<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/08/frontline_wireless_shuts_shop/>

Only Google can save the airwaves

Frontline Wireless, the uber-startup that was poised to lay down a
bid for a prime portion of the US wireless spectrum, now says it's
"closed for business".

...

The news will come as a shock to anyone who's followed the brouhaha
over the so-called 700-MHz spectrum, a slice of wireless bandwidth
due to be auctioned off by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) later this month.

Little more than a month ago, when Frontline officially joined the
list of bidders for the spectrum, the company told us it was "bidding
to win". But on January 4, bidders were required to fork over an
"upfront payment" prior to the actual auction, and you have to wonder
if Frontline was able to pay up.

Backed by a former FCC chairman and another Washington insider who
once led the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) under President George H.W. Bush, Frontline was
one of the main reasons - along with Google - that the FCC attached
an "open access" requirement to the 700-MHz auctions.

...

With Frontline out of the running, hope for a truly open network now
lies with Google. And putting all our eggs in Google's basket makes
us feel a little, well, uneasy.

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