While the reinstatement of the FCC’s spectrum auction authority is a vital step toward re-establishing the US wireless ...

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

The Senate didn’t take up the House legislation but Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., last year backed a proposal that would renew the FCC’s authority through Dec. 31, 2025.

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

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 ...

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 bill, announced on March 11, 2024, includes provisions to identify spectrum that can be reallocated from federal to non-federal use and renew the FCC’s spectrum auction authority.

T-Mobile won more than $300 million worth of spectrum licenses in an August 2022 auction. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says the agency can’t distribute those licenses, as well as others.

Two US politicians have proposed a plan to restore the US Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) authority to hold spectrum auctions, around a year after the US Senate allowed it to lapse for the ...

FCC Chair: Spectrum authority and global policy are key priorities in the 5G era FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said Tuesday that authorizing more available mid-band spectrum to support 5G would be ...

But unless Congress acts, the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum will expire on Sept. 30, 2022. The first step to reauthorize this authority occurred on June 15, 2022, when the House Energy and ...

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 ...