http://ecommercetimes.com By Katherine Noyes 08/22/07
Google will "probably" make a bid in the FCC's upcoming auction of the 700 MHz wireless spectrum, said Google CEO Eric Schmidt. The search giant announced last month that it would bid $4.6 billion in the auction if the FCC adopted specific rules requiring open platforms. However, the FCC voted to adopt rules that represent more of a middle ground, including only two of Google's four openness requirements.
Although Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Latest News about Google didn't get everything it wanted regarding rules for the Federal Communications Commission's Latest News about Federal Communications Commission upcoming auction of 700 MHz (megahertz) wireless spectrum, it will likely participate in the auction anyway, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Tuesday.
Asked by a T-Mobile Latest News about T-Mobile executive at a conference if Google would still participate, Schmidt told the technology executives in attendance that it "probably" would. Schmidt was a featured speaker at the conference held by Washington think tank Progress & Freedom Foundation.
Google could not be reached for further details.
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