700MHz C-block hits reserve price -- open access is here
By Nilay Patel 
posted Jan 31st 2008 12:22PM
posted Jan 31st 2008 12:22PM
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posted Jan 31st 2008 12:22PM
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best allusion ever.
It was all a dream
I used to read Word Up magazine
Salt'n'Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine
R.I.P. Big
1900 and 850 up in the limousine
Much love for "to think it was all a dream, we used to read Free Spectrum magazine".
Yea, I too am here to say that this was the best allusion evar.
So, if there is no name publicly posted w/ the bid, who is to stop the fcc from creating dummy bids to raise the price?
I have been wondering this since someone put a bid on the d block in the first round. What company, and why, placed a half billion dollar bid on the least desireable chunk of air?
While I'm sure these companies aren't allowed to 'collude', with this type of money on table, I'm pretty much at least a few of the bidders know EXACTLY who is bidding what and at what time, at least until the final rounds.
Just so no one is confused, an open network doesn't mean a free network. Whoever wins this auction will be able to charge you to use it, it just won't be able to specify which devices you use to connect to it, or what you do with that connection.
exactly.
basically what the big guys claim to already be doing now.
You know if Verizon wins, they'll put a cap on any usage. If they deem it causes damage to the network or disruption of service. Don't expect Sling or any high bandwidth devices to be connected to this "open" network.
The reports of the telecoms cracking down on high-use customers are highly over-publicized. I've used a SlingPlayer over most of the wireless networks at one time or another and no one has ever said "boo" to me about it.
I'm sure some really high users have been kicked off, but you have to be doing some extreme stuff, like posting multiple pirated movies to be shared with the world.
It's my understanding that Verizon (or any company) won't be allowed to put a cap on your usage, but they'll be able to charge you for it, however much it is. It will be nice to have the end of "unlimited" accounts that are actually limited. I would be fine if the telecoms would be required to tell customers how much data they can use at a given rate.
Open access!
YES
How lovely! 700mhz of (G)oodness awaits us all!