Google pushes Verizon for open access commitment

[YA]

Google has requested that the US regulator seeks assurances from
Verizon Wireless that it will honour the 'open access' laws related to
the 700MHz C-block spectrum Verizon won in the recent FCC auction. In
a FCC filing late last week, Google called for the regulator to
investigate Verizon's alleged commitment to a 'two-door' policy, which
implies that Verizon could favour customers accessing the network that
use its own devices over non-Verizon customers.

The filing makes reference to a number of formal objections to the
open access policy made by Verizon Wireless prior to the operator
placing the US$4.7 billion winning bid in the C-block spectrum two
months ago. According to Google, Verizon has "kept to its written
position and, despite ample opportunity, has not subsequently
disavowed this position in any on-the-record filing with the
Commission." According to a report by InfoWorld, Verizon has hit back
at Google, claiming its complaint to the FCC "has no legal standing."
Google is keen to uphold the principals of open access networks in
order to support Android, its open source mobile operating system.

From: Mobile Business Briefing (http://gsm.org)

[Johan de Koning]

Isn't old news? And why did you posted it in this challenge group?

[Incognito]

Nothing wrong with posting it here. Is relevant news. I'm glad he did
since I didn' tknow about it.

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[Steven A.]

Interesting news - thanks for posting it YA. :)

[Shane Isbell]

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Johan de Koning <ikben...@gmail.com> wrote:

Isn't old news? And why did you posted it in this challenge group?

 

Probably because its useful information. I know that's frowned on in this list but we need to put up with such antics, I guess.

 

Shane