NAB’s court challenge to repacking provisions in the...
NAB’s court challenge to repacking provisions in the TV incentive auction rules (CD Aug 19 p1) isn’t a surprise, but shouldn’t be a “road block” to a successful auction, said AT&T Vice President-Federal Regulatory Joan Marsh Thursday in a blog…
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post (http://bit.ly/1sXmMZD). NAB previously had made its concerns known and had “lobbied hard” when the Spectrum Act was before Congress for repacking protections, she said. The issues NAB raises are “significant and deserve careful consideration,” she said. But the auction should still take place as expected, she said. “Compromise must continue to be the hallmark of the incentive auction proceeding,” Marsh wrote. “We have to date seen a healthy and productive amount of give and take between the FCC and industry on a range of auction issues, from the band plan to the auction framework to bidding restrictions. And we believe that the issues raised by NAB can similarly be resolved -- and resolved quickly.”