More than 30 petitions for reconsideration of the Incentive Spectrum Auction Report and Order have been filed - and deadlines for responding to those petitions have now been set.… Continue Reading
If you picked "mid-2015" in your office pool for the date the FCC's incentive spectrum auction would be held, we've got some bad news for you.… Continue Reading
If you think you might want to ask the FCC to reconsider its spectrum incentive auction Report and Order, or maybe ask a court of appeals to review it, you should mark your calendar now.… Continue Reading
A report commissioned by the FCC provides a clear, if unpleasant, glimpse of the practical burdens the TV industry faces in the channel repacking process.… Continue Reading
The public notice doesn't say anything about requiring licensees to patronize equipment suppliers who offer Green Stamps, but we're guessing the Bureau might be open to that if somebody were to suggest it.… Continue Reading
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology wants to sharpen its pencil when it comes to predicting TV station coverage. Is that really a good idea?… Continue Reading
In an effort to coax otherwise reticent TV broadcasters to join in the public discussion about plans for incentive auctions, the Media Bureau has provided instructions on the fine art of filing comments anonymously.… Continue Reading
Once the "reverse" and "forward" auctions have both been completed and TV licenses have all been tucked away in their newly-compacted space, the fun will really begin for the Commission.… Continue Reading
The "forward" auction the FCC plans to use to dole out reconfigured spectrum to wireless operators may seem traditional, but watch out.… Continue Reading
Once the final participants in the repacking of the TV band have been identified through the "reverse" auction process, the shuffling of stations necessary to accomplish the repacking will raise a number of practical considerations and conundrums.… Continue Reading
Whether or not you plan to participate in the "reverse" auction, if you're a TV licensee, you should be aware of what the FCC has in mind for the spectrum around you.… Continue Reading
An overview of the FCC's proposed approach to spectrum-clearing/spectrum-repopulating incentive auctions and some of the myriad factors at play in that process.… Continue Reading
Following up on the landmark USF Order last fall in which it first adopted a plan to distribute Universal Service Fund money for broadband build-outs, The FCC has announced the basic ground rules for the "reverse auction" by which it plans to distribute USF money for broadband build-outs in certain areas.… Continue Reading
It's official! President Obama has signed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 into law, clearing the way for an elaborate incentive auction process intended to free up spectrum (including TV spectrum) for mobile broadband.… Continue Reading
With passage of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, incentive auctions for spectrum repurposing have taken a great leap forward.… Continue Reading
