Congress ordered a spectrum pipeline of 800 megahertz but only specifies 100 megahertz. The FCC and NTIA have to find 700 ...

WASHINGTON —Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is applauding the passage of President Trump’s One Big ...

The FCC’s authority to auction unused spectrum expired almost two years ago and Congress has failed to extend it. Former Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel called several times for lawmakers to restore ...

Specifically, TIA commends the bill for restoring the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) spectrum auction authority ...

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 ...

Brendan Carr outlines proposals to ease broadband buildouts by removing red tape, but the problems he outlined are not new ...

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 ...

Carr urged Congress to restore the FCC’s lapsed auction authority, calling it critical to U.S. leadership in global telecommunications. “When we free up spectrum, the world takes notice,” he said, ...

Restoring Auction Authority. His first goal is one that few voices in Congress publicly object to: securing a renewal of the FCC’s authority to auction wireless spectrum, which Congress let ...

Congress granted the Federal Communications Commission authority to award spectrum licenses through auctions 31 years ago. But lawmakers let the FCC’s auction authority lapse in March 2023.

He said that Congress must restore the FCC's lapsed authority to auction spectrum licenses, and auction off "at least 600 megahertz of midband spectrum for future 5G services." ...