The FCC gave its final blessing to the $4.7 billion worth of licenses Verizon Wireless won at the 700 MHz auction, and it refused Google's request that the FCC impose stricter conditions when it comes to the open-access requirements that are attached to Verizon's licenses. Google petitioned the FCC in May to obtain a guarantee from Verizon Wireless promising the operator will honor ...

The Federal Communications Commission gave final clearance to Verizon WirelessÂ’ $4.7 billion purchase of a nationwide collection of regional licenses at the 700 MHz auction earlier this year, refusing Google Inc.

It’s been a while since we’ve talked about the 700 MHz auction. That’s mainly because everything is said and done. We’re not going to see much in terms of new network coverage, since the big players are planning to use it for LTE, which we won’t see for a few years. Metro PCS is one of the exceptions, as it plans to roll out the Boston license it acquired in the aucti...

The Federal Communications Commission today launched a wide-ranging proceeding to revamp D-Block rules, an effort that will not only examine changes to the national public safety/commercial license left stranded in the 700 MHz auction but also consider whether the public-private partnership... ... - Jeffrey Silva

The 700 MHz auction ended two months ago, but you'd never know it. ... - Jeffrey Silva

I really think it’s time to clear the air, and I’m not the only one. Specifically, now that the 700 MHz auction is over and done with, it seems like the perfect moment to take a look at what is and what is not working with regard to U.S. spectrum policy, and just where we should go from here.     Last week Georgetown University held a series of discussions on the spectrum allocation me

Verizon Wireless is downplaying a Google Inc. effort to have the Federal Communications Commission extract an explicit commitment from the No. 2 cellular carrier that it will adhere to open-access requirements governing a nationwide collection of regional C-Block licenses won at the 700 MHz auction. ... - Jeffrey Silva

WHILE THE DOMINANCE of AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless in the 700 MHz auction has renewed debate about whether a spectrum cap should be reinstituted, it appears concerns may have been overstated about the number of markets where the nation's two largest cellular operators now exceed the Federal... ... - Jeffrey Silva

Dish Network isn't wasting time as it considers what technology might be the best fit for spectrum it recently won in the 700 MHz auction. The company partnered with Alcatel-Lucent to test DVB-SH mobile TV broadcast technology with equipment, tools and training provided by infrastructure vendor. ... - Matt Kapko

Fresh off a handful of license wins in the 700 MHz auction last month in the United States, Qualcomm is now eyeing spectrum in Britain, yet the company says it is not interested in becoming an operator in that country. ... - Matt Kapko