There was one section of spectrum that failed to sell earlier this year during the big 700 MHz spectrum auction held by the FCC. The D-Block, often dubbed the public safety portion of the spectrum, was being auctioned under the condition that the buyer must build out an interoperable emergency communications network as part of the deal. Very few buyers were interested in this and the spectrum block failed to meet its reserve price at auction so it wasn’t sold.

FCC Chief Kevin Martin has announced that the D-block will be reauctioned with terms that may be more favorable to potential bidders. It will be auctioned off as a block with a minimum reserve price of $750 million which is about half the previous reserve price. However, it will also be offered for auction as 58 single regional licenses instead of only as one block. The auction is only guaranteed to take place if Martin’s push to complete the order before the end of the year is successful. If so, the auction will likely be held around March of next year.

People who are interested in buying spectrum may want to take a look at a new startup website called SpecEx.com which matches wireless spectrum buyers and sellers and intends to be a secondary market for spectrum sales.