Representatives of the Writers Guild America West raised concerns in WGAW meetings with...
Representatives of the Writers Guild America West raised concerns in WGAW meetings with FCC officials on commercial agreements between Verizon Wireless, SpectrumCo and Cox, which are part of the proposed spectrum sales from the cable operators to the carrier. …
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Among those WGAW met with were Commissioners Mignon Clyburn, Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai. “WGAW disputed Verizon’s contention that the Commission is precluded from modifying the spectrum screen in this proceeding or that is limited in its review,” said an ex parte filing (http://xrl.us/bngrzs). “The Joint Operating Entity (JOE), Agent Agreements and Reseller Agreements are relevant to the Commission’s review and should be considered in tandem with the License Transfer issue. DOJ review of the commercial agreements does not preclude FCC from considering those agreements in determining whether to approve the transaction.” WGAW said the commission “is fully within its mandate to consider the effects of the commercial agreements because of the substantial threat the proposed entity poses to competition."