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All this talk of auctioning and the 700mhz spectrum has thrown Verizon into a tiff. It's apparently none too happy that Google and other interested parties may soon have access to the airwaves once analog television broadcasts are discontinued in early 2009. So the telecom is suing the Federal Communications Commission on the grounds that its open-access rules — that the auctioned bands be made compatible with any device — are illegal. Sounds like its afraid of some friendly competition — the freed 700Mhz band could be used for anything from new wireless phone to broadband service. (Photo by majorvols)