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Article: Verizon Wireless sues FCC over open-access conditions.(News)
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- RCR Wireless News
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- September 17, 2007
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Byline: JEFFREY SILVA
Verizon Wireless challenged in federal appeals court the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz open-access rules, the opening salvo in what could evolve into a messy legal battle. The move puts a cloud of uncertainty over the upcoming auction of more than 1,000 wireless licenses in prime airwaves.
The No. 2 mobile-phone carrier said the FCC action "violates the U.S. Constitution, violates the Administrative Procedures Act ... and is arbitrary, capricious, unsupported by the substantial evidence and otherwise contrary to law.''
The FCC last month attached open-access requirements to a 22-megahertz block of spectrum-a ...