Members from three minority congressional caucus groups warned FCC Chairman...
Members from three minority congressional caucus groups warned FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski against implementing spectrum auction rules that they said could result in a loss of broadcast services for minority communities. The request came in a letter sent last week…
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by Reps. Judy Chu, D-Calif., chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus; Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; and Charles Gonzalez, D-Texas, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. The members said they're concerned that the commission’s broadcast spectrum auction rulemaking could drive the relocation of local broadcast television stations that choose not to sell their spectrum. As a result they urged Genachowski to implement the auctions in a transparent and inclusive way that “ensures our constituents have uninterrupted access to their local broadcast stations,” the letter said.