The FCC should issue a supplement to its incentive auction...
The FCC should issue a supplement to its incentive auction rulemaking notice to seek comment on a proposal from the agency’s Diversity Committee for a bidding credit that’s race- and gender-neutral “for those who have overcome substantial disadvantages,” said the…
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Minority Media and Telecommunications Council. “Failing to specifically mention” that proposal “may disable” the commission “from building the record necessary to craft new auction rules” following Section 309(j) of the Spectrum Act’s requirement “to ensure that minority and women-owned businesses have an opportunity to compete for spectrum licenses,” MMTC President David Honig wrote Gary Epstein, an aide to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski who is a lead official on incentive auction efforts. “The contemplated incentive auctions may present the last great opportunity for minorities and women to acquire a significant foothold in wireless spectrum.” The filing was posted Tuesday in docket 12-268 (http://xrl.us/bn3v6j).