§1451 Deadlines for Auction of Certain Spectrum

Summary

The President must start, no later than 3 years after February 22, 2012, the process to remove or change a Federal radio assignment for 15 megahertz of spectrum between 1675 megahertz and 1710 megahertz. The President must tell the Federal Communications Commission within 30 days after the removal or change is finished. The Secretary of Commerce must give the President a report identifying that 15 megahertz within 1 year after February 22, 2012. The FCC must, no later than 3 years after February 22, 2012, set the listed frequency ranges for commercial use and sell new licenses by competitive auction under flexible-use rules. The ranges are 1915–1920 MHz, 1995–2000 MHz, 1675–1710 MHz, 2155–2180 MHz, and another 15 MHz block the FCC will pick. Auction money must cover 110 percent of Federal relocation or sharing costs. If the FCC finds that using 1915–1920 MHz or 1995–2000 MHz would harm licensees in 1930–1995 MHz, it cannot allocate or license those problematic bands.