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I bet that google will still be bidding on this spectrum as the resale clause seemed to me like an attempt to decrease the cost that google may have to pay in a bidding war for the spectrum. This is because it would remove the incentive to buy spectrum with the sole intent to preventing others from using it.

According to McDowell, wealthy corporations don't need government regulation in order to do what they want—a clear shot at Google, who is free to bid on the spectrum and offer it at wholesale rates if it chooses to do so. As Copps pointed out, though, incumbent businesses are generally willing to pay a "blocking premium" in order to keep new players from entering a market, and would no doubt attempt to pay a premium simply to keep a company like Google from doing this.

FCC sets 700MHz auction rules: limited open access, no wholesale requirement