FCC Wireless Spectrum Auction Nearing The End.

Spectrum auction is almost over and according to an article on Forbes, Google might be out of the wireless tangle, after having achieved what it wanted, an "Open" Broadband network.
The bids are kept under seal but the analysts who knows the market and the players have already marked out the winners and players and who ever trail the auctions.
On Google's side of the auction involvement was viewed as ;
"Analysts speculated that Google likely bid $4.6 billion for the C block. Under FCC rules, a $4.6 billion bid would ensure the creation of a broadband network "open" to any devices or application. Industry watchers speculated that Google, which lobbied the FCC to adopt open access rules for the auction, was participating in the auction out of a sense of duty rather than a desire to win."
Whatever the case, we really need to thank Google for the "Open" wireless spectrum for it's work on the issue. Verizon took FCC to court over the same issue, trying to prevent an "Open" network.
So all these big players did not dance towards the "open" spectrum but more like dragged towards it.
There are two blocks that still have not come near the target bids are D and E blocks. The FCC wants the D block to be used as a combined commercial and public safety communications network. Experts say the challenges of building out such a network has scared bidders away. If the $1.3 billion reserve price isn't met, it will probably be auctioned again. But I think they are not interested because there is no money in the public work!
E block is a one way only network according the article (?) and wonders if anyone will be interested in bidding on it!.
In any case I am glad that FCC chose the "open" to be a valuable part in these last bit of unused spectrum.
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