Recommendation

Congress should restore the FCC’s spectrum auction authority.

Details

Getting spectrum into the market is the best way to push it toward productive use. But the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum licenses expired in 2023 and has not been revived since. Reauthorizing spectrum auctions paired with particular bands the FCC should auction is a necessary step in fueling the wireless future.

Keep reading:

▪ Joe Kane “Congress Must Match Time and Money When Funding ACP With Spectrum Auctions” (ITIF April 2024) https://itif.org/publications/2024/04/30/congress-must-match-time-and-money-when-funding-acp-with-spectrum-auctions/.

▪ Jessica Dine “Pending: A Modern U.S. Spectrum Strategy” (ITIF October 2023) https://itif.org/publications/2023/10/04/pending-a-modern-us-spectrum-strategy/.