FCC outlines terms for PCS auctions: emergency services have five years to vacate. (Federal Communications Commission, personal communication services)

Broadcasting & Cable, March, 1994 by Stern, Christopher

Emergency services have five years to vacate

The FCC has laid down generic ground rules for the billion-dollar spectrum auctions to begin late this fall or early next year.

The commission last Tuesday unanimously voted to adopt a preferred format of "simultaneous multiround" auctions. But because the simultaneous auctions can be costly and complex to administer, the FCC said that it may choose a "sequential auction design" instead. The auctions will cover new and emerging personal communication services, including telephones, pagers and mobile computers.

Under the preferred format, several auctions will be conducted at once for different spectrum allotments. The format will allow competitors for interdependent licenses to adjust...

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