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700 MHz Spectrum Auction Delayed

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Jun 19, 2002, 1:15 PM by (staff)

President Bush signed legislation this morning to delay indefinitely most of two government sales of wireless licenses, including one slated to begin on Thursday. The measure, approved by the House and Senate yesterday, will allow the sale of a narrow slice of airwaves to go forward later this summer. The FCC had planned to begin selling the airwaves used by television channels 52-59 on Thursday and the spectrum for channels 60-69 next January. The mobile telephone industry wanted the auctions delayed because it was not clear when the television broadcasters would give up the airwaves as they move to digital signals.

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Jan 2, 2022
Verizon and AT&T this morning refused a request by federal transportation officials to delay this week's planned launch of 5G service in the critical new C Band. [Update: By evening, the two companies agreed to a two-week delay.] The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) insists that the service could potentially interfere with radio altimeters that planes use to measure distance to the ground in poor weather.

AT&T, Verizon Postpone C-Band 5G Launch by Another Two Weeks

Jan 3, 2022
After initially rejecting the FAA's last-minute request to delay the launch of 5G in the C Band, the two carriers have now agreed to another two-week delay, following an earlier one-month delay. The services will now launch in mid-January.

FCC Raises Over $22 Billion in Latest Mid-Band 5G Auction

Jan 7, 2022
The FCC's Auction 110 has concluded, with up to 33 bidders paying a total of $22.5 billion for 4,041 licenses out of 4,060 offered. All of the top three national wireless carriers participated in the auction.

AT&T, Dish Big Winners in FCC's Latest Mid-Band Auction

Jan 14, 2022
The US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) just announced the winners of its auction 110, for prime new mid-band radio spectrum ideal for 5G. AT&T and Dish spent the most, each splurging for enough licenses to cover the entire continental US.

FCC To Start Next Mid-Band Auction in July

Mar 1, 2022
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel gave a speech at the MWC trade show in Barcelona today where she announced that the FCC will start Auction 108 for 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum in July of this year. This is the same band 41 that T-Mobile currently uses.

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