Airwaves Sales Sought by AT&T, Verizon Advance in Congress

February 17, 12 by David Goldstein

U.S. lawmakers agreed to give regulators authority to conduct airwaves auctions sought by AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless to help meet surging consumer demand for smartphones, a House member said.

The auctions are part of a broad accord reached today by House and Senate members to sustain a payroll tax cut, Representative Greg Walden, an Oregon Republican, said in an interview. The legislative package faces votes in both chambers in coming days.

To read this Bloomberg report in full, see: www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-16/airwaves-sales-sought-by-at-t-verizon-advance-in-u-s-congress.html

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