The FCC should release information on the spectrum...
The FCC should release information on the spectrum incentive auction repacking before it has a finished proposal, the NAB told aides to acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn in a meeting last week, according to an ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/130Osf7) released Tuesday.…
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“The commission would be best served if they were more transparent and engaged more directly with outside stakeholders,” said the ex parte. Though the commission released information about the repacking process earlier this month (CD July 23 p15), “no one outside the commission or its contractors has any information” on the repacking model or a timeline for its release, said NAB. Public and ex parte conversations about the model might help “identify problems and concerns up front, rather than waiting for a final output that may require significant after-the-fact revision,” NAB said. The association also urged the commission to reveal similar preliminary information about the cross-border coordination with Canada and Mexico.