Reconciliation would auction 600 megahertz of federal spectrum

Reconciliation would auction 600 megahertz of federal spectrum

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s reconciliation text would renew the Federal Communications Commission’s lapsed spectrum auction authority through fiscal 2034 and establish a pipeline of at least 600 megahertz of mid-band spectrum.  Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., disclosed in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that the plan “will raise $88 billion by reauthorizing the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction authority and p…

Battle for CBRS Spectrum

There is a huge battle brewing at the FCC over the use of CBRS spectrum. The pieces are starting to fall in place to possibly auction the spectrum for use by cellular carriers. The idea of putting the spectrum up for auction has been discussed for several years, but the topic went into high gear last year when AT&T asked the FCC to open a formal docket to explore the idea. AT&T’s request was opposed by a diverse set of industry stakeholders, and…

Senator Urges Caution With Auctioning Frequencies

Yesterday, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter (posted below) to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy concerning risks to aviation safety related to possible auctioning by the Department of Defense (DoD) of federal spectrum bands that could compromise frequencies vital to the National Airspace System (NAS). The senator’s concerns included several spectr…

Guthrie Readying House Bill That Fuels FCC Spectrum Power | Radio & Television Business Report

The Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee Committee is readying for a full markup of budget reconciliation text scheduled for Tuesday afternoon that would go a long way toward bringing spectrum auction authorization back to the FCC. Please Login to view this premium content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

Guthrie Wants FCC Spectrum Auction Pipeline to Raise $88 Billion

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2024 – A House budget bill needs to find a big pot of revenue, and it looks like Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr will be handed the job.Under a budget plan unveiled Sunday night, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., said he wants the FCC to raise $88 billion over the next nine years by auctioning off at least 600 megahertz of spectrum. Guthrie’s plan appeared to hand …

House committee takes lower 3 GHz, 6 GHz off the auction table in reconciliation mark-up

Reconciliation bill text takes the lower 3 GHz, 6 GHz out of contention for auction. Where does this leave CBRS? New mark-up language dropped last night for the federal budget bill, and it includes a reauthorization of federal spectrum auction authority through 2034 and a requirement to identify 600 megahertz of spectrum that can be […]