NAB asked the FCC to release more information about...
NAB asked the FCC to release more information about the repacking process for the spectrum incentive auction to help “broadcasters seeking certainty and transparency,” said an ex parte letter filed Wednesday (http://bit.ly/14plbwr). According to the letter, NAB officials met with…
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Commissioner Ajit Pai Monday to discuss their concerns, laid out in a PowerPoint presentation included with the ex parte. According to the presentation, the NAB wants the FCC to release the software that will be used in the repacking, to make it available for a public review process, and to create an “industry/government working group for international coordination” for the repacking. NAB also said non-participating broadcasters should not be affected by the auction. “If repacking is not minimized, the ‘voluntary’ auction becomes coercive, as broadcasters who do not participate will have to go out of pocket to pay for station moves they never sought,” said the NAB presentation.