Google has requested that the US regulator seeks assurances from Verizon Wireless that it will honour the 'open access' laws related to the 700MHz C-block spectrum Verizon won in the recent FCC auction. In a FCC filing late last week, Google called for the regulator to investigate Verizon's alleged commitment to a 'two-door' policy, which implies that Verizon could favour customers accessing the network that use its own devices over non-Verizon customers.
The filing makes reference to a number of formal objections to the open access policy made by Verizon Wireless prior to the operator placing the US$4.7 billion winning bid in the C-block spectrum two months ago. According to Google, Verizon has "kept to its written position and, despite ample opportunity, has not subsequently disavowed this position in any on-the-record filing with the Commission." According to a report by InfoWorld, Verizon has hit back at Google, claiming its complaint to the FCC "has no legal standing." Google is keen to uphold the principals of open access networks in order to support Android, its open source mobile operating system. From: Mobile Business Briefing (http://gsm.org) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
