[ NNSquad ] Congress considers selling off unlicensed wireless to the highest bidders

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Congress considers selling off unlicensed wireless to the highest bidders

http://j.mp/q6hSev  (ars technica)

    "If an unlicensed spectrum sale went through under this condition, the
     FCC would be forbidden to impose any rules on the sale winner that
     "limits the ability of a licensee to manage the use of its network,
     including management of the use of applications, services, or devices
     on its network, or to prioritize the traffic on its network as it
     chooses." Plus the bill bars the FCC from imposing any wholesale
     reselling requirement on the license buyer, or "limit participation in
     such system on the basis of the total amount of spectrum licenses held
     by a person seeking such participation" (memo to AT&T and Verizon:
     come on in and buy it all!)."

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--Lauren--
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