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Just a few months ago, the upcoming FCC radio wave auctions were generating a slew of interest from non-traditional telecom players like Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). With the 700MHz (megahertz) being opened up once analog TV waves go away in 2009, this is quite simply one of the last large pieces of radio bandwidth that companies will be able to buy into and use for all kinds of wireless services. But wait -- is interest petering out already just before the auctions begin later this month?

When Frontline Wireless dropped out of the bidding just recently, the possibility of a new national wireless carrier went down the tubes. Did incumbent telecoms like AT&T, Inc. (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VZ) lose all interest in bidding themselves? That's the thinking in the market right now, but how far that thinking goes compared to who will actually bid (and how high) remains to be seen until the auction begins.

All hope is not lost for the FCC, though. The discounted portion of the airwave auction that Frontline Wireless was seeking contained stipulations to share airwave space with public safety and related utilities. With no other national airwave bidder in line for that kind of radio spectrum, the FCC may be forced to re-auction it at a later data minus some of the stipulations that contributed to it being discounted in the first place. If the normal 700MHz radio spectrum is already taken, that could be a dead end for the FCC. Or, it could sell that specific radio spectrum for a much lower price that it had originally envisioned.

FCC sees demand fall for upcoming radio auctions originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Cox Communications Inc., the largest private cable television provider in the U.S., said Monday that it plans on participating in the FCC's radio spectrum auctions in January.

So far, it looks like Cox may be the only major cable operator to participate in the auction, which will attract bidders for the 700-MHz radio spectrum that will soon be opened up when analog television signals cease in early 2009.

What will Cox plan on if it does win some radio bandwidth next month? Wireless service? Nah, the market is exceedingly crowded already, and it may get worse if Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) enters the picture. Fixed-wireless internet service? Cox already operates one of the largest high-speed internet consumer and business networks in the country, so that is an odd choice for increasing that market share.

With Cox competitors Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) electing to sit this auction out completely, it's unclear what Cox's strategy is -- and perhaps the company wants it that way. Cox's push towards mobility is under the radar at the moment, as the company looks like it is stockpiling wireless bandwidth for some future purpose -- but it's just saying "convergence purposes." Mightly slick there, Cox.

Cox is lone cable operator so far in wireless spectrum auction originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We already use Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to search for information all over the web. Many of us use Google Earth to look at global satellite views, and Google Gmail for our email needs, and Google Docs & Spreadsheets for our online word processing and spreadsheets. Are we ready to use Google for our wireless voice and data telecommunication needs as well?

Google gets by on the backs of traditional telecom channels now, reaching hundreds of millions of customers over cable modems, DSL connections and T1 data lines from your local telecommunications cooperative. In a sense, the company bypasses everything it can to bring its services directly to each customer over a web browser. It's not the same game in the wireless business, as larger wireless companies keep iron-fisted control over what customers can access and who can market to them directly.

Google's intention to participate in the FCC's 700-megaHertz radio spectrum auctions in January tells the world that it wants to bypass the wireless carriers and provide services directly to consumers yet again. No revenue sharing, no unrealistic demands meant to pad the bottom lines of wireless carriers while underserving customers -- none of that.

Google has the cash and the fortitude to take on established telecom companies and give customers a much-needed alternative to tight controls over purchased wireless services. Wireless could be Google's second act that makes it one of the most powerful companies in the U.S. (by some estimations, it's already there).

Would you use Google as your wireless provider if given the choice? Will the company have too much control over information if it succeeds in becoming a player in wireless?

Could Google rule the U.S. wireless landscape? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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