Google, which successfully petitioned the FCC to decree to open the "C block" of spectrum to outside devices and applications, said it had an early lock on the C block, but was eventually outbid by Verizon and took home no licenses.

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Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ), which successfully petitioned the FCC to decree to open the "C block" of spectrum to outside devices and applications, said it had an early lock on the C block, but was eventually outbid by Verizon and took home no licenses.

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Parents may pre-emptively block purchases from Web sites, and instantly lock the card after seeing anything objectionable.

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Meanwhile, Facebook shares spiked Wednesday after lock-ups expired on a massive block of 777 million shares.

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Portfolios are being built and acquired to block other organizations from relevant market spaces and to lock in competitive advantages.

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" Time Warner Cable fired back on Wednesday with ads featuring a giant flattened basketball and made reference to a National Basketball Association labor dispute that scuttled the first months of the pro basketball season: "First they lock out the Knicks, now MSG wants to block out the fans.

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