700Mhz: Devil In the Details

After the FCC released their 700Mhz broadband spectrum auction rules (pdf) a few weeks ago, there was ample applause that the Commission at least met Google's demands half-way. People assumed that while the FCC wasn't going to force true
open access, they'd at least force auction winners to offer unlocked devices and unimpeded access to content.

We assumed there were loopholes that would allow AT&T and Verizon lawyers to wiggle around the conditions should they win the spectrum, or else those operators
wouldn't have been quite so enthusiastic about the rules. Attorney, ICANN board member and law professor Susan Crawford has had some time to digest the rules and says that yes, the devil is in the details:
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8. Frontline Asks FCC to Ban Verizon from Spectrum Auction