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The Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction saw a flurry of activity – well, OK, a barely discernable increase – as it inched toward the $20 billion mark.Today’s first …

Activity slowed from a trickle to a drip as the Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction crawled toward the finish line.Round 119 drew only 25 new bids – up …

Action slowed further as the Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction staggered toward the $20 billion mark.Round 114 drew only 26 new bids across the A, B and E …

The number of new bids per round has dropped to around 30 in the Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing 700 MHz spectrum auction, showing declining interest from a handful of the …

A small collection of E-Block licenses continued to generate interest among the few remaining active bidders in the Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction. Over the past several days, …

The number of new bids in the Federal Communication Commission’s ongoing 700 MHz spectrum auction held steady at around 50 during each of this morning’s rounds, showing continued interest in …

E-Block licenses continued to draw the biggest bids at the Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction sputtered along.The block received $9.1 million in new bids during today’s first three …

Attention again centered on B-Block licenses as the Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction slogged on.B-Block licenses received 45, 47 and 48 new bids in today’s first three rounds, …

Bidders in the Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction continued their squabble over just under 100 licenses that appear to remain in play. The opening three rounds of bidding …

Auction 73’s slow creep towards exhaustion continues unabated with new bids remaining below triple figures, though interspersed with the occasional head scratcher. So it was yesterday afternoon when a bid …

Perhaps taking a cue from “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King,” the Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz auction is teasing us with the potential that it could all …

The Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction slogged past the $19.3 billion mark yesterday afternoon on its slowing march to an eventual conclusion that analysts note might not come …

The Federal Communication Commission’s Auction 73 picked up this morning where it left off on Friday with new bids continuing to slowly shrink and new potential winning bid amounts adding …

The Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz auction headed into its third weekend on a slow, but steady pace. Some, or all – we won’t know until the auction is over …

The Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz auction began its first day of six rounds-per-day bidding pretty much the way it left the previous five rounds-per-day of bidding: A dwindling number …

The rut continued in the Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz auction with the final rounds of the day mirroring what transpired during the opening three rounds. Rounds 44 and 45 …

The grind is on. After topping the $19 billion mark yesterday — prodded by some arm-twisting from the Federal Communications Commission — the 700 MHz auction resumed this morning with …

The Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz auction slowly crawled past the $19 billion mark this afternoon. Bidders laid down 203 bids during round 40, the last round of the day, …

Sensing a slowdown in the proceedings, the Federal Communications Commission instituted its so-called “Stage Two Transition” beginning with this morning’s round 36, effectively requiring 700 MHz auction participants to keep …

Apparently it wasn’t a Super Bowl hangover. Bidding in the Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction continued to slow today as bidders placed only 582 new bids during five …

The Bush administration proposed imposing spectrum fees on the cellular element of hybrid mobile satellite service networks as part of s $3.1 trillion budget sent to Congress. MSS operators are …

The 700 MHz spectrum auction took another unexpected turn today as bidding on individual C-Block licenses usurped the previous high bid for a package of eight C-Block licenses covering the …

If Google does manage to exit the 700 MHz spectrum auction with a substantial chunk of airwaves, it will be interesting to see what it plans to do with it. …

Bidding in the Federal Communication Commission’s 700 MHz auction continued to slow throughout today, though enough money has been thrown around to push total potential winning bids past $18.5 billion …

Compared with yesterday, when potential winning bids added more than $4 billion to the bottom line, bidding early today in the Federal Communication Commission’s 700MHz spectrum auction looked downright sleepy. …