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[QUOTE=&quot;ATL Royals, post: 158400, member: 100750&quot;]SW: The auction he's referring to is the radio band spectrum auction.&nbsp; Basically, the FCC wants to auction-off the UHF frequencies above RF-52 for other communications purposes.&nbsp; If they don't generate enough revenue, then the frequencies will remain for new broadcaster assignment.&nbsp; This would essentially eliminate all UHF channels in the 700 and 800 MHz band.Considering how crowded the available spectrum is right now and the growing demand for mobile bandwidth, I doubt the auction will fail.&nbsp; The only thing that might prevent it is how limited the bandwidth of sub-1GHz frequencies is.&nbsp; With so many technologies vying for a space in the marketplace and so many multi-billion-dollar companies looking to find some access to radio frequencies, I doubt they'll have any issue finding buyers.Here's an <a href="https://www.thestreet.com/story/13675798/1/at-amp-t-and-verizon-to-lead-charge-in-fcc-wireless-spectrum-auction.html">article that explains it</a>, mentioning the common players (Dish, Verizon, AT&amp;T) but ignoring some potential other bidders (Google, Apple, CISCO) who may be just as interested in obtaining exclusive radio spectrum.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="ATL Royals, post: 158400, member: 100750"]SW: The auction he's referring to is the radio band spectrum auction. Basically, the FCC wants to auction-off the UHF frequencies above RF-52 for other communications purposes. If they don't generate enough revenue, then the frequencies will remain for new broadcaster assignment. This would essentially eliminate all UHF channels in the 700 and 800 MHz band. Considering how crowded the available spectrum is right now and the growing demand for mobile bandwidth, I doubt the auction will fail. The only thing that might prevent it is how limited the bandwidth of sub-1GHz frequencies is. With so many technologies vying for a space in the marketplace and so many multi-billion-dollar companies looking to find [I]some[/I] access to radio frequencies, I doubt they'll have any issue finding buyers. Here's an [URL="https://www.thestreet.com/story/13675798/1/at-amp-t-and-verizon-to-lead-charge-in-fcc-wireless-spectrum-auction.html"]article that explains it[/URL], mentioning the common players (Dish, Verizon, AT&T) but ignoring some potential other bidders (Google, Apple, CISCO) who may be just as interested in obtaining exclusive radio spectrum.[/QUOTE]

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