Wireless analyst, guru, and industry trailblazer Andrew Seybold recently discussed a plan for success for the federally legislated incentive auctions...
Incentive Auctions: A Plan for Success
by Andrew Seybold, via Andrewseybold.com
More broadband spectrum is needed for the commercial operators, but where will it come from? The FCC has pledged to “find” (meaning reallocate) 500 MHz of spectrum within ten years from when it presented its National Broadband Plan to Congress in the spring of 2010. Where will it come from, who will lose what they are using today, and how long will it take? One set of answers may be found in the reallocation of spectrum now being used by TV stations around the nation.
The FCC has been authorized to conduct “incentive auctions” in the existing TV spectrum. The incentive part of the auction means that any TV station that voluntarily gives up its 6 MHz in the upper portion of the TV spectrum will share in the proceeds from the sale and will be able to relocate lower in the TV band if it so desires.
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