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Business Week in the latest issue has outlined some key points in an upcoming Federal Communications Commission auction later this year for wireless spectrum.

Interestingly enough, the article is saying some view this as the last and best chance to create a broadband competitor to phone and cable companies. Interestingly, this is coming from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC).

The upcoming auction is for the UHF wireless spectrum that television channels are vacating when broadcasting goes digital in 2009. The attraction is the range and strength of the spectrum as it can penetrate buildings easily and even go underground. The spectrum also has a much farther range than any sort of of current WiFi and WiMAX networks. The government may pocket as much as $20 billion for this spectrum.

The bidding auction process will be determined by July. It will be of no real surprise if Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and others, like AT&T (NYSE: T), will try to keep the auction process the same as it has been. If no rules change for larger package deals to be auctioned, then the large technology companies will have to pass. If the process changes and the government opens this up, you could actually have technology and internet operators participating in building the actual infrastructure for lightning fast 3G as well.

You can always bet, however, on money and personal interests to get in the way of progress.

Jon Ogg can be reached at jonogg@247wallst.com; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

FCC auction key to Google and Yahoo! broadband originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In 2009, UHF television stations will abandon analog frequencies as they shift to digital. The frequencies that they will abandon will soon go on the FCC's auction block, and the result could shape the internet and wireless industry for decades to come.

These frequencies, in the 700 mhz range (channels 52-68), are desirable because they travel long distances without interference. Any company wanting to build a national wireless broadband network would find UHF the perfect foundation. In an age of growing connectivity, the profit potential of owning such a backbone is enormous.

The players are already lined up to fight for the frequencies. As you can imagine, the cell phone companies will be players, if for no other reason than to keep new competitors out of their market. Other bidders may include satellite television providers such as DirecTV, and rich internet moguls including Google (NASDAQ:GOOG).

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UHF freqency auction threatens wireless industry originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 17 May 2007 20:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"The FCC won't let me be" opines Eminem in his 2001 hit "Without Me," and these days Time Warner is feeling Eminem's pain.

Recently, the Federal Communications Company (FCC) pushed back an announced June 29 auction for wireless spectrum. The new auction date will be August 9.

Why does this matter to TWX? Well, according to some, by getting in on this wireless auction, Time Warner Cable wants to get in on some wireless action. Given Richard Parsons's optimism at last week's shareholders meeting, one can't help but wonder: is this part of Parsons' plan to right the good ship TWX?

Whatever the future holds, I think we can be certain of one thing: unlike Eminem, TWX will never do a duet with Elton John.

What do TWX and Eminem have in common? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 24 May 2006 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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