Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, and Mark Kirk, a Republican,...
Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, and Mark Kirk, a Republican, asked FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to conduct a “meaningful dialog” with all stakeholders during the agency’s development of rules for the upcoming spectrum incentive auctions. Officials said this week…
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that the FCC’s notice of proposed rulemaking on the auction rules suggests that a reverse auction, where broadcasters will offer to sell their spectrum or opt to share spectrum, and a forward auction, where the agency will offer the licenses for 4G and LTE, take place concurrently (CD Sept 17 p1). The NPRM was circulated by Genachowski Sept. 7 and is scheduled to get a vote at the FCC’s Sept. 28 meeting. Durbin and Kirk said it’s “imperative” that the auctions protect broadcasters that choose not to participate, in a letter sent to Genachowski that was made public on Wednesday. “Our constituents deserve a transparent rulemaking process that allows sufficient opportunity to understand and provide input on any proposal affecting their broadcast service,” they said.