Assignment Phase of C-Band Auction Starts Feb. 8

The assignment phase of the C-band auction starts Feb. 8, the FCC said Tuesday. Bidders that won at least one generic block of spectrum in a single partial economic area in the clock phase are eligible, not required, to bid in the assignment phase for frequency-specific licensing blocks. Rules prohibiting communications by each party that filed a short-form application apply until the end of the auction, said the Wireless Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics. A mock auction is Feb. 4.