After nearly eight weeks and more than 240 rounds of bidding, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s auction of 700-MHz wireless spectrum is drawing to a close and could wrap up this week. As of ...

The Federal Communications Commission’s authority to auction unused spectrum expired almost two years ago and Congress has failed to extend it. Former Chair Jessica Rosenworcel called several times ...

The controversial 700-MHz spectrum auction has closed, raising $19.59 billion, a record for a spectrum auction in the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday. The FCC, however, failed ...

FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin said that highest bidder for the 25 MHz piece of spectrum in the 2155 MHz band would be responsible for building out the network and have to make it available for free to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Nearly a year after Congress allowed the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum to lapse, Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is calling on Congress to ...

The future of the internet is becoming increasingly more mobile. Cars, remote patient monitoring devices, and smart houses all run on some form of wireless internet. Even most consumer-facing ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Enhancing national security is one benefit. Dollar generation from a forthcoming spectrum auction is another plus. That’s why the FCC is moving forward with updating its competitive ...

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Nathan Simington said the Pentagon’s decades-old grip on valuable radio spectrum may need to loosen in order to allow wireless networks to build ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A lobbying blitz by first responders and their allies has led to growing momentum in Congress for legislation aimed at preventing the ...

FCC's auction of valuable chunk of bandwidth has attracted big names such as Google, AT&T, and Verizon Wireless, but it's anyone's guess as to how the bidding will shake out One of the major questions ...