Verizon Wireless sues to get FCC rules of 700Mhz auction removed
Posted by Will on Thursday, September 13th, 2007 at 5:02 pm under FCC, Verizon, Cingular/AT&T, Services
And we thought AT&T was the evil carrier. As much as we like to poke at AT&T for being the darkside of wireless carriers, we have to give it to them for their innovative offerings and liberal stance on consumer interests. The leading wireless carrier was recently noted as supporting FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s successful push to get open-access rules attached to a significant slice of the 700Mhz frequency spectrum - that’s a good thing for consumers.
Today, we learn that Verizon Wireless has gone the evil-empire route and filed an appeal to overturn the FCC’s “unconstitutional” regulations on the 700Mhz spectrum. The open-access regulation attached to a 22Mhz slice of the 700Mhz spectrum would give consumers the power to choose whatever device and software they want to use - a boon for consumer rights. The auction, set for this coming January, will require a minimum $4.6 billion bid on this particular piece of the spectrum - but if the reserve price is not met, the open-access stipulation would be dropped and the auction repeated.
Shame on you, Verizon Wireless. Do you really think consumers are going give up their right to use whatever damn device they choose just because you think the FCC regulation “violates the U.S. Constitution, violates the Administrative Procedures Act … and is arbitrary, capricious, unsupported by the substantial evidence and otherwise contrary to law.” What is this? Communist Russia?
[Via: RCR News]
September 13th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Evil. Pure evil.
How can they justify this?
September 13th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
yay! Communist Russia!
September 14th, 2007 at 5:54 am
verizon wireless has spent billions of dollars to make there system work well in the u.s. no other service provider has even come close, there merging and scrambling, because there wireless systems are not as good. You cannot fault them(verizon wireless) for trying to keep there service the best. eventually I see that we americans will not be tied to contracts, and will be able to use any cell phone with any carrier, of course that is and always be the american way. But to vilinize or lable verizon wireless as evil company is un-fair. they are a wonderful company, who respects and treats there employees with great respect, and has always looked out for the consumers
September 14th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Oh? This is looking out for consumers? Okay… It’s about nothing more than protecting thier interests. Something comes along to threaten that- something good for the consumer and Verizon wants it stopped. Yes, wonderful group indeed. I had them all wrong.
September 14th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
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