Opinion on Verizon Suing FCC on 700mHZ

[TBOLTRAM]

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.

[Dawg]

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

[TBOLTRAM]

Dawg,
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.

[theBorg]

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.

[doublestack]

Originally Posted by theBorg

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.

Amen to that!

[wabbit]

HAHA.... this is good....

[dankarlinski]

Originally Posted by theBorg

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!!!!


we own it.. verizon is all about money. and i think its funny that theyl go to such big boundaries just for a little frequency.

[test54]

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

[LunkHead]

If they win will they disable 700mHZ???

[ezrunner]

hahhahaha that sir is durn near the funniest statement made today

[Dawg]

in the end who really cares

[theBorg]

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

[Dawg]

Originally Posted by theBorg

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.

[TBOLTRAM]

Originally Posted by LunkHead

If they win will they disable 700mHZ???

You would have been a hit on Carson.

[ndub33]

Originally Posted by Dawg

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...

[Dawg]

Originally Posted by ndub33

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

[test54]

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

[Dawg]

Originally Posted by test54

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.

[LunkHead]

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....

[TBOLTRAM]

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.

[Dawg]

Originally Posted by TBOLTRAM

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

[JGBerry]

Originally Posted by Dawg

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

hahah yea...why is she texting her bff rose?

[test54]

I think the one side is overlooking the consequences of the move by Verizon and the other Telcos involved.
Any corp. has to anwser to both regulators and their owners.
Customers want the best tech for the best price however in my opinion changing the rules on the spectrum would both hurt new tech and hurt pricing.
This is not a normal Cell phone spectrum, Google is the new player looking into the spectrum for potentially some very good reasons, the Telcos are not happy and are looking to cover themselves for their business. This is what they need to do but it does not make it good for the public.

[Dawg]

Originally Posted by test54

I think the one side is overlooking the consequences of the move by Verizon and the other Telcos involved.
Any corp. has to anwser to both regulators and their owners.
Customers want the best tech for the best price however in my opinion changing the rules on the spectrum would both hurt new tech and hurt pricing.
This is not a normal Cell phone spectrum, Google is the new player looking into the spectrum for potentially some very good reasons, the Telcos are not happy and are looking to cover themselves for their business. This is what they need to do but it does not make it good for the public.

No I just think its people taking shots at a big company "Verizon" becuase they dont like them for what ever reason.

[test54]

No it for me has nothing to do with taking shots at Verizon. I think all the opponents are trying to protect their interests but it looks like its in the people best interest that they do not succeed (unless you own them).

700 MHz Explained in 10 Steps « GigaOM
Good articles explaining the ideas being tossed around for the spectrum and the potential of it. Its clear why the major cell carriers are nervous about what could come of this.

[Dawg]

Originally Posted by test54

No it for me has nothing to do with taking shots at Verizon. I think all the opponents are trying to protect their interests but it looks like its in the people best interest that they do not succeed (unless you own them).

700 MHz Explained in 10 Steps « GigaOM
Good articles explaining the ideas being tossed around for the spectrum and the potential of it. Its clear why the major cell carriers are nervous about what could come of this.

that wasnt a shot at you personally.

[test54]

I know, it was a shot at the many many Verizon haters.

I'm just rooting against them all in this fight.