FCC Chairman Carr says spectrum auction will make wireless faster, cheaper while raising billions for Treasury

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday took a major step toward setting up the United States to be the global leader in wireless innovation, which Chairman Brendan Carr believes will make wireless both faster and cheaper for consumers. The FCC voted to adopt rules to auction 160 megahertz of spectrum in the Upper C-Band by July 2027, which combines terrestrial wireless operations across the entire C-Band to create a single "super-band" spanning 440 megahertz (3.70-4.14 GHz) of