The FCC made considerable progress this week in planning for the voluntary auction of television broadcast spectrum targeted for next year. The commission released a 230-page document outlining auction procedures and setting specific application deadlines for broadcasters interested in selling…
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler envisions offering two classes of licenses in the upcoming auction of TV broadcast spectrum, reports technology news website Re/code. These would include restricted and unrestricted licenses, with restricted licenses reserved for “companies that don’t currently hold…
Mobile network operators are eager to get their hands on the 120 MHz of spectrum that the government hopes to free up through a voluntary incentive auction of TV broadcast spectrum. But many issues need to be resolved before that…
The FCC today outlined the plan it is considering adopting for a 2014 voluntary auction of TV broadcast spectrum for mobile broadband use. The plan – which aims to make spectrum available on both a licensed and unlicensed basis —…
The FCC could soon formalize plans to auction TV broadcast spectrum to mobile broadband providers and share the proceeds with broadcasters.On Friday FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski circulated a proposal for the auctions within the FCC and the item was put…
Auction 108 of spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band closed today after raising less than $428 million, a considerably lower amount in comparison with what we have seen in other recent auctions. The spectrum is considered mid-band, which is widely…
All three major U.S. wireless carriers – AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon – are qualified to bid in the upcoming auction of mid-band spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band, according to an FCC public notice released yesterday. In addition, 79 smaller…
The FCC today adopted rules for the planned auction of spectrum in the C-band. The band includes 280 MHz of spectrum between 3.7 and 3.98 GHz and is considered mid-band spectrum well suited to 5G deployment. The auction, to be…
WASHINGTON, December 10, 2019—The Federal Communications Commission commenced the next of its 5G spectrum auctions today. This morning, bidding began on spectrum in the upper 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz bands (Auction 103). The FCC is making 3,400…
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai sent a letter to members of Congress today saying he wants the commission to conduct an auction of 280 MHz of spectrum in the C-band. On a conference call with reporters, senior FCC officials said the…
Texas-based Nextlink Internet, one of the largest winners in the Connect America Fund CAF II Auction, has acquired the internet service business of Connecting Point (ConPoint), a company based in Norfolk, Nebraska. Connecting Point was established in 1987 and provides…
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