FCC Bidding Rules to Auction Toll Free 833 Numbers on Tap for Aug. 1
The FCC Wireline Bureau plans an auction Dec. 17 as an experiment in competitive bidding to assign toll-free numbers in the 833 code, said a draft public notice in Friday's Daily Digest for an Aug. 1 vote and in docket…
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17-192. Toll free numbering administrator Somos will be auctioneer. More than 17,000 numbers that were requested by more than one responsible organization will be up for bid. Industry wants the application process less burdensome than originally proposed (see 1906040024). Auction participants must register by Sept. 11, apply Oct.7-18 and make upfront payments by Nov. 27. A mock auction will be Dec. 13. Bidders must adhere to prohibitions against certain communications on their bidding strategies in order to comply with antitrust laws.