AT&T and Dish were the biggest winners in Auction 110 of spectrum in the 3.45 GHz band, according to information released by the FCC today. Together, the two companies’ winning bids account for 73% of the $22.5 billion raised in…
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FCC Pockets Close to $22B in Auction 110 of 3.45 GHz Band Spectrum
The clock phase of Auction 110 of mid-band spectrum between 3.45-3.55 GHz has concluded, raising $21.8 billion. All but 19 of the 4,060 available licenses had winning bids. Winning bidders will not be known until the assignment phase of the…
New 3.45 GHz Auction Raises $672.4 Million on Day One
Day one of Auction 110 of spectrum in the 3.45 GHz band raised $672.4 million, the FCC said this afternoon. Thirty-three companies qualified to bid in the auction, including all three nationwide wireless providers – AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The…
FCC Adopts Rules for 3.45 GHz Auction 110 to Start October 5
The FCC today released rules for Auction 110 of spectrum between 3.45-3.55 GHz, also known as the 3.45 GHz band. The auction is scheduled to start October 5. The rules call for licenses to be auctioned in 10 blocks, each…
Spectrum Auctions Update: WISPA Event Sheds Light on Fixed Wireless Implications
The boom in fixed wireless deployments has been driven by a combination of technology advances and greater availability of suitable spectrum – and the fixed wireless industry is eyeing more spectrum that the government expects to make available. In a…
FCC: C-band Winning Bidders’ Long-Form Applications Are Acceptable for Filing
All companies that had winning bids in the C-band spectrum auction have submitted long-form applications to the FCC that have been deemed “acceptable for filing.” There were 21 C-band winning bidders. As the FCC explains in a public notice, there…
FCC Tees Up Another Mid-band 5G Auction for Early October
The FCC took steps today to make 100 MHz of mid-band spectrum between 3.45 and 3.55 GHz available for 5G use. The commission expects to begin conducting an auction of the spectrum in early October to be known as Auction…
FCC Awards Most Licenses Won in CBRS 5G Auction
The majority of companies that won coveted mid-band 5G spectrum in the CBRS auction have received their licenses. The FCC said Friday that it has approved long-form applications for 222 of the 255 companies that had winning bids in the…
Verizon Winning Bids In 5G C-Band Auction are More Than Half of the Record $81 Billion Total
More than half of the record-breaking $81 billion spent in the C-band auction is attributable to a single bidder – Verizon. The company had the most winning bids — for a total of 3,511 licenses — for which the company…
C-Band Spectrum Auction Ends with Haul of Almost $81 Billion, Shattering Records
The bidding in the clock phase of the FCC’s C-band spectrum auction has ended. In all, FCC Auction 107 grossed more than $80.9 billion, almost double the previous auction record of $44.9 billion. Bidders won all 5,684 spectrum blocks up…
FCC Chair Pai Has an Idea for the C-Band Auction Windfall and It Involves USF
The C-band spectrum auction isn’t over yet, but we already know it will create a windfall for the U.S. Treasury, having already doubled or even tripled some forecasts. Outgoing FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants to see $50 billion of the…
Top Broadband and Telecom Trends of 2020
To say that 2020 has not been a year of business as usual would be a supreme understatement, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly every aspect of nearly everyone’s daily life. Nevertheless, the broadband and telecom industry managed not only…
