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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel marked the 30th anniversary of the FCC first being given Congressional authority to run spectrum auctions by once ...

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

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 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.

Given the agency’s current lack of spectrum auction authority, the FCC also reported that it has opened a docket to explore how its existing regulatory tools and current statutory authority could ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

T-Mobile has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for temporary access to its 2.5GHz spectrum band as the US carrier seeks to deploy it in specific geographic areas.