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Eric Auchard (reuters@telecom-digest.org) Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:28:48 -0500
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By Eric Auchard
Google Inc. on Thursday opened the door to the possibility that it
Co-founder Larry Page said the company has no wireless spectrum
"We haven't announced any plans with regard to spectrum, but we are
He was responding to a question by a Wall Street analyst over whether
"In general we are interested in anything that can provide better,
Later, in a phone interview, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt also said
The Federal Communications Commission is slated to auction 90
The licenses could be used for advanced wireless services like
The FCC is also expected by January 28 to start auctioning 2008
Google is working on a citywide wireless project with Internet access
Schmidt, asked about radio spectrum, said, "We don't have a huge bid
"It would take some work for an engineer on 20 percent time to prepare
Google encourages some employees to devote a portion of their work
(Additional reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky in Washington, D.C.)
Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited.
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