Wireless Spectrum Auction

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: FCC Auctions: Summary: Auction 73 (700 MHz Auction)  
2. ZDNet: FCC: Verizon Wireless a Big 700 MMz Auction Winner; Now What? (March 20, 2008)
3. New York Times Blog: Going Once…Going Twice…The 700 Mhz Spectrum is Sold (March 18, 2008)
4. Gizmodo: Google May Buy a Balloon Company to Build Huge Wireless Networks (February 21, 2008)
5. Wired: FCC Auction Ensures Open Access — If In Name Only (February 1, 2008)  
6. Information Week: Public Safety Gets Lost In 700-MHz Bidding (February 15, 2008)  
7. Seeking Alpha: Openwave Systems: Coming Soon to a Cell Phone Near You (December 14, 2007)

Wireless Spectrum Auction Articles and Info

• Icerocket News Search: 700MHz Wireless Spectrum Auction
• TVTechnology.com: Spectrum: The Mighty Get More (April 10, 2008)
• Digital Trends: Verizon to Use 700 MHz Spectrum for LTE (April 4, 2008)
• Unstrung: AT&T & Verizon to Use 700 MHz for 4G (April 1, 2008)
• Reuters: Google Mulls Next Moves on U.S. Wireless Networks (April 3, 2008)
• The Register: FCC Opens Curtain on Google Puppetmaster (March 25, 2008)
• Unstrung: Google Lauds 700 MHz As a Consumer 'Victory' (March 21, 2008)
• ZDNet: FCC: Verizon Wireless a Big 700 MHz Auction Winner; Now What? (March 20, 2008)
• Ars Technica: Gates Makes Case for Action on White Space Broadband (March 14, 2008)
• RCR Wireless: 700 MHz: 200 Rounds and Counting (March 11, 2008)
• Information Week: 700 MHz Spectrum Initially A Bummer, Business Schools... (March 7, 2008)    
• Reuters: Auction of Wireless Airwaves Seen Nearing End (March 6, 2008)
• Silicon Alley Insider: Spectrum Auction: Wrapping Up This Week? (March 3, 2008)
• CNN Money: Artist Aims For Air As A Set Piece In Bid For Wireless Spectrum (March 7, 2008)
• Washington Technology: Spectrum Auction a Success Except for D Block (March 3, 2008)
• The Register: US Senator Accuses FCC of Rigging 700MHz Auction (March 3, 2008)
• FierceWireless: 700 MHz Auction Limps Closer to $20 Billion (February 29, 2008)
• The Industry Standard: Public-Safety Spectrum Auction DOA, Yankee Group Predicts (February 28, 2008)
• TechCrunch: Google May Buy Balloon Company (February 21, 2008)
• Reuters: Makeover Coming for Slice of U.S. Airwaves Auction (February 17, 2008)
• Ars Technica: Fans of Open Access Not Optimistic on 700MHz Auction Results (February 14, 2008)
• Information Week: FCC 700 MHz Auction Bids Tops $19.3 Billion (February 12, 2008)
• PC Magazine: Is Google In or Out of the FCC Spectrum Auction? (February 7, 2008)
• Reuters: Dingell Worried By D Block Spectrum Sale (February 7, 2008)
• Barron's: Verizon, AT&T Seen As Most Active Bidders; Did Google Drop Out? (February 6, 2008)
• Electronista: 700MHz Airspace Likely in Verizon Hands (February 6, 2008)
• BusinessWeek: Tech Beat Auction 73: Winding Down? (February 6, 2008)
• Information Week: FCC 700 MHz Auction Tops $18.8 Billion (February 4, 2008) 
• Reuters: Bidding Tops $4.71 Bln in C Block... (February 4, 2008)
• RCR Wireless News: Auction Bids Slow, But Money Continues Rolling In (February 1, 2008)
• Wired: FCC Auction Ensures Open Access — If in Name Only (February 1, 2008)
• SFGate.com: The Technology Chronicles : 700 MHz Spectrum Selling Briskly (January 31, 2008)
• Information Week: Open Wireless Access Assured On 700 MHz Spectrum (January 31, 2008) 
• Eletronista: 700MHz Auction Triggers Open Access Rule (January 31, 2008)  
• Information Week: FCC's 700 MHz Auction, Google's Open Network Plan Stalls (January 30, 2007)
• ComputerWorld: 700 MHz Spectrum Bids Top $6b (January 29, 2008)
• Information Week: Bidding for 700-MHz Spectrum Closes In On $4.6 Billion... (January 29, 2008) 

Wireless Spectrum Auction Boards and Blogs

• Unstrung: Just One Thing (March 21, 2008)
• Fortune: Techland Verizon the Big Winner in Spectrum Auction (March 20, 2008)
• CNET News Blog: Verizon Wireless Opens Its Network (March 19, 2008)
• Wired Blog: The FCC's 700-MHz Auction Raises $19.6B, But Still No Winners List (March 18, 2008)
• CNET News Blog: Fcc's Wireless Airwaves Sales Raises $19.6 Billion (March 18, 2008)
• New York Times Blog: Going Once…Going Twice…The 700 Mhz Spectrum is Sold (March 18, 2008)
• CNET Blog: FCC Auction Nears Conclusion, So What's Next? (March 7, 2008)
• CRAVE: Former FCC Chief: U.S. Wireless Market Is Behind (February 29, 2008)
• CNET Blog: Verizon Wireless to Unveil Open Network Specs (February 26, 2008)
• TechRepublic: WiMax Forum Wants in on the 700 MHz Action (February 15, 2008)
• EarthTimes.org: WiMAX Forum Announces...Roadmap to Include 700 MHz (February 12, 2008)
• GigaOM: FCC May Examine ‘D’ Block Auction Fiasco (February 11, 2008)
• Gizmodo: Analysts Say Ring the Bell, Verizon Set to Win 700MHz Auction (February 6, 2008)
• New York Times Blog: Now Comes the Action-Packed Bonus Round (February 5, 2008)
• TechCrunch: Regional Bets Pull Ahead in Wireless Spectrum Auction (February 4, 2008)
• New York Times Blog: Spectrum Auction Day 1: $2.779 Billion in Bids (January 24, 2008)
• WiMAX.com: The Upcoming 700 MHz Auction (January 2008)
• TMC.net: FCC Underscores Need for Confidentiality in 700 MHz Spectrum Bidding (January 3, 2008)
• CNET News Blog: FCC Auction Bidders Named (December 19, 2007)
• Gizmodo: The Ultimate 700MHz Auction Guide: What It Is, Who'll Win... (December 7, 2007)
• Salon.com Blog: Machinist: FCC decision on Tuesday (July 31, 2007)
• ZDNet: It’s Official: Google Will Bid in 700 Mhz Wireless Auction (November 30, 2007)
• Engadget: FCC approves rules for 700MHz frequency auction (July 31, 2007)
• Ars Technica: Google open access proposal finds little support from FCC (July 25, 2007)
• The Next Net: Spectrum Auction to Be Run By Google Rules (July 10, 2007)
• Wired blog: Spin City: Telco Giants Sound Off On 700MHz Auction (July 13, 2007)
• Ars Technica: Charting the $480 billion US spectrum giveaway (July 19, 2007)
• CNET News Blog: Google commits $4.6 billion to wireless-spectrum auction (July 20, 2007)
• John Edwards Blog: Edwards Writes to the FCC (May 30, 2007)
• Ars Technica: Coalition wants FCC to save 700MHz spectrum for wireless broadband (June 5, 2007)
• GigaOM: Verizon: Play fair in wireless auctions, as long as VZ wins (July 12, 2007)
• Blog post: Spectrum Auction to Be Run By Google Rules (July 10, 2007)
• Ars Technica: Prof. wants..."wireless network neutrality" (May 21, 2007)
• Google Blog Search: Wireless Spectrum Auction

Wireless Spectrum Commentaries and Opinions

• PC Magazine: What to Do About Lack of FCC Public-Access Bids? (February 13, 2008)
• CNET News: Is Mobile Really a Sure Thing for Google? (February 8, 2008)
• Wall Street Journal: Purblind Auction (February 7, 2008)
• Washington Post: Net Neutrality Advocates are 'Antiproperty,' Critic Says (February 2, 2008)
• Computer World: Survey: Wireless Consumers Value Customer Service, Price... (January 18, 2008)
• Seattle Times: Tech Tracks: Surprise, Clearwater Will Not Bid for Spectrum (December 5, 2007)
• Profy: Is Google Serious About The 700MHz Auction? Yes. Probably. (December 3, 2007)
• Information Week: Winners, Losers In Google's 700-MHz Spectrum Plans (November 30, 2007)
• EETimes.com: First Crack in Mobile Carriers' Fortress? (December 3, 2007)
• InfoSync: What Is Google's Wireless Master Plan? (December 3, 2007)
• Information Week: Google Wants It All When It Comes To Wireless - Mobile Blog (November 30, 2007)
• Google-Phone.com: Could a 700MHz win form backbone of a Google-Apple... (October 18, 2007)

Wireless Spectrum Auction Background

• ComputerWorld: Bidding for 700-Mhz Spectrum Hits $3.7b in First Two Days (January 25, 2008)
• Information Week: 700MHz Auction: Thrill May Be Gone (January 25, 2008)  
• ComputerWorld: FCC Auction Reaches $2.8b for 700-mhz Wireless Licenses (January 24, 2008)
• Information Week: Bidders Offer Billions In FCC Spectrum Auction (January 24, 2008)  
• WIRED: FAQ: Inside the FCC's High-Stakes 700-MHz Spectrum Auction (January 24, 2008)
• InfoWorld: How the Wireless Spectrum Auction Could Change Your Life (January 24, 2008)
• NPR: Auction Could Dictate Future of Wireless Devices (January 23, 2008)
• BusinessWeek: Market Fall May Hurt the Wireless Auction (January 23, 2008)
• CNN Money: Incumbents To Sweep Spectrum Auction, Analysts Say (January 18, 2008)
• MocoNews.net: 700 MHz: Google Could Still Bid To Win; Bid To Lose More Likely... (January 18, 2008)
• TheStreet.com: Google Can't Change the Game (January 2, 2008)
• eWeek.com: Surprises in Spectrum Bidding (December 27, 2007)
• Information Week: FCC's 700 MHz Spectrum Draws 266 Prospective Bidders (December 19, 2007)
• BusinessWeek: Look Who's Bidding in Auction 73 (December 20, 2007)
• Information Week: Telsima Launches A Combo 450 Mhz-700 MHz... (December 14, 2007)  
• PC World: What to Expect From Google and the 700-MHz Spectrum Auction (December 13, 2007)
• Live Search News: Wireless Spectrum Auction
• CNN Money: Towerstream Files to Participate in FCC 700 MHz Spectrum Auction (December 11, 2007)
• Chicago Tribune: Auction Will Alter Wireless World (December 10, 2007)
• Hollywood Reporter: TWC Won't Have to Buy Stake in Entity (December 4, 2007)
• eWeek.com: Cable Giants Pass on Spectrum Auction (December 3, 2007)
• Reuters: Comcast, Time Warner Cable to Sit Out Auction (December 3, 2007)
• Laptop Magazine: Google Throws Hat into 700-MHz Ring (December 3, 2007)
• Barron's Online: Handicapping the Wireless Auction (November 30, 2007)
• PC World: Business Center: Google to Bid for 700 MHz Spectrum (November 30, 2007)
• New York Times: Google to Join Spectrum Auction (November 30, 2007)
• BusinessWeek: Apple Eyes the Wireless Auction (September 10, 2007)
• Forbes.com: Google In The Air (July 20, 2007)
• PC World: Unlocked Phones May Be Part of Spectrum Auction (July 20, 2007)
• Bloomberg: Google, AT&T Take Sides as FCC Debates... (July 31, 2007)
• PC World: FCC Spectrum Auction: What's Google on About? (July 26, 2007)
• Forbes.com: Broadband's Big Auction (June 20, 2007)
• CNET News: FCC to reveal spectrum auction plan (April 25, 2007)
• WashingtonPost.com: Groups call for competitive spectrum auction (June 3, 2007)
• Forbes.com: Spectrum Warriors (June 8, 2007)
• CNET News: Saving the last beachfront spectrum (June 12, 2007)
• New York Times: Google Proposes Innovation in Radio Spectrum Auction (May 21, 2007)