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FCC Incentive Auction Expected to End Thursday

The FCC TV incentive auction is slated to finally end Thursday. The assignment phase of the auction, the longest FCC auction in history, started March 6 and is expected to conclude by Thursday, said a February public notice. The FCC…

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has been doing four bidding rounds per day, with 74 assignment rounds expected, said the notice. The FCC isn't providing updates and has posted two announcements since the phase began, both dealing with the winter storm that threatened the Washington area two weeks ago. The agency announced March 14 bidding was continuing as scheduled despite the storm.