September 11, 2007

Apple Eyes the Wireless Auction

Steve Jobs & Co. consider joining the FCC's auction of wireless spectrum, and a win would give Apple many intriguing options—for the iPhone and more. Business Week reports.

"Two sources tell BusinessWeek that Steve Jobs & Co. have studied the implications of joining the auction, which will Jan. 16. The winners will get rights to use the spectrum that analog TV broadcasters are handing back to the government in 2009, given their mandated move to digital television.

Dubbed beachfront property" by the FCC, it's the last swathe of wireless spectrum likely to become available that would have the attributes necessary for a new mainstream broadband network."

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