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700 MHz Auction Starts Today

While the process will drag through late February or early March, today marks the kickoff of the FCC’s auction of the 700 MHz spectrum, in which TV channels 50-69 will be sold to the highest bidders in four blocks.

For background on the process, see the Public Knowledge page on spectrum reform. As always, Harold Feld has another awesome post on the subject.

CNet has a fiery critique of the FCC’s handling of the D Block auction by Gregory L. Rosston.

Finally, for the least informative page of all, here’s the FCC Spectrum Auctions Portal.