Concepts of open access for 700 MHz wireless spectrum coming up for auction have Republicans screaming mad. Let's play my favorite game, Follow The Money. The story: Google offered to bid a minimum of $4.6 billion for that spectrum, provided the Internet News cited the two Congressmen as opposing Google's ideas about the future of the 700 MHz wireless spectrum:
"I think the fewer fetters you have in terms of conditions on the auction, the more open the process and the better its going to be," (Barton) said. "I also think you're going to get more money if you do it that way." "The free market works best. If Google is really right that there is market demand for their model, they should be lining up to bid in a fair auction, without these requirements," Upton said.Game time, folks, courtesy of the fine people behind Barton's top 20 contributors for the most recent election cycle, we have Comcast (#1), Verizon (tied for 10th), AT&T (14), and Sprint Nextel (tied for 15th). The National Cable & Telecommunications Association, along with AT&T and Comcast, rates as one of Barton's all-time biggest campaign contributors. Now let's take a look at Barton's and Upton's opinions sounded like they came from men whose campaigns received substantial backing from organizations sharing those thoughts. No surprise, that proved to be the case.
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