the auction, prohibited the winning companies from saying anything about what they were going to do…

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) sent a letter to FCC today, detailing plans to provide wireless Internet access over TV “white spaces,” Reuters reported. White spaces are the unlicensed and unused TV airwaves, which TV broadcasters say will cause interference if they are used by others. Google’s letter today is perhaps a…

Now that the auction is over, and we know Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) has won, the attention will quickly focus on how the FCC will enforce the open-access requirements, and it’s likely not go down without an interesting fight. Verizon will likely argue that open access is defined as its…

The winners of the recent government spectrum auction that raised $19.6 billion are finally being revealed. Based on early reports, the results are as expected: Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) had the winning big for the swath of airwaves to be used for open-access; not Google (NSDQ: GOOG), MarketWatch reports. The…

The FCC spectrum auction that has received a ton of attention ended this afternoon after two months and 23 days, but it will remain a mystery for a little bit longer as to which companies placed the $19.6 billion in bids. The FCC said it would not reveal who placed…

As the FCC’s spectrum auction enters its seventh week, analysts say bidding has slowed so much, it will close in only a matter of days, Fortune reports. The government auction, which is selling off airwaves for the next generation of wireless broadband, started Jan. 24, and has received $19.6 billion…

The government spectrum auction is slowing to a trickle and nearing to a close. In 16 days, and 71 completed rounds, a group of anonymous companies have pledged almost $20 billion for the right to roll out high-speed broadband wireless services. In total, bidding has reached $19.4 billion, or almost…

The spectrum auction currently under way is drawing lots of controversy over its open access and public safety rules, but it’s also bringing in some big bucks. In the auction last Friday, bidding reached a high of $18.6 billion. That amount surpasses the minimum price of $10 billion set by…

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) execs sidestepped questions about the 700 MHz spectrum auction underway and even WiMax during today’s Q407 earnings call. Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt: “We’ve concluded we cannot answer any questions in that category because of legislative rules with respect to how the auction is working.” Citigroup’s Mark…

The 700 MHz spectrum auction now has total winning bids of $6.1 billion, reports the NYT. The C block closed on Monday at $3.42 billion, an increase of $1.27 billion from the previous week, and at this rate should soon hit the $4.6 billion reserve price which means the open…

More information about the bidders in the upcoming auction for 700 MHz spectrum has trickled out, as people figure out who’s behind the different registered bidders (PDFs of all 266 entities are here and here). It wasn’t clear earlier if EchoStar (NSDQ: DISH) had registered; it has done so through…

The Federal Communications Commission released the names of 266 “short-form” applicants for the 700 MHz spectrum auction scheduled to start Jan. 24. (Pdfs of the lists here and here.) Among the names: Vulcan Spectrum LLC with Paul Allen, majority owner of Charter (NSDQ: CHTR) Communications; AT&T (NYSE: T) Mobility Spectrum…