Google officially confirmed that it will be among those taking part in the upcoming FCC wireless band auction.
The company issued a statement early Friday morning in which it said that an application had been filed to take part in the January 24 auction for the 700mhz band formerly used for television broadcasts.
The controversial auction will award the rights to the wireless band under the condition that whoever controls the band leave it freely accessible to any mobile device running any software, rather than limit access to carrier-approved devices.
Google has praised the effort as a blow for consumer rights, while telecom groups have accused to company of rigging the auction to benefit its business model.
"We believe it's important to put our money where our principles are," said Google chairman and chief executive Eric Schmidt.
"Consumers deserve more competition and innovation than they have in today's wireless world."
Google has long been believed to be among the top suitors for the new spectrum.
The company was a major backer of the FCC campaign to place the unlock rules on the spectrum and promised in July that it would cover the minimum $4.6m bid required to bring the rules in effect.
The company plans to file the required paperwork with the FCC on Monday. Once the filing has been made, Google said that it will no longer be commenting on the auction in order to avoid running afoul of federal anti-collusion laws.
The company issued a statement early Friday morning in which it said that an application had been filed to take part in the January 24 auction for the 700mhz band formerly used for television broadcasts.
The controversial auction will award the rights to the wireless band under the condition that whoever controls the band leave it freely accessible to any mobile device running any software, rather than limit access to carrier-approved devices.
Google has praised the effort as a blow for consumer rights, while telecom groups have accused to company of rigging the auction to benefit its business model.
"We believe it's important to put our money where our principles are," said Google chairman and chief executive Eric Schmidt.
"Consumers deserve more competition and innovation than they have in today's wireless world."
Google has long been believed to be among the top suitors for the new spectrum.
The company was a major backer of the FCC campaign to place the unlock rules on the spectrum and promised in July that it would cover the minimum $4.6m bid required to bring the rules in effect.
The company plans to file the required paperwork with the FCC on Monday. Once the filing has been made, Google said that it will no longer be commenting on the auction in order to avoid running afoul of federal anti-collusion laws.
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