The FCC and the State Department are still in negotiations...
The FCC and the State Department are still in negotiations with telecommunications authorities in Canada and Mexico related to the spectrum incentive auction, they said Friday in an emailed release. An FCC official declined to comment on the status of…
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the negotiations but said they're the same talks that have been taking place since the spectrum incentive auction process began. “Spectrum coordination with our neighbors to the north and south is a key component to the Commission’s spectrum management mandate,” said Gary Epstein, chair of the FCC’s Incentive Auction Task Force. Concern over coordination of spectrum repacking with the two border countries is one of many issues with the auction raised by broadcasters at the recent NAB conference (CD April 10 p9). According to the FCC, the negotiations with Canada have taken place via several teleconferences over the past month. “Historically, this process has resulted in mutually beneficial understandings on efficient, interference-free use of the spectrum in the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico border areas,” said the release.