The Senate didn’t take up the House legislation but Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., last year backed a proposal that would renew the FCC’s authority through Dec. 31, 2025.

This initial authority for the FCC was set to expire on September 30, 1998, but was extended by Congress, and has been ...

The Federal Communications Commission has regained its authority to hold spectrum auctions and could use that power to take ...

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FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said Tuesday that authorizing more available mid-band spectrum to support 5G would be critical. MediaNews Group/ Getty Images Get the latest federal technology news ...

T-Mobile won more than $300 million worth of spectrum licenses in an August 2022 auction. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says the agency can’t distribute those licenses, as well as others.

Since 1994, the US has conducted competitive auctions through the FCC, as opposed to assigning spectrum through comparative hearings under which the specific merits of each applicant are litigated.

Verizon recently requested that the FCC change its 60 day unlock policy. Now several companies have weighed in, including ...

Congress then granted auction authority to the Commission in 1993, and the FCC held its first spectrum auction in July 1994. Lapse in Authority Congress allowed the FCC’s auction authority to ...

Once the FCC’s authority is reauthorized, the allocation of spectrum must continue to be balanced between licensed and unlicensed use. The deployment of 5G through licensed spectrum (noting that ...

The FCC at its February Open Meeting last week 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 ...

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski says he has some "good news" about requests for a spectrum inventory — the analysis is already done. His argument, which has ...