The struggle over the Federal Communications Commission's 700MHz auction's C Block [1] just flared up again. Google has written a stern letter to the FCC demanding that the agency force the block's winner, Verizon [2], to honor the spectrum region's open platform provision.
"The rule requires openness for 'Any Applications, Any Devices'—not 'Any Applications, Except on Verizon Devices,' as Verizon would interpret it," a small squad of Google attorneys told the FCC on Friday. "The Commission must ensure that Verizon understands that this license obligation means what it says: Any Apps, Any Devices."
Google wants the agency to make Verizon promise to adhere to the C Block rules—in writing. . . . more [3]
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