Google would really, really like to see the Federal Communications Commission open up a huge swath of unlicensed spectrum for mobile broadband. […]
Whitt […] cited concerns about the proposed spectrum auction legislation that recently passed in the House of Representatives. In particular, Whitt said that an all-licensed approach to spectrum wouldn’t give carriers the spectrum they need to build out common infrastructure. […]
‘Everything that’s cleared must be auctioned and everything that’s auctioned must be licensed,’ which in our mind would rule out unlicensed, » said Whitt. […]
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