Pai Signals FCC to Start New Spectrum Auctions This Year
FCC chair Ajit Pai said the FCC will be holding two spectrum auctions in short order, which means next November and soon thereafter.
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Post-Repack: Key Challenges and Solutions
Now that the FCC’s broadcast spectrum, or repack, auction has ended, the hard work begins.
WSA: Spectrum Auction Could Affect TV White Space Deployments
The completion of the FCC’s spectrum auction could prove to be a boom for TV white space deployments in the U.S., per the WhiteSpace Alliance.
FCC Plans Post-Auction Procedures Workshop
FCC will host a post-auction procedures workshop Monday, March 13.
Forward Auction Closes at $19.6 Billion
The fourth and final forward TV spectrum incentive auction has now closed at $19,632,506,746, but the auction itself is not over. Forward auction winners will next vie for specific frequencies.
FCC Tells Bidders to Go All In
The commission boosted the activity requirement and the opening bid price per round as the auction wears on.
Dell's OTA Pitches Post-Auction Spectrum Sales
OTA Broadcasting wants to sell stations to wireless providers in a post-auction aftermarket.
Broadcast Lawyers to FCC: Can We Talk?
Broadcast attorneys are asking incentive auction organizers when they can talk, already.
Round 11 Raises $23 Million; 1-Hour Bid Rounds Start Monday
The TV spectrum incentive Stage 4 Round 11 forward auction raised a total of $23 million ($23,013,000) when bidding in the round concluded Thursday afternoon.
Incentive Auction 'Success': A Skeptic's View
On January 18, two days before he left office, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler released a statement lauding the completion of the incentive auction.
Round 5 Auction Proceeds Up by $59 Million
The Federal Communications Commission added another $59 million in auction proceeds after Round 5 concluded Monday afternoon.
Final Stage Auction Rule Met at $18.2 Billion
The closing criteria of the television spectrum incentive auction have been met at $18.2 billion in bids for 70 MHz of public airwaves.
Stage 4 Forward Auction Set to Begin Jan. 18
Bidding in the Stage 4 forward auction is tentatively scheduled to begin Wednesday, Jan. 18, the Federal Communications Commission said today.
Stage 4 Reverse Auction to End Jan. 13
Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 10, the bidding schedule will change to four rounds per day.
GOP Lawmakers Urge FCC Regulatory Freeze
Two House GOP lawmakers asked FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to freeze the regulatory process.
Auction and Repack: Doing the Math
Well, in what I can only say is stunning, the second stage of the spectrum auction concluded immediately following the end of the first round of bidding in the forward auction portion.
NAB Seeks 39-Month Repack Deadline Waiver Process
Give us liberty from the 39-month repack deadline, or give us a waiver process, the National Association of Broadcasters told the FCC.
Destination Repack: Not Enough Time, Money
The planets will have to align just so if broadcasters are successful in transitioning to new or shared channels following the spectrum auction with a limited amount of money and time.
FCC: 62 Applicants Qualified to Bid for TV Spectrum
The FCC today announced that 62 applicants will be bidding for TV spectrum in the forward incentive auction.
FCC Releases Forward Auction Bidding Guide
“Big Wireless, Inc.” is the name given qualified forward-auction applicants who can bid on all spectrum parcels and some reserved spectrum, but who don’t get bidding credits reserved for smaller outfits and rural service providers.
Border Interference Issues Could Cloud Repack
The U.S. incentive auctioning of television broadcast spectrum has been shrouded in uncertainty ever since it got underway, with broadcasters and others expressing a growing list of concerns.
Incentive Auction First Round Ends
The opening round of the 2016 TV spectrum incentive auction has officially ended, marking the launch of a weeks-long process to reassign broadcast TV channels for use by wireless broadband providers.
LPTV Entrepreneur Weighs In
Donald Trump made a campaign visit to Cadillac in March—the first visit by a presidential candidate since George Wallace campaigned in 1972.
NAB Comments on FCC's 126 MHz Target
Following the FCC’s announcement of its clearing target of 126 MHz for the incentive auction, the National Association of Broadcasters has responded.