Technologie i telekomunikacja · 3.05.1999

Revised Competitive Bidding Authority

By this Notice of Proposed Rule Making (``NPRM''), the Commission commences a proceeding to implement changes to its statutory auction authority made by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (``Balanced Budget Act''). The NPRM seeks comment on the scope of the Balanced Budget Act's exemption from competitive bidding for public safety radio services. The NPRM also seeks comment on how the Balanced Budget Act's revision of the Commission's auction authority affects its determinations of which wireless telecommunications services licenses are potentially auctionable and its determinations of the appropriate licensing scheme for new and existing services. The Commission also seeks comment on how to implement competitive bidding for services that it may determine are auctionable as a result of its revised authority. The Commission also solicits comment on some additional issues relating to the implementation of the Balanced Budget Act's amendments to its auction authority.