FCC Plans Process Tutorial for Bidders in Incentive Auction Before Jan. 19
The FCC Wireless Bureau plans a pre-auction process tutorial for the forward part of the TV incentive auction before Jan. 19, the bureau said in a notice. The tutorial will offer “additional information concerning access to the Commission’s bidding system,”…
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the bureau said. The forward auction will offer the 600 MHz spectrum made available by broadcasters for sale to carriers and other potential bidders. The bureau reminded potential bidders they must have an FCC-provided SecurID token to access the auction system to place bids in the reverse or forward auctions or to participate in any mock auction. The tokens “will be distributed to applicants for the reverse auction prior to the deadline for initial commitments, and to forward auction applicants prior to the announcement of qualified bidders, to enable applicants with complete applications to practice with the Auction System,” the bureau said Monday.