The FCC Media Bureau spelled out procedures for TV stations...
The FCC Media Bureau spelled out procedures for TV stations to file anonymous comments on the agency’s proposed incentive spectrum auction rules. “We want to encourage those broadcasters interested in auction participation to raise issues of specific concern to them…
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regarding the incentive spectrum auction process,” a public notice released Tuesday said. “At the same time, we recognize that broadcasters may have legitimate reasons for not wanting to disclose their potential interest in reverse auction participation.” Broadcasters may file anonymously as long as they have an attorney of record. “We request, however, that any broadcaster filing anonymously provide sufficient basic information to enable the Commission and the public to understand and evaluate the positions it takes in its comments,” the notice said. Information such as whether the station is network-affiliated or independent and what tier market it operates in would be useful, it said. Broadcasters who want to file anonymously without an attorney of record will need a waiver of certain FCC filing rules.