Major Government Studies
FCC
Incentive Auction Opportunities for Broadcasters, Greenhill, February 2015, p. 29. (The FCC paid Greenhill & Co., LLC to produce this report.)
Spectrum Analysis: Options for Broadcast Spectrum OBI Technical Paper No. 3, FCC, June 2010.
White House
The Economic Benefits of New Spectrum for Wireless Broadband, Executive Office of the President Council of Economic Advisors, June 2012.
Key FCC Incentive Auction Design Documents
Page for both Auction #1001 and Auction #1002
FCC Overview Documents
Broadcast Incentive Auction Overview. FCC. Updated regularly.
Broadcast Incentive Auction Tutorial. FCC. December 2015.
The Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction, FCC Staff Summary, 2013. (An internal document; not posted online until September 2015).
FCC Auction #1001 (www.fcc.gov/auctions/1001)
Incentive Auction Report and Order
FCC Auction #1002 (www.fcc.gov/auctions/1002)
Incentive Auction Report and Order
FCC Public Notices (FCC Auction #1001)
(Notice of Inquiry, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking)
- Incentive Auction Public Reporting System Announced
- Broadcast Incentive Auction Reverse Clock Phase Workshop Agenda
- 126 MHz Initial Clearing Target; Reverse Clock Bidding Begins May 31
- Reverse Auction Confidential Letters, Materials Sent
- Agenda for the Incentive Auction Task Force Workshop on Making an Initial Commitment in the Broadcast Incentive Auction
- Reverse Auction Clock Phase File Formats
- Reverse Auction Initial Commitment Workshop Announced
- Reverse Auction Initial Commitment and Tutorial Information
- Reverse Auction 1001 Resubmission Filing Window
- Updates and Other Supplemental Information
- Guidance to Auction 1001 Applicants on Transactions
- Clarification on Reverse Auction Payment Procedures
- Agenda for the Incentive Auction Task Force Workshop on the Reverse Auction Application Process, November 23, 2015
- Instructions for Completing Reverse Auction Application (FCC Form 177), November 19, 2015
- Revised Baseline Data and Opening Prices for Auction 1001, November 12, 2015
- Opening Bid Prices for Reverse Auction Announced, October 16, 2015
- Application Procedures PN, October 15, 2015
- Erratum (March 4, 2016)
- Appendix C (updated March 4, 2016)
- Appendix G (updated March 4, 2016)
- Revised Baseline Data (Appendix I)
- Auction 1000 Prohibited Communication Guidance, October 6, 2015
- Bidding Procedures PN, August 11, 2015
- Comment PN
FCC Public Notices (FCC Auction #1002)
- Incentive Auction Forward Auction Clock Phase User Guide Available
- Forward Auction Practice and Mock Auction Information
- Forward Auction (Auction 1002) Upfront Payment Instructions
- Updated and New Forward Auction Clock Phase File Formats
- Incentive Auction Public Reporting System Announced
- Forward Auction Complete and Incomplete Applications
- Comment Sought on Petition for Waiver of Bidding Credit Rule
- 126 MHz Initial Clearing Target; Reverse Clock Bidding Begins May 31
- Updated File Formats for Forward Auction Clock Phase
- Forward Auction Application Status and Resubmission Deadline
- Forward Auction Assignment Phase File Formats
- Updated List of Reserve-Eligible Service Providers in Each PEA
- Revised Filing Window Dates for FCC Form 175
- Forward Auction Application Instructions
- Forward Auction Clock Phase File Formats
- Updates and Other Supplemental Information
- Impairment File Formats
- Application Procedures PN, October 15, 2015
- Erratum (March 4, 2016)
- Appendix C (updated March 4, 2016)
- Appendix F (updated June 8, 2016)
- Appendix G (updated March 4, 2016)
- Dismissal of Petitions for Reconsideration of the Application Procedures Public Notice
- Auction 1000 Prohibited Communication Guidance, October 6, 2015
- Bidding Procedures PN, August 11, 2015
- Comment PN, December 17, 2014
Understanding the FCC Rulemaking Process
Rulemaking at the FCC–Very Brief Overview