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 ...

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.

This initial authority for the FCC was set to expire on September 30, 1998, but was extended by Congress, and has been several times since. The most recent long-term extension was granted as part ...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is maintaining an unusually aggressive regulatory schedule this ...

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 ...

And the One Big Beautiful Bill succeeds where past efforts failed. The legislation restores the FCC’s spectrum auction authority after it lapsed in 2023, and it does so by establishing a robust ...

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm President Trump’s nominee to lead the Commerce Department’s National ...

US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr (pictured) praised the passing of a bill restoring the agency’s authority to conduct wireless spectrum auctions, which he said could ...

The FCC lost spectrum auction authority in March 2023 for the first time since it received the authority in 1994. The auctions had been a frequent source of revenue often used to pay for other ...

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." ...