FCC Seeks Comment on H Block Auction Procedures

The Federal Communications Commission has provided insight into the window for auctioning the H block spectrum.

The FCC is seeking comment on that auction, which will free up 10 MHz of spectrum for wireless broadband. The FCC wants input on, among other things, the auction design, structure and procedures, as well as eligibility. The notice follows the FCC's decision to approve the rules of the road for opening up more spectrum for mobile broadband in the H band, which came in acting FCC chairwoman Mignon Clyburn's first public meeting last month. By statute, the auction must occur by February 2015; in the public notice, the FCC suggests it is aiming for January 2014. The notice follows the commission's decision to approve the rules of the road for opening up more spectrum for mobile broadband in the H band, which came in acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn's first public meeting last month.