The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved a notice of proposed rulemaking that will lay the groundwork for the agency to auction television spectrum to mobile carriers. The NPRM establishes proposed rules and asks for public comment on the auctions. This would be no ordinary FCC auction. Under the proposal, U.S. television stations would give up spectrum in exchange for proceeds from an “incentive” auction — a system that would be a world first, according to the FCC. The concept was first introduced in the National Broadband Plan.
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FCC Chips Away at Spectrum Problem With Incentive Auction Plan
Posted by: Erika Morphy October 1, 2012 12:19 PMThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved a notice of proposed rulemaking that will lay the groundwork for the agency to auction television spectrum to mobile carriers. The NPRM establishes proposed rules and asks for public comment on the auctions. This would be no ordinary FCC auction. Under the proposal, U.S. television stations would give up spectrum in exchange for proceeds from an “incentive” auction — a system that would be a world first, according to the FCC. The concept was first introduced in the National Broadband Plan.