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 ...

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 ...

A packed room and a busy agenda of items on the docket set the stage for the FCC’s July open meeting, where six different ...

The FCC’s spectrum auction authority, which lapsed in 2023, is restored until 2034.The bill also creates a large pipeline of spectrum to be auctioned. “I want to extend my congratulations to President ...

General Auction Authority Restored (Well, Almost) OBBBA restores the FCC’s general authority to auction spectrum through September 30, 2034. From that authorization, however, ...

The proposal hopes to restore the FCC’s authority to auction off 1,250MHz of licensed spectrum for mobile broadband services. “To dominate in next-generation wireless technologies, stay ahead of our ...

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 ...

One year ago today, the FCC’s spectrum auction authority expired as it was not extended by Congress, for the first time ever. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel took note of that unwelcomed ...

Congress then granted auction authority to the Commission in 1993, and the FCC held its first spectrum auction in July 1994. Lapse in Authority Congress allowed the FCC’s auction authority to ...

T-Mobile won more than $300 million worth of spectrum licenses in an August 2022 auction. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says the agency can’t distribute those licenses, as well as others.

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 proposal hopes to restore the FCC’s authority to auction off 1,250MHz of licensed spectrum for mobile broadband services. “To dominate in next-generation wireless technologies, stay ahead ...