This initial authority for the FCC was set to expire on September 30, 1998, but was extended by Congress, and has been ...

The Federal Communications Commission has regained its authority to hold spectrum auctions and could use that power to take ...

This initial authority for the FCC was set to expire on September 30, 1998, but was extended by Congress, and has been several times since. The most recent long-term extension was granted as part ...

The Federal Communications Commission’s authority to auction unused spectrum expired almost two years ago and Congress has failed to extend it. Former Chair Jessica Rosenworcel called several times ...

OBBBA restores the FCC’s general authority to auction spectrum through September 30, 2034. From that authorization, however, it carves out key frequency bands used by the U.S. Department of ...

The Federal Communications Commission’s Rules for an upcoming AWS-3 auction will pave the way for approximately 200 spectrum licenses to come to market. The FCC's spectrum auction authority had ...

The FCC lost its spectrum authority on March 9, 2023. It meant that the agency had been unable to auction more spectrum for 5G networks.

The DOJ and FCC have both approved T-Mobile’s $4.4 billion acquisition of most of US Cellular, with no major conditions or ...

The FCC at its February Open Meeting last week moved forward with a Notice of Inquiry that seeks comment on whether, and if so how, to free up additional mid-band spectrum for new services in the ...

The FCC’s spectrum auction authority, which lapsed in 2023, is restored until 2034.The bill also creates a large pipeline of spectrum to be auctioned. “I want to extend my congratulations to President ...

FCC could let other firms use spectrum. EchoStar and its predecessor company missed deadlines or sought extensions four times between 2017 and 2024, Carr wrote.