Certainty going in is key if the FCC...
Certainty going in is key if the FCC wants to ensure a successful TV incentive auction, Verizon representatives said in meetings at the FCC with Chief of Staff Ruth Milkman and aides to Chairman Tom Wheeler and Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel.…
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“In the context of the incentive auction, Verizon stated that the more certainty the rules provide, the more broadcasters and wireless providers will participate, and the more spectrum will be repurposed for use by all providers to meet the needs of consumers and businesses for broadband,” said a Tuesday ex parte filing from the carrier. “Verizon stressed that the best way to promote a successful incentive auction is to ensure the widest possible participation from broadcasters and robust competition between wireless carriers.” Verizon also slammed a Sprint filing asking the FCC to scrap proposed spectrum aggregation rules in favor of a weighted spectrum plan (CD May 5 p4). “Sprint’s eleventh-hour proposal replacing its previous weighting scheme with an even more arbitrary one should be seen for what it is: a self-serving proposal designed to give Sprint preferential treatment in future transactions,” Verizon said. “It bears no semblance to rational spectrum policy and should be promptly rejected.”