Wireless Bureau reschedules H Block auction

The Federal Communications Commission Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has rescheduled the auction of the 1915MHz to 1920MHz and 1995MHz to 2000MHz bands for next year.

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Oct 23, 2013

The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced Oct. 21 that the auction of H Block spectrum has been rescheduled for Jan. 22, 2014.

The auction of licenses is for spectrum in the 1915MHz to 1920MHz and 1995MHz to 2000MHz bands, also known as the “H Block.” The FCC has designated the auction as Auction 96.

The bureau also has rescheduled several pre-auction deadlines, includin

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auction tutorial available via the Internet, Nov. 4;
short-form application (FCC Form 175) filing window opens, Nov. 4, Noon ET;
short-form application (FCC Form 175) filing window deadline, Nov.15, 6:00 p.m. ET;
upfront payments via wire transfer deadline, Dec. 18, 6:00 p.m. ET;
mock auction, Jan. 17, 2014; and
auction begins, Jan. 22, 2014.

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The WTB has set deadlines of June 14 for comments and June 28 for replies.

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Some of the proceeds of the auction, to be held Jan. 14, 2014, will reimburse Sprint Nextel for the expenses in relocating broadcasters to new ENG spectrum.

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The FCC bureau granted requests for the extension for NAB and CTIA-The Wireless Association.

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Charter Communications has asked for a two-year waiver of commission rules that it says is necessary to complete its transition to an all-digital network.

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski formally notified the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of its intent to auction licenses in the 1695-171MHz band and the 1755-1780MHz band.

The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau released a public notice last week providing guidance on using the environmental notification process for registering antenna structures.