Verizon unhappy with 700MHz open access requirements, sues FCC

When the Federal Communications Commission issued its final set of rules for the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction, reaction was mixed. Open access proponents were disappointed that the FCC failed to include all four of Google's open access suggestions, while the telecoms bemoaned the fact that two of them were included. Verizon is taking its irritation over the FCC's rules to the courts, asking the US District Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to set them aside.
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"It's regrettable that Verizon has decided to use the court system to
try to prevent consumers from having any choice of innovative
services," wrote Chris Sacca, Google's head of special initiatives.
"Once again, it is American consumers who lose from these tactics."