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Don't understand issue 1 4.76%
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Default Opinion on Verizon Suing FCC on 700mHZ - 09-17-2007, 09:01 PM

Curious what your collective opinion is on Verizon suing the FCC over the rules for the 700mHZ band auction. Mine is that Verizon is acting like a spoiled brat. If they don't like the rules then they don't have to bid on the spectrum.
   
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Default 09-18-2007, 06:21 AM

voted dont care. companys sue all the time. hell yall wanted to sue over gps so why cant vzw sue over airwaves.


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Default 09-18-2007, 11:01 PM

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Thats why I included the "don't care" as it is a valid response. I went to the local Verizon place tonight to replace my wifes busted Razor. The lady changed it out for free and I was sure it was out of warrenty. Always nice people in the Verizon storefront.

I asked when etc. about the GPS and the lady told me that a lot of people have cussed them out over the issue and basically they have no idea when or if the GPS will be activated. No win situation for the employees in the stores. I still think that Verizon is a rudderless ship in the wireless ocean. Their business model could become obsolete very quickly.
   
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Default 09-18-2007, 11:51 PM

so funny. the public owns the airwaves per federal regulation. VZW says FCC is overstepping their bounds by giving the public open access to the spectrum instead of a legalized monopoly. how backwards.

makes it apparent why our telecom infrastructure is years behind asia and europe.

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Default 09-19-2007, 08:42 AM

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so funny. the public owns the airwaves per federal regulation. VZW says FCC is overstepping their bounds by giving the public open access to the spectrum instead of a legalized monopoly. how backwards.

makes it apparent why our telecom infrastructure is years behind asia and europe.

silly boys.
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HAHA.... this is good....
   
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Default 09-26-2007, 01:37 PM

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so funny. the public owns the airwaves per federal regulation. VZW says FCC is overstepping their bounds by giving the public open access to the spectrum instead of a legalized monopoly. how backwards.

makes it apparent why our telecom infrastructure is years behind asia and europe.

silly boys.

I AGREE!!!!


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Default 09-26-2007, 05:05 PM

Borg is right, Verizon just trying to protect themselves at the expense of the public.


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Default 09-26-2007, 05:11 PM

If they win will they disable 700mHZ???

   
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Default 09-26-2007, 05:23 PM

hahhahaha that sir is durn near the funniest statement made today


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Default 09-26-2007, 05:31 PM

in the end who really cares


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Are you serious? How 'bout saying goodbye to locked phones?


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Are you serious? How 'bout saying goodbye to locked phones?
yes i am serious its a free network but wont have anyone to maintain it. It wont have half the features you get from your normal carriers its not a big deal to me.


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Default 09-26-2007, 07:11 PM

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If they win will they disable 700mHZ???

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Default 09-26-2007, 07:30 PM

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in the end who really cares
Overall, I agree with ya Dawg-except, if I was was a Verizon customer, I would always wonder how much of my money was going towards their lawsuit War Chest...


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Overall, I agree with ya Dawg-except, if I was was a Verizon customer, I would always wonder how much of my money was going towards their lawsuit War Chest...
but you know what I pay for a service what ever they do with the money I dont care. I dont want my clients telling me what i can spend the money they give me on


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Default 09-26-2007, 08:22 PM

the difference is your not a publicly owned and traded company.


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the difference is your not a publicly owned and traded company.
my company is and we still spend the cash on what we want to.


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Default 09-26-2007, 08:50 PM

I'm with Dawg on this one... I pay a fee for service and can care less what T-Mo does with the moola... Now if they raise my fee because they moola was squandered then that's another story....
   
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Default Only One More Day of Voting - 09-26-2007, 10:20 PM

Interesting points so far:

1. Spectrum is owned by the public and at least part of it should be open
2. Don't care
3. Companies can spend their income anyway they want to
4. Our current wireless business model has the United States behind in technology

So, lets raise another question. Is it right that Verizon trys to stop another company, lets say TMobile, from bidding on the spectrum and following the rules.
   
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Default 09-27-2007, 06:56 AM

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Interesting points so far:

1. Spectrum is owned by the public and at least part of it should be open
2. Don't care
3. Companies can spend their income anyway they want to
4. Our current wireless business model has the United States behind in technology

So, lets raise another question. Is it right that Verizon trys to stop another company, lets say TMobile, from bidding on the spectrum and following the rules.
ill pick number 2 there are way more important things to worry about in the world. Like why did tmobile offer such ugly color choices, why grandma is so rude to her daughter about texting her bff rose. and so on and so forth


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