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  • November 2007

    • UN Agreement May Boost US Spectrum Bids

      New York Times  |  Nov 19, 07 2:24 PM CST

      UN Agreement May Boost US Spectrum Bids

      (Newser) - Thanks to an agreement at a month-long UN telecom conference in Geneva, the cost for rights to use new US wireless spectrum going on the block in January may have just increased. Google, Yahoo and Apple are among the companies expected to a battle for licenses to the 700 Mhz bandwith, and the UN deal could make products built for the US attractive in dozens of other markets worldwide. More »

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      Google  • United Nations  • FCC  • spectrum auction  • digital television  • satellite radio  • wireless frequencies  • World Radiocommunication Conference

  • July 2007

    • Google Stokes Wireless Competition With $4.6B Bid

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jul 22, 07 7:39 AM CDT

      Google Stokes Wireless Competition With $4.6B Bid

      (Newser) - Google is poised to bid $4.6 billion in the upcoming federal auction of wireless frequencies,  to create a national broadband network that could challenge the dominance of companies like AT&T and Comcast. If Google's bid triumphs, the web search giant could expand into selling Internet, telephone and television services—or have other providers do it for them, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . More »

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      Internet  • Google  • FCC  • auction  • wireless  • broadband Internet  • Eric Schmidt  • web  • network  • wireless frequencies

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