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Coleman Bazelon
Heck of a Job, Marty
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 9, 2008 - 7:47pmThe FCC recently raised a record $19 billion in an auction for rights to the nation's airwaves. While this sounds like another successful commission auction, it was not. The rules written by the FCC Chairman, Kevin Martin, failed to achieve what previous auctions have: increased competition in the wireless industry.

