Verizon Aims to Weaken 700 MHz ‘Open Access,’ Google Cautions FCC

The FCC should condition the grant of 700 megahertz band “C”-block licenses to Verizon Wireless on the carrier’s acknowledgment that it can’t block applications on the handsets it sells to its customers, Google, Inc., said in a petition filed last week.

Verizon has indicated in previous filings and public statements that it believes the C block’s “open access” mandates won’t apply to handsets it provides to subscribers, Google noted.

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