AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, or Google Wireless?
Ever play the game of telephone? (Pun intended) You know…where someone says something and passes it on, and by the time it gets to the end, it’s turned into something completely different? Well, rumors of the much-salivated-over and coveted "Google Phone" may not be a handset at all. Google may be shooting for play-space in the carrier sandbox. According to Richard Whitt, Washington telecommunications and media counsel at Google, there’s a chance that they will make a play for licensee rights to the upcoming 700 MHz band that the FCC is going to auction off. "We have not ruled in or out participating in the auction as a licensee," says Whitt. "Whether or not we do get involved [in the auction], we see some value in creating these kinds of platforms." Google has complained in the past that working with carriers is troublesome, so having their own network and service would certainly alleviate those kinds of issues. Ring ring.
[Via ComputerWorld]
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