Google to bid on 700 MHz wireless spectrum

Friday, November 30. 2007

Google to bid on 700 MHz wireless spectrum

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc was set to announce on Friday it will bid on coveted airwaves to launch a U.S. wireless network, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The Silicon Valley-based company had said several months ago it was considering bidding in the auction of 700-megahertz wireless spectrum due to begin January 24. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission deadline for companies to declare their interest in joining the airwaves bidding is December 3.

Glad to see they're finally in this for sure, I'm curious to see what they're going to be doing with it. Free wireless access for devices would be cool, but there's so many things that they could do... What do you think they're going to do with it?