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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC

In the Matter of
Sprint Nextel Corporation and Clearwire Corporation Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations (WT Docket No. 08-94)

Media Access Project, on behalf of the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition (PISC), hereby files these ex parte Comments in the above captioned proceeding. Although PISC generally supports the transaction based on the commitments made by the Applicants, PISC agrees with those parties that have urged the Commission to require further details from the Applicants on how they intend to implement their commitments to open networks and a neutral wholesale business model. In addition, the Commission must impose adequate safeguards to ensure that the public receives the benefits promised by the Applicants.

The Public Interest Spectrum Coalition Consists of, in alphabetical order: The CUWiN Foundation (CUWIN), Consumer Federation of America (CFA), Consumers Union (CU), EDU- CAUSE, Free Press (FP), the International Association of Community Wireless Networks (IACWN), Media Access Project (MAP), the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), the New America Foundation (NAF), the Open Source Wireless Coalition (OSWC), Public Knowledge (PK), and U.S. PIRG.