WASHINGTON —Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is applauding the passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill and provisions of the bill that restore the FCC's auction ...

A packed room and a busy agenda of items on the docket set the stage for the FCC’s July open meeting, where six different ...

The US Senate has allowed the spectrum auction authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to lapse for the first time ever. A bill that would have extended the regulator’s spectrum ...

The proposal hopes to restore the FCC’s authority to auction off 1,250MHz of licensed spectrum for mobile broadband services. “To dominate in next-generation wireless technologies, stay ahead ...

General Auction Authority Restored (Well, Almost) OBBBA restores the FCC’s general authority to auction spectrum through September 30, 2034. From that authorization, however, ...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is maintaining an unusually aggressive regulatory schedule this ...

When asked about reports that the FCC plans to issue an advisory opinion on its authority regarding Section 230, Gomez complained that “I hear about a lot of the things that the FCC is doing only ...

The FCC lost spectrum auction authority in March 2023 for the first time since it received the authority in 1994. The auctions had been a frequent source of revenue often used to pay for other ...

Since 2023, the FCC has lacked authority to auction new licenses, even as other nations outpace the U.S. in spectrum allocation—especially in the mid-band ranges most critical to 5G. This policy ...

The FCC on Thursday 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 Upper C-band (3.98 GHz to 4 ...

He said that Congress must restore the FCC's lapsed authority to auction spectrum licenses, and auction off "at least 600 megahertz of midband spectrum for future 5G services." ...

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr outlined his 100-day accomplishments at the Milken Institute Global Conference, ... restored spectrum authority, and more streamlined permitting for next-gen broadband.