”Google offered $4.71 billion for the C-block, surpassing a $4.6 billion threshold that activated the rules. Verizon Wireless later won the airwaves with a $4.74 billion offer. Google, the most-used search engine, said that while it was prepared to win the airwaves, its main goal was to ensure the open-access rules took effect.

Republican Representatives Cliff Stearns of Florida and John Shimkus of Illinois echoed Upton’s comments. Shimkus asked whether Google had “duped” the FCC by bidding primarily to trigger the open-access rules.”

So, in summary, Google did nothing wrong and politicians will complain about anything if it will get their names in the paper.