FCC Wireless Bureau Mon. set June 19, 2002, for start of auction ...
FCC Wireless Bureau Mon. set June 19, 2002, for start of auction of Ch. 60-69 spectrum. New date is close to June 15 auction opener that Paxson Communications had sought for bidding on 747-762 and 777-792 MHz bands. Paxson…
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Chmn. Bud Paxson had asked FCC last month to set mid-June to allow 7 months for band-clearing efforts by wireless bidders and analog TV incumbents. In July, bureau had postponed Sept. 12 start for spectrum, marking 5th time that bidding had been delayed. Other new dates set by bureau include: (1) April 30-May 8 filing window for short-form application. (2) May 28 for upfront payments. (3) June 14 for mock auction. New auction date followed FCC’s order last month that added flexibility to earlier policy designed to ease voluntary clearing of incumbent broadcasters in upper 700 MHz band. That order granted petition of Paxson-led Spectrum Clearing Alliance that had asked Commission to give incumbent broadcasters that gave up one of their channels to accommodate band clearing flexibility to continue operating in analog mode until Dec. 31, 2005.