FCC Seeks Advice on Doing Spectrum Licenses Without Auctions
How to encourage deployment of wireless services across the nation without relying on spectrum auctions?
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2024 – The Federal Communications Commission introduced a docket Thursday inviting input on how to release unassigned spectrum licenses from its inventory in light of the ongoing lapse of the commission’s auction authority.
This development coincides with the one-year mark – on March 9, 2023 – of Congress neglecting to extend the FCC’s auction authority. As a result, the agency's authority lapsed for the first time.
