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  2. 2016 United States wireless spectrum auction - Wikipedia

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    The 2016 United States wireless spectrum auction, officially known as Auction 1001, allocated approximately 100 MHz of the United States Ultra High Frequency (UHF) spectrum formerly allocated to UHF television in the 600 MHz band. The spectrum auction and subsequent reallocations were authorized by Title VI (The Spectrum Act) of the payroll tax ...

  3. Spectrum auction - Wikipedia

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    A spectrum auction is a process whereby a government uses an auction system to sell the rights to transmit signals over specific bands of the electromagnetic spectrum and to assign scarce spectrum resources. Depending on the specific auction format used, a spectrum auction can last from a single day to several months from the opening bid to the ...

  4. Digital television in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Digital television sets (equipped with ATSC tuners) are often capable of viewing a baseline set of unencrypted digital programming, known as basic cable or low-tier channels, which typically include local network television affiliates. According to FCC regulations, television providers must provide "separable security" for accessing encrypted ...

  5. Digital television transition in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The 2008 United States wireless spectrum auction effectively eliminated 700 MHz UHF channels 52–69 as of the June 2009 digital transition. After this, the study of how to further increase spectrum for wireless broadband began in 2009. Some plans called for eliminating broadcast TV entirely, but opponents of such a plan said the efforts made ...

  6. Digital dividend after digital television transition - Wikipedia

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    The digital dividend refers to the radio spectrum which is released in the process of digital television transition.When television broadcasters switch from analog TV to digital-only platforms, part of the electromagnetic spectrum that has been used for broadcasting will be freed-up because digital television needs less spectrum than analog television, due to lossy compression.

  7. 2008 United States wireless spectrum auction - Wikipedia

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    The United States 700 MHz FCC wireless spectrum auction, officially known as Auction 73, [1] was started by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 24, 2008 for the rights to operate the 700 MHz radio frequency band in the United States. The details of process were the subject of debate among several telecommunications companies ...

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