The FCC said Monday that the next stage of its forward incentive auction will begin on Monday, Dec. 5. “Forward auction bidders should be prepared for bidding to begin that day,” it announced. Bidding in the Stage 3 reverse auction is set to wrap up on Thursday, Dec. 1, and the commission said that the next day it will announce the official start date and initial bidding schedule for the Stage 3 of the forward auction.