The Federal Communications Commission today announced that Auction 96, which will sell spectrum licenses in the H Block, will begin on January 14, 2014. Before today, the schedule for the auction was tentative. The H Block includes the 1915-1920MHz and 1995-2000MHz bands. In addition to firming up the date, the FCC also established the procedures, reserve price, and minimum opening bids for the auction. The FCC suggests that interested parties begin familiarizing themselves with the rules. This auction is expected to draw interest from Sprint, which owns spectrum that abuts the H block, among others.


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