CEA and NAB want the FCC
CEA and NAB want the FCC to “immediately” create a joint working group of public and private officials to address the problem of coordinating the spectrum auction repacking along the borders with Canada and Mexico, the associations wrote acting Chairwoman…
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Mignon Clyburn (http://bit.ly/14bn4Ld). “Absent substantial progress in the near-term in ongoing coordination efforts, the Commission will face uncertainty regarding the repacking process and the future availability of mobile services in key border areas.” The joint working group could expedite the coordination process and that having industry members would increase transparency, said a filing posted Friday in docket 12-268. The associations and others had asked the commission to address coordination with Mexico and Canada before the incentive auction of broadcast spectrum the agency wants to hold as soon as next year (CD March 8 p6). “Industry participation is critical in this process, as both broadcasters and wireless providers have had extensive experience coordinating with our international neighbors,” said last week’s letter. “We urge the Commission to form the working group without delay and to host the first meeting this summer.” The associations said if such a group is created, they want to be part of it, “either as active working group participants or as coordinators of our respective industries’ participation."