COMPETITIVE BIDDING
- RULES AND REGULATIONS (AUG 93 - MAR 94). FCC ESTABLISHED RULES AND
REGULATIONS TO USE COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
- PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS (PCS) ORDERS AND LICENSING.
- FCC ISSUES A FINAL REPORT AND ORDER INCLUDING THE APPLICATION
OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING THERETO (AUG 93 - FEB 94).
- FCC ISSUES LICENSES AND PERMITS (AUG 93 - MAY 94).
- LICENSES AND PERMITS-GOVERNMENT REALLOCATED SPECTRUM (AUG 94 -
AUG 98). FCC WILL ISSUE LICENSES AND PERMITS PURSUANT TO SECTION 309
OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934, SUBSECTION (J), USE OF
COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR THE USE OF FREQUENCIES THAT IN AGGREGATE
SPAN NOT LESS THAN 10 megahertz AND HAVE BEEN REASSIGNED FROM THE
GOVERNMENT USE.
- TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. FCC AUTHORITY TO GRANT LICENSES OF
PERMITS USING COMPETITIVE BIDDING EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 1998.
- INITIAL CONDITIONS TO USE AUTHORITY.
- SECRETARY SUBMITS PRELIMINARY REPORT, THE REPORT
RECOMMENDS SPECTRUM IN AGGREGATE OF NOT LESS THAN 50
megahertz AND THE SPECTRUM MEETS THE CRITERIA REQUIRED IN
THE ACT.
- FCC COMPLETES RULEMAKING FOR USING COMPETITIVE BIDDING
FOR PCS.
- CONDITIONS TO USE AUTHORITY AFTER AUG 95.
- SECRETARY SUBMITS FINAL REPORT.
- PRESIDENT WITHDRAWS OR LIMITS GOVERNMENT USE OF
FREQUENCIES TO BE REALLOCATED.
- FCC ISSUES RULES TO USE SPECTRUM MADE AVAILABLE FOR
IMMEDIATE REALLOCATION BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
- FCC COMPLETES AND SUBMITS A REPORT TO CONGRESS THAT
STUDIED THE FUTURE SPECTRUM NEEDS OF THE STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS.
- EVALUATION (NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30, 1997). FCC CONDUCTS A
PUBLIC INQUIRY AND SUBMITS TO CONGRESS A REPORT CONTAINING A
REVENUES OBTAINED AND PROJECTED; DESCRIBING METHODOLOGIES
ESTABLISHED; COMPARING RELATIVE ADVANTAGES; DISADVANTAGES OF
THE METHODOLOGIES; AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH COMPETITIVE BIDDING
IMPROVED SPECTRUM EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS, INTRODUCED NEW
SPECTRUM-BASED TECHNOLOGIES, SECURED SERVICES TO RURAL SPECTRUM
USERS; AND ANY RECOMMENDED STATUTORY CHANGES.
Spectrum Distribution