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J.H. Snider on Spectrum Auction, Nextel in GigaOm

Like a fresh spring breeze, new radio-frequency spectrum is in the air. It is so close that you can almost smell it -- and seek to keep others away from it.The next big spectrum land grab is over 700 Megahertz (MHz.) It’s the promised land of “beachfront property” that broadcasters are set to vacate on February 19, 2009, when the transition to digital television is supposed to be complete. Lots of folks are jockeying now to lock up… more

J.H. Snider | April 6, 2007