House lawmakers have unveiled a bill that would require the Federal Communications Commission to auction a swath of highly-prized airwaves, rather than allow satellite companies, including Intelsat S.A. and SES S.A., to sell rights privately.
The commission is weighing competing proposals to repurpose the mid-band airwaves, known as the C-band, which satellite companies now use to transmit TV programming to cable operators and broadcasters.
A satellite company consortium is seeking FCC approval to sell rights to a portion of the airwaves, reaping potentially billions of dollars.
Charter Communications Inc. and T-Mobile US Inc., among others, have called on the FCC ...
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