Google Entering Mobile Phone Business?

A coming government auction of valuable radio spectrum could hand Google Inc. and other technology companies their first significant victory in a battle to loosen the grip held by telecom operators on the wireless and broadband markets. Federal Communications Commission draft rules would set aside part of the available spectrum for creation of an "open" network free of the constraints that large telecom operators like AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. normally impose. The spectrum being auctioned is estimated to bring in $15 billion to the Treasury. The new open-access rules would apply to a slice that is big enough to create a nationwide network. Google, a satellite-TV provider, or another new entrant could now be enticed to bid in the auction and enter the wireless market as a competitor to the large carriers.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118411115421962670.html?mod=technology_main_whats_news