The FCC should not impose restrictions on the...
The FCC should not impose restrictions on the ability of any carriers to buy licenses in the upcoming incentive auction of broadcast TV spectrum, said a new paper by the Progressive Policy Institute, authored by antitrust lawyer David Balto, a…
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former FTC assistant policy director, and economist Hal Singer. “Barring some other social objective that might be sacrificed, it would be a mistake to permit the narrow, self-interests of smaller carriers to dictate spectrum policy that has nationwide implications in broader product markets,” the paper said (http://bit.ly/1dVs9Sc). “For these reasons, we conclude that the FCC should not prevent current owners of low-frequency spectrum from competing in the upcoming incentive auction. The most likely reason for their participating in the auction is not to hoard spectrum, as intimated by the [Department of Justice], but instead to relieve capacity constraints that could force price increases to manage congestion.” None of PPI’s work is specifically paid for by any one group or person, a spokesman said.