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Part 15 Order, Incentive Auction PN Released by FCC

The FCC Tuesday posted the incentive auction procedures public notice and revised Part 15 unlicensed rules, both approved by the FCC last week. The PN confirms that bidding is to start March 29. “This Public Notice is organized from the…

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perspective of potential bidders, with separate sections for the reverse and forward auctions, each ordered consistent with the overall sequence of procedures in the incentive auction,” the PN said. It was approved 3-2 (see 1508060029). “We modify our rules to allow for more robust service and efficient spectral use without increasing the risk of harmful interference to authorized users,” the Part 15 order said. “We also codify in Part 15, rules for the operation of unlicensed wireless microphones in the TV bands.” The order included a late compromise on medical telemetry used at hospitals (see 1508060025).