spectrum auctions

Auction 93 Update: Bidder List, Final Procedural Rules Set

March 15, 2012 01:54

Getting your scorecard for Auction 93 ready so you can follow the action once the bidding starts in less than two weeks? The Commission has identified the applicants –109 in all – who will have seats at the table when the action gets going. At the same time, the Commission has...

More Steps Toward TV Band Clearing

Peter Tannenwald
March 12, 2012 20:21

Sixteen more Class A stations face the loss of their Class A status. The thinning of the ranks of Class A TV stations continues.  We reported recently that the FCC has started to propose the downgrading of a number of Class A television stations to LPTV status, presumably to make room for the...

Missing KidVid Reports Lead to $13K Fines for Class A Stations

Peter Tannenwald
March 07, 2012 20:27

FCC is an equal opportunity whacker when it comes to doling out fines. Last month we posted about the FCC’s apparent effort to thin the ranks of Class A stations, presumably to free up spectrum for broadband.  The targets there were 16 Class A licensees who had not filed all their...

First Steps Toward TV Band Clearing Start

Peter Tannenwald
February 28, 2012 18:56

Commission moves to downgrade primary Class A stations to more vulnerable secondary LPTV status. With the spectrum auction legislation now in effect, the FCC is turning to the task of clearing TV spectrum for wireless broadband.  As we all know, that will involve some shuffling, since full...

New U.S. Spectrum Legislation

February 28, 2012 08:57

U.S. Congress Passes Incentive Auction and Public Safety Spectrum Legislation By Alton Burton in Washington, DC On February 17th, Congress passed long-awaited spectrum legislation. The legislation gives the FCC authority to conduct voluntary incentive auctions of underutilized spectrum...