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Verizon Switches Gears, Will Support Open 700 MHz Proposal

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Jul 26, 2007, 11:25 AM   by (staff)

Following AT&T's reversal last week, Verizon Wireless is also now saying it will agree to some of the open access measures for the 700 MHz auction proposed by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. Specifically, it said it will support the idea of open access on a portion of the 700 MHz spectrum. Verizon still opposes some facets of Martin's proposal, though it didn't elucidate which. It did note, however, that it won't guarantee service levels on wireless infrastructure provided by entities other than itself.

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thehazmat

Jul 26, 2007, 12:47 PM

Whoa

"Verizon still opposes some facets of Martin's proposal, though it didn't elucidate which. It did note, however, that it won't guarantee service levels on wireless infrastructure provided by entities other than itself."

Which ones does Verizon support and not support?

The second part of the above quote basically translates into, if you buy an unbranded phone, services like mms,prl updates, gin, vcast aren't available to you...right?
No, Verizon is simply putting a disclaimer in there, saying it won't guarantee the same level of reliable service in any open 700 MHz spectrum as is found on its CDMA standard network.
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The whole thing doesnt mean much. They changed their minds because ATT did, but they really havent changed their minds. They can just see that dragging their feet wont help so they're playing along until they can figure a way out of this dilemma. The ...
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thehazmat said:


Which ones does Verizon support and not support?



Whichever measure is profitable and whichever measure is not.
 
 
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