Remember adjusting an oddly shaped TV antenna to improve reception on channels higher than 13? If you do, the memory is likely distant.
Congress noticed a few years ago and mandated that the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) repurpose Ultra High Frequency (a.k.a. “UHF”) broadcast spectrum that carried some of those channels, to create more room for mobile broadband. The FCC gave licensees holding rights to the repurposed spectrum the option of selling their existing licenses or accepting inferior rights.