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Spectrum is only part of the equation... And if they didn't design things right, they won't be able to take advantage of spectrum differently like you propose.

• mdasen 13y ago
  Yeah. . .but to be a bit crass, that's totally Verizon's problem. I mean, at some point they have to have had meetings, "so, how will these open access rules affect our future?" And yea, I'm being a bit silly when I say "they have to have" (this is going to be a bit of a silly comment). Companies do dumb things all the time. But if the response was, "eh, who cares. I'm sure people will forget about it," then it's kinda their own fault. Without these restrictions, that spectrum may have raised more money. It was auctioned with these restrictions with the idea that the restrictions are in the public interest and that it might cause the winner to undergo additional costs or lose certain pricing options. If the result is, "c'mon dude, you can't really expect us to do that," I don't have a lot of pity for it. Net neutrality isn't meant to be a suicide pact, but to be frank, almost all of the wireless spectrum that the FCC has made available for mobile doesn't carry this restriction. Verizon knew this restriction going in and could have chosen not to bid on that spectrum. I think with Verizon having gone in with full knowledge of the restrictions involved, it's reasonable to hold them accountable.