The open device and application obligations were core conditions when Verizon purchased the C-block spectrum.

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This C-Class was among the first on the block, and when I parked behind an older-generation C, the detailing was apparent.

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This is precisely what occurred when Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) threatened to block Obama administration appointments unless money was provided for a harbor dredging project in his home state.

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Hep-C's replication is difficult to block.

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Instead, analysts believe that Verizon (nyse: VZ - news - people )--thought to be the only bidder besides Google that is both rich and motivated enough--is poised to win the coveted C block of spectrum that Google was eyeing.

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Industry watchers say Verizon has a clinch on the C block while another carrier, perhaps Alltel (nyse: AT - news - people ), likely has won one or two 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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