The FCC should seek public comment on the Office of Engineering a...
The FCC should seek public comment on the Office of Engineering and Technology’s report on the use of the TV white spaces before adopting final rules, officials of the Association for Maximum Service TV said Thursday in a meeting…
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with Charles Matias, advisor to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. MSTV said in a filing there are “dramatic inconsistencies” between the conclusions OET drew in the report and the testing data reported. The FCC released the report late Wednesday and plans a vote on rules at the Nov.4 meeting. Meanwhile, broadcaster groups and the networks filed an emergency petition at the FCC Friday asking the agency to seek comment on the report. “Simply put, until two days ago, it has been the Commission’s practice to adopt rules based on complex data only after allowing the public an opportunity to comment on that data,” the broadcasters said. “Failure to provide adequate opportunity for public comment on information so central to the outcome of this proceeding raises serious questions about compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act.” NAB, MSTV, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and the Open Mobile Video Coalition signed the petition.