Martin Rejects Google's Proposal

MARTIN REJECTS GOOGLE'S PROPOSAL
[SOURCE: webpronews.com, AUTHOR: Jason Lee Miller]
Time's running out for FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to set rules for the 2008 spectrum auction, and it looks like he's sticking with the half-concession he originally made regarding open access. And whether or not Google will bid is up in the air. Google made four demands in order to promise a bid of a certain amount. AT&T pitched a fit about it, Chairman Martin has agreed to half of them, and Verizon is okay with that. Martin's new rules come up for a vote on July 31st, and the auction is in early 2008, which is why, some say, Chairman Martin is willing to make some concessions in the first place. Tick tock. The four demands Google made were that whoever bought a particular slice of the spectrum, acridly called "the Google Block" by detractors, open up their network to any device, allow any application consumers desired that didn't harm the network, allow third parties to acquire spectrum on a wholesale basis, and allow third parties like ISPs to connect anywhere in the licensee's network.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/07/26/martin-rejects-googles-prop...

* Wireless spectrum auction presents unique opportunity, says FCC’s Martin
[SOURCE: The Hill, AUTHOR: Jessica Holzer]
A Q&A with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin on rules for the upcoming 700 Megahertz (MHz) spectrum auction.
http://thehill.com/the-executive/wireless-spectrum-auction-presents-uniq...