On the Block: The "Public Interest" and the 1994 Spectrum License Auctions

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_. 1994d. F.C.C. is revising rules for wireless auction. New York Times (May 31): D1.

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_. 1995. Court blocks FCC license preferences. Washington Post (March 16): B13.

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