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

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

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 ...

Including frequencies that overlap with Wi-Fi 6E and private mobile networking updated A provision in the new US budget bill opens a wide swath of spectrum for sale, including some that overlaps with ...

WASHINGTON —Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is applauding the passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill and provisions of the bill that restore the FCC's auction ...

Congress may look to exert more control over the broader auction authority of the FCC, Flick believes. “Perhaps in the future, if there is ever an auction of FM spectrum the FCC might need to get ...

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 FCC lost its spectrum authority on March 9, 2023. It meant that the agency had been unable to auction more spectrum for 5G networks. For carriers such as T-Mobile, ...

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 ...

Brendan Carr has big ideas about the FCC — and some critics across the spectrum. Two years ago, ... The agency had no authority to interpret Section 230, she said, ...

The DOJ and FCC have both approved T-Mobile’s $4.4 billion acquisition of most of US Cellular, with no major conditions or ...

FCC wants unused spectrum for mobile. Broadcasters urged to free up airwaves to meet wireless demand. October 20, 2010. By Cecilia Kang. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius ...