Spectrum legislation signed by President Barack Obama last week provides the...
Spectrum legislation signed by President Barack Obama last week provides the opportunity to find more spectrum for wireless broadband services, while preserving a healthy broadcast industry, said FCC Media Bureau Chief Bill Lake. The bureau is excited about the legislation,…
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he said Monday at an Association of Public Television event in Virginia. It “nails down some things about incentive auctions” but “it leaves a lot of work to be done in the implementation.” Stations may participate by relinquishing a 6 MHz license, contributing a portion of its spectrum to be shared with another, or by exchanging a UHF channel for a VHF channel, he said. “Each option is voluntary.” For the bureau, the next 18 months will involve catching up on rulemakings on “procedures for formulating and submitting the reserve price of stations that wish to participate.” Rules must guarantee that spectrum offers will remain confidential “until the offer is accepted in auction,” he said. The bureau also must “put meat on the bones of the repacking process that will be following the auction.” The bureau supports the provision to preserve the coverage area and populations served by TV licensees that don’t participate, he added. For wireless services, “we need to establish build-out requirements for new licensees and service rules for those who inspect them in the auction.” Channel sharing might be an appropriate option for public broadcasters, he said.