The FCC should continue to release key information...
The FCC should continue to release key information about the incentive auction repacking process, said Verizon in a blog post Monday (http://vz.to/13Yp60w). The carrier praised the commission for releasing that day (CD July 23 p15) information on the TVStudy repacking…
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software and data on Canadian and Mexican TV allotments (http://bit.ly/14DmMlQ). The carrier and other stakeholders had chided the FCC and its Wireless Bureau for a lack of transparency about the auction process in previous blog posts (CD May 22 p4). “Releasing this repacking information is yet another important step in addressing the challenge of how to assign frequencies to TV broadcasters that choose to remain on the air after the incentive auction,” said Verizon. CEA and CTIA also praised release of the information. The agency said the information could be used to calculate how channels could be assigned to a given set of stations, for “feasibility checks” or to “optimize channel assignments.” CTIA commended the agency for “their continued efforts to advance this important proceeding.” CEA praised it for updating the previous OTA-69 software to produce the current TVStudy version “to reflect current technology and accurate, real-world coverage and interference effects.” Although the repacking process public notice doesn’t include comment deadlines, the agency said it released the data to get input on how channel assignments will be determined and to ensure that its databases of station information are correct. “Releasing this material also provides a common set of input values that interested parties may use to generate new analyses based on different assumptions, should they wish to do so,” said the PN. Familiarity with the technical side of the auction isn’t a requirement for participation, said the PN. “The Commission has announced the principle that incentive auction participation, particularly for broadcasters, should be as simple as possible.”