WASHINGTON, D.C. —Nearly a year after Congress allowed the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum to lapse, Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is calling on Congress to ...

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 ...

In doing so, Rosenworcel said she remains committed to working with Congress to restore the agency’s auction authority as originally outlined in Section 309 of the Communications Act.

For that reason, Congress must not only restore the FCC’s auctioning authority, but also take steps to free up more spectrum for licensed use so that the Commission has something to auction once ...

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.

“Congress has never allowed the FCC’s spectrum auction authority to lapse until now. Since 1994 spectrum auctions have raised over $233B for the U.S. Treasury and the wireless industry has invested ...

FCC's authority to auction spectrum expires in March and the House is poised to vote this week on a bill extending it through May 19.

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.

In her statement, the Chairwoman said, “FCC spectrum auctions have fueled American growth for three decades. The agency has held 100 auctions and in the process raised more than $233 billion for ...

The US Senate has allowed the spectrum auction authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to lapse for the first time ever. A bill that would have extended the regulator’s spectrum ...