Just an excerpt from Monday’s Communications Daily.
[Verizon lobbyist and former Congressman Tom] “Tauke…confirmed he had visited Google’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters. Google invited him, he said… “I’m not the business guy, so I’m not going to say that I came away with any sense from the meeting as to where the future is on the 700 MHz auction or other things,” said Tauke, Verizon’s executive vice president for public affairs, policy and communications. “But clearly, when you look at what they do and what we do, there are some great opportunities, as there are with many other companies.” Google wants to get its applications and services such as Google Maps onto mobile phones, and Verizon wants its customers to have access to those services too, Tauke said. “It’s a matter of getting the right devices, having the right protections for the customer and being able to figure out how to use the technology and the new opportunities that are out there in a way that will serve both companies well as well as serve our customers,” he said.”
from: Tauke Hints of Talks With Google Over 700 MHz. Communications Daily. Oct. 22, 2007.
