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Competitive Bidding Rules for Auction of AWS-3 Licenses
The Federal Communications Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 4, 2025. It took effect on September 3, 2025.
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What the agency says
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopts final rules that update the eligibility criteria for designated entity bidding credits in auctions for licenses in the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz (AWS-3) bands. The Commission also updates its general competitive bidding rules for categorizing an entity as a small business concern.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-14725
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Federal Communications Commission
- Published
- August 4, 2025
- Takes effect
- September 3, 2025
- Dates
- Effective September 3, 2025.
- Docket
- GN Docket Nos. 13-185, 25-70, 25-71; FCC 25-39; FR ID 306799
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 47 CFR 1; 47 CFR 27
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Communications common carriers; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Telecommunications
- Pages
- 12
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