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wireless licenses if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the
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The following is attributed to Harold Feld,
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end of the day, Verizon and the cable companies will still have created a
cartel in which Verizon will rule the air for wireless broadband and cable will
offer the only widespread true high-speed landline Internet services.
“Verizon is trying to use the mere offer of
a spectrum sale tempt the FCC and the Justice Department into approving the
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capacities marginally. At the end
of the day, however the Verizon sell-off turns out, the gap between the biggest
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would shrink even more. Consumers
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The following is attributed to Harold Feld,
legal director of Public Knowledge:
“There is less than meets the eye to
Verizon’s spectrum sale. At the
end of the day, Verizon and the cable companies will still have created a
cartel in which Verizon will rule the air for wireless broadband and cable will
offer the only widespread true high-speed landline Internet services.
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deal with the cable companies, and the agencies should resist the
temptation. Recent history of such
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“Even if AT&T were barred from bidding,
the amount of spectrum that other companies would receive might increase their
capacities marginally. At the end
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company’s plan to buy spectrum from major cable companies and to have marketing
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The following is attributed to Harold Feld,
legal director of Public Knowledge:
“There is less than meets the eye to
Verizon’s spectrum sale. At the
end of the day, Verizon and the cable companies will still have created a
cartel in which Verizon will rule the air for wireless broadband and cable will
offer the only widespread true high-speed landline Internet services.
“Verizon is trying to use the mere offer of
a spectrum sale tempt the FCC and the Justice Department into approving the
deal with the cable companies, and the agencies should resist the
temptation. Recent history of such
spectrum sell-offs shows that when Verizon and AT&T sell off spectrum, it’s
Verizon who buys AT&T’s, and vice versa. Having AT&T buy Verizon spectrum in this instance would
do nothing to change to help consumers.
“Even if AT&T were barred from bidding,
the amount of spectrum that other companies would receive might increase their
capacities marginally. At the end
of the day, however the Verizon sell-off turns out, the gap between the biggest
companies and the rest of the industry would grow and the competitive world
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