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 ...

Two US politicians have proposed a plan to restore the US Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) authority to hold spectrum auctions, around a year after the US Senate allowed it to lapse for the ...

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

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 ...

In doing so, Rosenworcel said she remains committed to working with Congress to restore the agency’s auction authority as originally outlined in Section 309 of the Communications Act.

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 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.

The FCC on Thursday 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 Upper C-band (3.98 GHz to 4 ...

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.

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 ...