Google readies spectrum auction bid

Google is making "the necessary preparations" to bid in the FCC's upcoming wireless spectrum auction, a company representative told the Wall Street Journal. According to the WSJ, Google will enter January's 700MHz band auction on its own, sans partners--in July, the search giant said it would commit at least $4.6 billion to the spectrum bidding, assuming the FCC instituted certain open access conditions. Bidders must declare their intention to participate in the auction by Dec. 3.

For more on Google's auction plans:
- read this PC World article

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