1.   After the marketplace is given time to assess the value of the lot, the agency would be required to begin auctioning the airwaves, the aide said.

2.   He said the company would also consider investing in such networks in the United States, when Washington begins auctioning the airwaves.

3.   Other lawmakers have asked the FCC to auction the airwaves for high resolution, digital television.

4.   The compromise version of the telecommunications bill basically leaves the decision of whether to auction airwaves up to the FCC.