Restricting AT&T and Verizon’s participation in the incentive...
Restricting AT&T and Verizon’s participation in the incentive auction could discourage participation and cause the auction to fail, CEA and the Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition told Commissioner Ajit Pai and FCC staff in a meeting Monday, according to an…
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ex parte (http://bit.ly/17NnRba) released Wednesday. In the meeting, the groups presented a paper on maximizing the auction’s success, saying restrictions on bidding in previous auctions have delayed the provision of wireless services to 68 percent of the public by an average of seven years, the filing said. “Even the perception that forward auction revenue will suffer based on FCC-imposed bidding restrictions could deter broadcaster participation, raising the prospect that the auction will fail,” said the filing. The paper also argued against scoring the value of TV stations in the reverse auction, which would also make the auction less attractive for broadcasters, the filing said. The commission should “forego any restrictions on participation or pricing that will interfere with an efficient market driven outcome,” said the filing.